Seafarer documentsMedical documents
International Certificate of Vaccination against Yellow Fever
- Brief entry
- Checked 6 October 2026
- Document type
- Medical document
- Validity
- For life, as the vaccination rules set
Brief entry: the name, code, purpose and source. A full entry will follow.
Contents2
1 What it covers
Records yellow-fever vaccination for international travel.1,2
Who needs it. Seafarers travelling on routes requiring this international certificate.1,2
2 Validity and renewal
Validity. For this vaccination the certificate is valid for the life of the person vaccinated, from the tenth day after vaccination. An earlier printed expiry does not shorten it.1,2