Professional Qualification Evidence – Ship’s Medical Doctor

1 What it covers

Medical education and professional practice credentials establish doctor qualification; this family is not a single international ship-doctor certificate.¹

Who needs it. Medical doctors engaged to provide care for a ship’s crew and passengers.¹

2 Validity and renewal

Document validity. The expiry date, if the issuing system sets one, is shown on the document itself. This reference does not calculate personal expiry dates.

Maintaining competence. There is no international renewal interval for this document.¹

3 Which positions

The need follows from the ship and the duties on board, not from the title of the position. In this reference the document appears in the requirements of these positions:

• Ship's Doctor