The seafarer is called all officers, assistant officers, trainees, crewmen and assistant service personnel on board a ship. The official title that every seafarer has due to his duties is called qualification. Each ship must be equipped with a certain number of qualified personnel according to its flag, class and size.

What should they do for the first time?

For the general examination of the seafarers who applied for being the first seafarer, the seafarers who did not have their periodic inspection on time and the seafarers who completed the periodic inspection limit by having three regular periodic inspections; they must apply in person to the authorized health institution with a health committee. Seafarers are obliged to obtain a Sağlık Seafarers Health Inspection Certificate den from the authorized center in accordance with the Gemi Seafarer Becomes Health Report ", which will be submitted to the health board in accordance with the provisions of this Directive.

Who Should Get a Seafarer Health Report?

For the general examination of the seafarers who applied for being the first seafarer, the seafarers who did not have their periodic inspection on time and the seafarers who completed the periodic inspection limit by having three regular periodic inspections; they must apply in person to the authorized health institution with a health committee. Seafarers are obliged to obtain a Sağlık Seafarers Health Inspection Certificate den from the authorized center in accordance with the Gemi Seafarer Becomes Health Report ", which will be submitted to the health board in accordance with the provisions of this Directive.

Seafarers working on ships smaller than 200 GT and seafarers working on fishing vessels are excluded from the provisions of the "Seafarers Health Directive".