S.L. 425.14 Art. 17Period of validity of medical certificate.

(1) Subject to sub-regulations (2) and (3), a duly qualified medical practitioner who issues a medical certificate under regulation 16 shall specify the period of validity during which the certificate is to remain in force, from the date of the medical examination.

(2) Unless suspended or cancelled in terms of regulation 19 and subject to sub-regulation (3), the maximum period of validity of a medical certificate shall be two years, and in so far as it relates to colour vision, the maximum period of validity shall be six years;

Provided that, if the examined fisherman is under eighteen years of age, the maximum period of validity of a medical certificate shall be one year:

Provided further that, if the health of the examined fisherman demands it, a medical practitioner may issue a medical certificate valid for such shorter period as may be specified in the certificate.

(3) Where the period of validity of a medical certificate expires in the course of a voyage, the certificate shall remain in force until the end of that voyage.