S.L. 425.14 Art. 19Change in conditions relating to the medical certificate.

If a qualified medical practitioner has reasonable grounds to believe that:

(a) there has been a significant change in the medical fitness of a fisherman during the period of validity of the medical certificate; or

(b) had he been in possession of the full details of the fisherman’s conditions when issuing the medical certificate, he would not have reasonably considered the fisherman fit to be issued with such certificate; or

(c) the medical certificate was issued otherwise than in accordance with these regulations, the medical practitioner shall notify the fisherman concerned and may:

(i) suspend the validity of that certificate until the fisherman has undergone a further medical examination;

(ii) suspend the certificate for such period as the medical practitioner considers the fisherman will remain unfit to go to sea; or

(iii) cancel the certificate if the medical practitioner considers that the fisherman is likely to remain permanently unfit to go to sea.