s 10 Reporting of medical conditions
10.—(1) A seafarer who holds a medical fitness certificate and who —(a) is, or is likely to be, absent from work for 30 days or more due to a medical condition; or (b) develops a significant medical condition, must report that medical condition as soon as practicable to a qualified medical practitioner. (2) If a seafarer is required to make the report mentioned in subsection (1), the validity of that seafarer’s medical fitness certificate is suspended from the date on which it first becomes practicable for that seafarer to make the report until the date (if any) on which a qualified medical practitioner has assessed, if necessary by conducting a medical examination of the seafarer, that the seafarer is fit having regard to any prescribed medical standards. (3) In this section, “medical condition” includes both injury and illness, and a significant medical condition is one which adversely affects or is reasonably likely to adversely affect the seafarer’s ability to carry out his or her duties, including the seafarer’s ability to undertake emergency duties.