S.L. 234.51 Art. 8Medical certificate.

(1) Subject to the provisions of this rule, no person shall be employed in any capacity on any Maltese ship unless there has been delivered to the master of the ship a certificate granted by a duly qualified medical practitioner certifying that the person is fit to be employed in that capacity.

(2) The provisions of sub-rule (1) shall not apply to the employment of a person authorised to be so employed on the ground of urgency by the Registrar-General, or who is in possession of an expired medical certificate of recent date, but a seafarer granted such authorisation shall not be employed for more than a single voyage, which shall in no circumstances exceed three months.