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    DG Shipping Notice For Doctors To Ertify Sea Chest

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    1. This order from the Directorate General of Shipping allows approved medical examiners under the Merchant Shipping (Medical Examination) Rules, 2000 to inspect medicines, medical stores, appliances, and records on board Indian flag vessels and issue certificates, in addition to port health officers. 2. This is intended to alleviate difficulties faced by shipping companies due to increased ports and fast turnarounds, as well as port health officer shortages. 3. Approved medical examiners are listed on the DG Shipping website and are now authorized under the Merchant Shipping Act, 1958 to conduct inspections and issue certificates for vessels, along with port health officers.

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    1. This order from the Directorate General of Shipping allows approved medical examiners under the Merchant Shipping (Medical Examination) Rules, 2000 to inspect medicines, medical stores, appliances, and records on board Indian flag vessels and issue certificates, in addition to port health officers. 2. This is intended to alleviate difficulties faced by shipping companies due to increased ports and fast turnarounds, as well as port health officer shortages. 3. Approved medical examiners are listed on the DG Shipping website and are now authorized under the Merchant Shipping Act, 1958 to conduct inspections and issue certificates for vessels, along with port health officers.

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    1. This order from the Directorate General of Shipping allows approved medical examiners under the Merchant Shipping (Medical Examination) Rules, 2000 to inspect medicines, medical stores, appliances, and records on board Indian flag vessels and issue certificates, in addition to port health officers. 2. This is intended to alleviate difficulties faced by shipping companies due to increased ports and fast turnarounds, as well as port health officer shortages. 3. Approved medical examiners are listed on the DG Shipping website and are now authorized under the Merchant Shipping Act, 1958 to conduct inspections and issue certificates for vessels, along with port health officers.

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    1. This order from the Directorate General of Shipping allows approved medical examiners under the Merchant Shipping (Medical Examination) Rules, 2000 to inspect medicines, medical stores, appliances, and records on board Indian flag vessels and issue certificates, in addition to port health officers. 2. This is intended to alleviate difficulties faced by shipping companies due to increased ports and fast turnarounds, as well as port health officer shortages. 3. Approved medical examiners are listed on the DG Shipping website and are now authorized under the Merchant Shipping Act, 1958 to conduct inspections and issue certificates for vessels, along with port health officers.

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    l. Sccri6n 112 (2) ol'the Merchant Shipping Act. 1958. spccillcs that all lbrcign-going
    lndian Ships and all horne-tra<Je ships ol'tuo hundred tons qross or lnore shall havc ort
    board sul.ficient supply of rnedicines. tnedical stores. appliances and lrrst-aid cquipmcnt
    suitable tbr disease and accidents likely to occur on voyages according to such scale as
    rnav bc prescribed.

    2. Accordingll,. thc Merchant Shipping (Mcdicinss. Mcdical Storcs and Applianccs)


    'l'he said rulcs
    Rules. 1994 were notified by the Central Government on 24.10.1994.
    prescribe the scale. standards. disposals. storage requirements etc. of rnedicines lbr Vessels

    as u,cll as rccttrd kecping rcquiretncnts.

    3. Scction 172 (3) ol'the Merchant Shipping Act. 1958. irnposcs a duty tln thc port
    (joverntnent nta) appoint in this bchall.
    health ol-ficer or such other persons as the C'errtral
    'l'he fbnnat ol'thc certiltcate to bc
    to inspect thc rncdicines. rnedical stores and applianccs.
    issued alier the said inspcction is prescribcd in "l'hird Schcdule' ol'Rulc tl(3) ot'thc
    Mcrchant Shipping (Mcdicines. Medical Storcs and Appliances) Rules' 1994'

    4. Ship-og,ncrs have represented regarding the diflicultl in obtaining such certillcation


    due to the irrcreasc in the nurnbcr ol'ports irr lnclia. thc litst turrl-artluttd ol'rcsscls
    in ptlrts

    and the shortage of Port t{ealth Offlcer at such ports'


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    5. nrattcr has bccn cxarnincd in thc Dirccturatc to alleviatc thc dil'lrcultics laccd b)

    shipping coprpanics. I'hcrclirre. as pcr tlic prorisions ol'scctiort ll2(3) ol'thc Mcrchant
    Shipping Acr. l95ti. it has bccn decided that in adtlition to the l)ort Ilcalth
    Ol'licer spccilicd

    in thc said sectisn. an) Mcclical Irxarlincr approvcd un<Jer thc prtlvisions tll'I{ulc
    -l ot'
    McrcSant shipping (Mcclical l:xanrinatiorr) I{u1cs.2000 as arricnded. is also authoriscd to
    inspect rnedicines. rnedical stores. applianccs and records on board Indian l:lag
    Vessel arrd

    issuc thc prescribed ccrtificatc.

    6.
    'l'he list ol' aPProlcd Mcdical l:xattiittcrs is listcd on thc IX; Shipping ucbsitc

    (h :/irvwrv l['-xami x

    (l)r. V. Shankar)
    [)irector G I of Shipping &
    cx-olllcio Additional Sccrctarl to thc (lovt. ol'lrrdia

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