GovWire

Notice to all:

• fishing vessel owners
• operators and managers
• employers of fishermen
• skippers
• officers
• fishermen on fishing vessels

This notice should be read with the Merchant Shipping (Work in Fishing Convention) (Medical Certification) Regulations 2018 and Merchant Shipping Notice MSN 1886 (M+F) on Medical Standards and Eyesight Standards for Seafarers.

The guidance has been updated to reflect the 10m or less fishers medical exemption as outlined within MSN 1915 (F) Merchant Shipping (Work in Fishing Convention) (Medical Certification) Regulations 2018 Exemption

Amendment 4 updates the guidance following the close of the 30 April 2024 grandfather rights (GFR) deadline.

This notice replaces MSN 1883 Amendment 3.