No. 16 - Medical Examination of Young Persons (Sea), 1921

Provisions

• No young person under the age of 18 may be employed on a vessel unless they can produce a medical certificate confirming they are fit for work.
• The certificate must be issued by an approved doctor and renewed within 12 months.

Administered by

Maritime New Zealand

• Maritime Transport Act 1994
• Maritime Rules Part 34 - Medical Standards

How New Zealand implements it

Part 34 - Medical Standards of the maritime rules made pursuant to Section 36, of the Maritime Transport Act:

• requires every person under 18 who is employed on any New Zealand or home-trade ship to deliver to the ship's master a medical certificate issued by an approved practitioner; and
• limits the validity of the certificate to no more than 12 months.

This Convention is not applicable to Tokelau.

Ratified - 5 December 1961

Total ratifications - 82

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