# The Merchant Shipping (Maritime Labour Convention) (Minimum Requirements for Seafarers etc.) Regulations 2014, Regulation 46: Part 9 requirements for non-United Kingdom ships with MLC documentation


(1) A seafarer must—
(a) be given access to prompt and adequate medical care whilst working on board the ship at no cost to the seafarer; and
(b) be permitted to visit a qualified medical doctor or dentist without delay in ports of call, where practicable.
(2) A breach of paragraph (1) is an offence by the shipowner.
(3) Subject to paragraph (4), a ship must not be operated unless it carries a qualified medical doctor who is responsible for providing medical care.
(4) Paragraph (3) does not apply to a ship unless—
(a) it has 100 or more persons on board; and
(b) it is engaged on an international voyage lasting more than 72 hours.
(5) A breach of paragraph (3) is an offence by the shipowner.
(6) In paragraph (3), “qualified medical doctor” means a person who is recognised as such by, and who (for the purposes of sub-paragraph 4(b) of Standard A4.1 (medical care on board ship and ashore) of the MLC) has the qualifications required by, the State whose flag the ship is entitled to fly.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/1613/regulation/46 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-maritime-labour-convention-minimum-requirements-for-seafarers-etc-regulations-2014/regulation-46
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