Section 123: Certificate of physical fitness

123. Certificate of physical fitness.—(1) No person shall engage any Pakistani seaman other than master and officers at any port or place in Pakistan, nor carry to sea any such seaman other than Master and officers in any ship from any such port or place unless the seaman, other than Master and officers, are in possession of a certificate in the prescribed form issued by the prescribed authority to the effect that he is physically fit to be employed in the capacity in which he is to serve. (2) The Federal Government may make rules for carrying into effect the provisions of this section and the rules so made may provide for- (a) the standard of physical fitness required of seamen or different classes of seamen having regard to the age of the seamen and the nature of duties to be performed by them; (b) the nature of the medical examination of seamen and the authority by whom the medical examination shall be conducted; (c) the form and the contents of the certificates of physical fitness and the period of their validity; and (d) the medical authority by whom a seaman who has been refused a certificate of physical fitness in the first instance may be re-examined, and the fee payable for such re-examination. (3) If any person engages or carries any seaman in contravention of sub-section (1), he shall, for each offence, be liable to a fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees. (4) An owner, master or agent may, prior to engaging a seaman who is in possession of a valid certificate of physical fitness, have him examined by any registered medical practitioner.

Effective date: 2001-01-01

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