Published on 6 January 2025

Medical requirements

All persons employed on commercial seagoing vessels must possess a medical fitness certificate issued in compliance with the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW Convention) of 1978 as well as the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC). In Switzerland, medical certificates under the STCW and the MLC are issued by the azb ag. Medical certificates issued abroad are recognised if they comply with international standards.