Labour Relations Act, 1995 (Act No. 66 of 1995)

Notices

Bargaining Council for the Fishing Industry

Extension to Non-parties of the Main Collective Agreement

Section ll : Core Rights

Part H: Employment

25. Medical Examinations

Purchase

25.1.

SAMSA requires that employees to be in good health when sent to work at sea due to the nature of the Fishing Industry, the employer may therefore require an employee to undergo and pass a medical examination valid for 2 years at the expense of the employer, by a medical practitioner elected by the employer from the accredited SAMSA list of medical practitioners, before being employed on a vessel.

25.2.

Medical certificates for South African seafarers have officially had their validity extended from one year to two years, according to a Marine Notice (MN 22-21 published by the South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA)

25.3.

An employee accepting the conditions in subclause 25.1 above gives his irrevocable consent to the medical practitioner to make the resul1s of the medical examination available to the employer.