Palau – Medical Practitioners for Seafarers’ Medicals

C26029| 11 May 2026

Notice to: Ship Owners / Managers / Operators

The Palau Ship Registry (PSR) has issued Marine Circular 140.3 regarding acceptance of Medical Practitioners for Seafarers’ Medical Examination and Certificates, and which supersedes Marine Circular 140.2.

Points to Note:

PSR:
• accepts Medical Practitioners approved by competent authorities of States that are parties to the Maritime Labour Convention 2006, the Medical Examination (Seafarers) Convention 1946 (ILO No. 73): or the Standards of Training Certification Watchkeeping (STCW).
• will not accept any Medical Certificate which has not been issued by an approved Medical Practitioner;
• have an evaluation process for acceptance of Medical Practitioners responsible for assessing the medical fitness of seafarers;
• shall create and keep available, to anyone concerned, a database with all information about the approved Medical Practitioners.

Medical Certificates:
• are to be in the official language of the issuing country, and in English;
• are subject to revalidation at least every two years unless the holder is under 18 years in which case it is every year.

Medical Practitioners will be approved for a period of five (5) years, subject to renewal. Information about an accepted medical examination form, can be found by visiting the PSR website Library.

Act now

Ship Owners/Managers/Operators are to take note of the contents of Marine Circular 140.3 and be guided accordingly.