MEDICAL CERTIFICATE
As of Dec. 2022, the FMA allows seafarers to sign on with a foreign medical certificate, provided that the foreign medical certificate has been issued in accordance with the STCW Convention and the MLC 2006 Convention.
Furthermore, the Faroese Maritime Authority has amended the Faroese Medical Certificate for Seafarers and fishers form according to the STCW and MLC 2006 Convention.
The seafarer and the medical practitioner fill out the form, and the seaferer keeps page 4 with the doctor's signature and stamp.
Note that the form may be completed electronically.
Only medical practitioners approved by the Faroese Maritime Authority may fill out the Faroese medical form. See the list of approved practitioners below.
Note that when sending medical examinations to the FMA, please only send page 4.
Overview of maritime medical practitioners in the Faroe Islands (as of 27 May 2025)
Executive Order No. 89 of 20 August 2024 on medical examination and health certificate for seafarers