Medical Renewal Timing

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January 10, 2011 at 6:06 pm #4019

JoeBolt
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When you go to renew an Offshore Medical Certificate (UK and Norwegian) is the doctor allowed to ‘carry over’ any unexpired time of your last certificate? Or is the expiry date always 2 years from the date of examination?

For example, if your current certificate expires on 01 Mar 11 and you go along for a medical on 21 Feb 11, is the doctor allowed to write an expiry date of 01 Mar 13 on your new certificate?

January 11, 2011 at 9:33 am #30030

Spacer
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The medical is good for two years. Some companies require one every year.

January 11, 2011 at 10:40 am #30031

gr8
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For example, if your current certificate expires on 01 Mar 11 and you go along for a medical on 21 Feb 11, is the doctor allowed to write an expiry date of 01 Mar 13 on your new certificate?

I don’t think so. Usually they put 2 years from the date of your examinations.

January 11, 2011 at 11:15 am #30032

James McLauchlan
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I would agree with gr8’s response.

The cert will be valid 2 years from the date the new medical was taken. Your previous medical expiry date will not be taken into account.

Maybe give your OGUK approved med centre a call and ask them to confirm to save any doubt.

January 11, 2011 at 12:53 pm #30033

JoeBolt
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To be safe, I’ve already booked my medical renewal for a date 1 month before my present certificate expiry date, so I’ll find out when I go.

An early renewal is the only way I can see of ensuring that you have a valid certificate for the full duration of a trip offshore. By rights, a company can’t really send you offshore for a 4 week trip, when your medical certificate only has 1 week of validity left.

It just means that your medical renewal date will be forever moving forward by a few weeks, if no time is carried over.

January 12, 2011 at 9:41 am #30034

Scott Beveridge
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Some clients require contractors to have a valid medical and / or BOSIET certs for 3 to 6 months prior to expiry….

January 12, 2011 at 7:24 pm #30035

R S
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I done my medical the other day there and it has been dated from the other day. It wasn’t due to expire until the end of the month. I assume that the medicals are only dated from the day your medical took place then 🙂

January 13, 2011 at 9:33 am #30036

James McLauchlan
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Thanks. That confirms what was suggested earlier.

The cert will be valid 2 years from the date the new medical was taken. Your previous medical expiry date will not be taken into account.
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