UKOOA Medical – Where?

[Gina McLauchlan]

This is one carried over from the old forum

For the UK you will need to use a UKOOA approved medical practitioner authorised to issue offshore medical certificates.
Your GP will only be able to carry out the examination if he/she is approved by UKOOA.

If they don’t know what UKOOA means, then they probably are not approved to issue you with the type of cert that you require.
Note:You will not get a medical certificate if you fail the drug test!!!

A UKOOA medical is generally accepted worldwide, for offshore operations.

There is a list of UKOOA approved practitioners in the UK here:
http://www.ukooa.co.uk/issues/health/doctors.cfm
Note: It was published in 1999, so may be a bit out of date.

Aberdeen: You can get a UKOOA approved medical at:

ARK Occupational Health
Tel: 01224 584584.

Singapore: You can get a UKOOA approved medical at:

The Ming Clinic
19 Tanglin Road
Tanglin Shopping Centre
Singapore 1024
Tel: +65 235 8166

Freelance?: You will have to pay for it
Employee?: Paid for by the company

If anyone knows anywhere else please add the details by replying to this thread.

[Gina McLauchlan]

The only contacts I have found for the US are in Florida not sure they are UKOOA apprpved though…

Miami, Florida :
Barrera, C.M.,
7400 N Kendall Drive
Suite 507
33156 Miami, Florida.
Tel: +1-305-6700576

Schmidt, W.M.I.
7400 N Kendall Dr. #617
33156 Miami, Florida.
Tel: +1-306-6703928

Titusville, Florida :
Flaherty, J.W.,
Royal Oaks Medical Center,
1855 Know Mcrac Drive,
32780 Titusville, Florida.
Tel: +1-321-2692028

Anyone know any doc’s in Houston?

[Gina McLauchlan]

Found something for Houston:

The Ocean Corporation
10840 Rockley Road, Houston, Texas 77099
281.530.0202
1.800.321.0298

If they don’t do medicals, in house, they will know where you can get one.

regards
James Mc

[Gina McLauchlan]

Please note that the Ming Clinic in Singapore has changed location to :-

The Ming Clinic,
1 Orchard Boulevard #04-01/02,
The Camden Medical Center,
Singapore 248649.
Tel: +65 62358166.

Also note that UKOOA is not accepted everywhere and you may require ‘other’ medicals at certain locations in the world.
This means it is possible to have to go through several medicals in one year instead of once every 3 years, 2 years or yearly, dependant on age. Why is this ?, well, one Doctor told me that they err… ‘didn’t trust’ for want of a better phrase, ‘outside medicals’. Maybe they had dealings with false documents, who knows ?.
Anyway it’s no big deal, as long as you have a good heart, are willing to absorb a few ‘X’ rays and part with some blood and urine, hopefully not all at the same time though 😉

Note :-
The divers medical exams are a lot more stringent.
If you have any physical problems offshore such as a heart attack or other major complications, you are generally a long way from receiving a fully equipped medical team such as found at a General Hospital. To put it bluntly, your chances of recovery are less. Therefore, it’s both in yours and the Clients best interests that you are ‘fit for offshore work’.

[Scott Beveridge]

Please note that the Ming Clinic in Singapore has changed location to :-

The Ming Clinic,
1 Orchard Boulevard #04-01/02,
The Camden Medical Center,
Singapore 248649.
Tel: +65 62358166.

Also note that UKOOA is not accepted everywhere and you may require ‘other’ medicals at certain locations in the world.
This means it is possible to have to go through several medicals in one year instead of once every 3 years, 2 years or yearly, dependant on age. Why is this ?, well, one Doctor told me that they err… ‘didn’t trust’ for want of a better phrase, ‘outside medicals’. Maybe they had dealings with false documents, who knows ?.
Anyway it’s no big deal, as long as you have a good heart, are willing to absorb a few ‘X’ rays and part with some blood and urine, hopefully not all at the same time though 😉

Note :-
The divers medical exams are a lot more stringent.
If you have any physical problems offshore such as a heart attack or other major complications, you are generally a long way from receiving a fully equipped medical team such as found at a General Hospital. To put it bluntly, your chances of recovery are less. Therefore, it’s both in yours and the Clients best interests that you are ‘fit for offshore work’.

Hi Gina,

There’s also 2 Docs in Bangkok now who are UKOOA qual’d. both in Bumrumgard Hospital.

[Andy Shiers]

Ah ,Ya talking about the half’n hour form filling and the 10 minute examination 😳

[Spacer]

scotbeve,

Can you give contact details for the doctors in Thailand? Thanks

[Anonymous]

Hi try this

http://www.bumrungrad.com/

[Spacer]

I sent an email to Bumrangrad Hospital inquiring about UKOOA medicals and this is their reply:

Thank you for your e-mail.
Regarding your inquiry, kindly note that we do not provide particular package for UKOOA medical check-up. However, you might send a list of your requied tests to us by e-mail attachment and then we will pass to the department concern for consideration accordingly.
If we can be of further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Best Regards,
Bumrungrad International Sukontha

So now my question is what exactly is required and is there a specific form I can have the doctor fill out that will be accepted by employers for offshore work?

[sedco]

Dr Vatana Supromajakr at Bumrungrad Hospital, Bangkok +66 2667 1555
does the Norwegian Offshore medical.

3475 Baht. Takes about an hour and a half.

Nobody there is authorised to do UKOOA medicals but the Norwegian one should be accepted everywhere the UKOOA one is.

[ionicwings]

Philippines
(Metro Manila)
(bold = confirmed with UKOOA)

– Dr. Pedro S. de Guzman
Physician’s Diagnostic Service Center
4th Floor, Physician’s Tower, 533 U.N. Avenue,
Ermita, Manila
tel: +63 2 521 4975 / 521 4967, fax.: +62 2 523 7833
e-mail: deguzman.pedro@gmail.com
e-mail: peddeguz@compass.com.ph

– Dra. Fe Bacungan, Dra. Gennie Rosa F. Tagab
S.M. Lazo Medical Clinic, Inc.
1755 Taft Avenue, cor. J. Nakpil Street
Malate, Manila
tel.:+63 2 524 1891-98, fax:+63 2 524 5927 / 524 6325
e-mail: smlazo@I-maila.co.ph

– Dra. Leticia C. Abesamis
Clinical Occupational Medicine (Clinicomed)
Gr. Floor Ma. Daniel Building
470 San Andres cor. M.H. del Pilar Street
Malate, Manila
tel: +63 2 521 5499 / 526 0840 / 523 5128
fax: +63 2 526 0838
e-mail: clinico@pacific.net.ph

– Dr. Joseph Bien C.Abesamis,
– Dra. Leticia C.Abesamis
Out Patient Clinic (American Hospital)
2nd Floor, FEMII Building, Andres Soriano Jr. Avenue Intramuros, Manila
tel: +63 2 527 2853 / 527 1611, fax: +63 2 527 1694
e-mail: amer_h@info.com.ph

– Dra. Catalina P.Ricohermoso
Sagrada Corazon Medical Center Inc.
Gr. Floor, 1036 M.H. Del Pilaar Street
Ermita, Manila
tel: +63 2 522 8246 / 524 7128, fax: +63 2 524 7109
e-mail: scmci@hotmail.com.ph

– Dr. Luis V. Viscarra
Seamen’s Hospital,Seamen`s Hospital Bldg. AMOSUP
Cabildo cor. San Jose Street
Intramuros, Manila
tel: +63 2 523 5267 / 527 8117 / 527 3554
fax: +63 2 527 3554
e-mail: shosp_mnl@amosup.org

– Dra. Ma. Gertrudes Pica-Axibal,

– Dr. Ernesto A. Betco
Angelus Medical Clinic
2nd Floor, Orange Healtcare Building
104 V.A. Rufino Road, Legaspi Village
Makati City, Manila
tel: +63 2 815 1997 / 893 2468 / 815 1938
fax: +63 2 817 0765
e-mail: angelusinc@pacific.net.ph

– Dr. Wilfredo Jose Arguelles Jr.
Arguelles Medical Clinic Inc.
1271 Zobel Roxas
Malate, Manila,
tel: +63 2 521 5353 / 303 0752, fax: +63 2 526 8052
e-mail: joey.arguelles@a-md.com
(Cheaper than in Angelus and very accomodating. Near Makati)

– Dra. Glennda P. Estores-Canlas
– Dra. Lourdes Esperanza Cacho-Jos
– Dra. April Ann R. Abagat, MD

Maritime Clinic for Int’l Services Inc.
10th Floor, Times Plaza Building.
U.N, cor. Taft Avenue
Manila
tel: +63 2 527 9774, fax: +63 2 527 9042
e-mail: glennda@pacific.net.ph

– Dr. Joselito De Guzman
Maritime Medical and Lab. Clinic
2nd Floor, Paragon Tower Hotel
531 A. Flores Street
Ermita, Manila
tel: +63 2 526 3809 / 526 3812 / 526 3815
fax: +63 2 526 3816
e-mail: jlgl.md@hotmail.com

– Dr. Connie Lomanta Bernardo
Gen Med Health Services
4-D Cuevas Tower
Taft Ave. cor. Pedro Gil Str.
Malate, Manila
tel: +63 2 522 8723 / 322 1128
e-mail: genmed982002@yahoo.com

[James McLauchlan]

……… but the Norwegian one should be accepted everywhere the UKOOA one is.

I agree

[Christopher Tyson]

A list of all UKOOA registed doctors & contact details etc. for any city worldwide they practice in.

http://www.ukooa.co.uk/issues/health/doctors.cfm

[ROVRatt]

A list of all UKOOA registed doctors & contact details etc. for any city worldwide they practice in.

http://www.ukooa.co.uk/issues/health/doctors.cfm

This list may not be completely up to date as a lookup under Cape Town excludes:

Drs. Stoner, Greef, Rosendorff & De Kock Inc.
101 The Annexe
Christiaan Barnard Memorial Hospital
162 Long Market Street
Cape Town
South Africa

Tel: +27 (0)21 424 2003
Fax: +27 (0)21 424 2023

[Chaos]

Duke St surgery
Barrow-in-furness

UKOOA and Norweigen medical £70 each

I have been told that you need a ukooa medical in uk waters not a
Norweigen.

Don’t know how true this is but i get both.

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