Seafarer's Doctor
We deliver health certificates for everyone with the sea as their workplace. All our doctors are approved and authorized to certify seafarers and offshore workers. You can book an appointment online or use our drop-in service.
Seaman's certificate
Offshore certificate
Los
Driver license
Lesuire boat skipper
OEUK
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Seafarers Medical
Seafarers Medical includes all the necessary teat, samples, and certificates to work at sea. The Seafarer certificate is a health declaration that shows your employer that you are healthy enough to work and that your health does not pose a risk. The certificate is comprehensive and mandatory for everyone working at sea.
Offshore certificate
Everyone working at an oil platform or rig in the petroleum industry needs to have an approved health certificate. This certification can only be approved by a doctor who specializes in offshore medicine, also known as a petroleum doctor. This doctor will check that you are in good health and are suitable to work on a platform without posing a danger to your own or others' health and safety.
Los
Loser and losaspiranter need a valid health certificate from a seafarer doctor to work. The health demand for a los is similar to the demand for a seafarer. However, there are some differences due to a los unique working conditions. The certificate is also there to check that you are healthy and are not a danger to your own to others' health and safety.
Driver license
If you are a professional driver and need a driving license for emergency vehicles or heavier vehicles such as lorries and buses, an approved health certificate is also required.
Lesuire boat skipper
If you are applying for a certificate to become a leisure boat skipper you need to provide a health certificate that meets the demands. The demands include vision, color vision, and hearing.
OEUK
We also provide an OGUK certificate for workers in the British sector. This is a mandatory certificate if you want to work in the UK sector.
Do you need a health certificate?
If you work in the Norwegian maritime sector you will need an approved certificate from a seafarer doctor. The certificate will document that you are in good health and fit to work at a ship. The health evaluation is valid for two years before you need a renewal (one year If you are under 18 years).
You will also need an offshore certificate to work on a platform or rig with petroleum activities. This will also need to be renewed every two years.
This is included in the examination
Self-declaration form
You should fill out this form before your appointment. It contains your contact information and other relevant information such as medical history and what medicine you use.
Test of sight
Good sight is important to be able to work without being a danger to yourself or others. We check your visual functions such as the visual field, color vision, and distant vision.
Test of hearing
Good hearing is also important, especially to be able to hear sound signals, alerts, and alarms. We carry out an audiometric measurement with different frequencies and examine how well you hear voices (spoken and whispered voices).
Clinical examination
During the clinical examination, we examine, among other things; general agility (balance, coordination), blood pressure, heart, lung functions, and stomach. A urine sample is also taken.
Other examinations
Blood tests, X-rays or ECG (electrocardiogram) may also be examined if necessary.
Book your appointment
When you book an appointment with our seafarer's doctors online you can get an appointment for the same day, or at the latest the next day. Book your appointment
Have you booked an appointment?
Remember to bring a valid form of identification such as a passport or a driver's license. Also, remember to bring your self-declaration form.
Our employees
Dorthea Furevik
General manager / nurse
Gunn-Berit Horge
Medical Secretary
Lisa Lund Wågsæther
Marine and petroleum doctor
Nils Fosse
Marine and petroleum doctor
Margaret Grande Farestveit
Doctor
Lise Erstad
Nurse
Haakon Hasselgren Eilertsen
Marine and petroleum doctor
(substitute)
Stein-Inge Stigen
Maritime and petroleum doctor / company doctor
(substitute)
Monica Sundal
Secretary of Health