Maritime Affairs / Seamen

Muster

Supervision of maritime service is carried out through the employer's precontrol and through the general control by special employment offices/Foreign Service stations to ensure that the employee meets the requirements prescribed for the service in question.

When commencing a new employment relationship, the employer shall submit the following documents to the Foreign Service station or employment office:

·         Employment agreement

·         Report on employment, commencement of service (registration report for the Maritime A/A register

·         Documentation verifying that the employee in question has the necessary qualifications (including language qualifications, a valid health certificate, sea service record book or record of service and that the compulsory military service does not prevent him from serving at sea

·         Certified copy by a public authority of certificate/qualification document (unless the original is submitted) or

·         Completed application for a qualification document

A valid health certificate from a country within the European Economic Area (EEA), being either the Seafarer's home country or the EEA country in which he/she is most recently domiciled, is accepted for service on a Norwegian ship.

A Norwegian health certificate can be obtained from a medical doctor approved by the Royal Norwegian Embassy (see list below). Please note that the fee paid in connection with necessary medical examinations for mustering on a Norwegian registered vessel, will have to be paid by the seaman. The fee will, however, be reimbursed by the employer when presenting a doctor's receipt .

The Norwegian Maritime Directorate

The Norwegian Maritime Directorate is a subordinate agency under the Norwegian Ministry of Trade and Industry. The Directorate is the competent Norwegian authority for maritime affairs. For a full overview of their area of work and responsibilities, please contact:

List of Approved Medical Services for Seamen in Croatia

The following medical doctors have been approved by the Norwegian Authorities to perform medical check-up on Seamen to be signed on to Norwegian registered ships.

Dr.Zeljka Ercegović                        Dr.Milan Blazević

Ordinacija Medicine Rada           “MEDICO”,

Simićeva 8                                        Mestroviceva 2

21 000 Split                                       51 000 Rijeka

Tel/Fax: 021/371 945                       Tel: 051/ 263 109                 

Mobile:098/225 593                       

Dr.M.Stipanović                             

Poliklinika “Pro Vita”

Ambulanta Opce Medicine

Trpimirova 2                                    

51 000 Rijeka                                    

Tel: 051/352 460                              

Fax: 051/ 320 134

Zavod za Javno Zdravstvo Split

Dr.Gordana Tenzera-Taslak

Vukovarska 46, P.P.194

51 000 Rijeka                                  

Tel: 051/352 460                            

Fax: 051/320 134