The Merchant Shipping (Medical Examinations) (Amendment) Regulations, 2024

These regulations may be cited by the stated name and are to be read together with the principal regulations.

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Jurisdiction: Tanzania
Instrument: Regulation
Citation: The Merchant Shipping (Medical Examinations) (Amendment) Regulations, 2024
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Language: en
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These regulations may be cited by the stated name and are to be read together with the principal regulations. This amendment replaces the definition of “medical referee” in regulation 3. This section amends regulation 5(1) of the principal Regulations by deleting paragraph (c) and renumbering paragraphs (d) and (e). The Quality Standards System must establish minimum procedures for medical certificate issuance, appointing a medical practitioner, and reviewing the Corporation’s decision. This section amends the principal Regulations by deleting regulation 21 and replacing it with new text.

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These Regulations may be cited as the Merchant
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AI-assisted research summary: These regulations may be cited by the stated name and are to be read together with the principal regulations.

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Merchant Shipping (Amendment) Examinations) Regulations, 2024 and shall be read as one with the Merchant Shipping (Medical Examinations) Regulations, hereinafter referred to as the “principal Regulations”. Amendment of regulation 3 GN. No. 338 of 2018 Amendment of regulation 5 Amendment of regulation 18
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The principal Regulations are amended in
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AI-assisted research summary: This amendment replaces the definition of “medical referee” in regulation 3.

2. The principal Regulations are amended in regulation 3 by deleting the definition of the term “medical referee” and substituting for it the following: “medical referee” means a medical practitioner with relevant experience and is approved in accordance with regulation 4, upon request made by the Registrar to the relevant medical accreditation body, for the purpose of conducting review of seafarer or master’s medical fitness results in accordance with the Tanzania Shipping Agencies (Complaints Handling) Regulations;”.
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The principal Regulations are amended in
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AI-assisted research summary: This section amends regulation 5(1) of the principal Regulations by deleting paragraph (c) and renumbering paragraphs (d) and (e).

3. The principal Regulations are amended in regulation 5(1) by- (a) deleting paragraph (c); and (b) renaming paragraphs (d) and (e) as paragraph (c) and (d) respectively.
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The principal Regulations are amended in
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AI-assisted research summary: The Quality Standards System must establish minimum procedures for medical certificate issuance, appointing a medical practitioner, and reviewing the Corporation’s decision.

4. The principal Regulations are amended in (2) and subregulation regulation 18 by deleting substituting for it the following: 1 Merchant Shipping (Medical Examinations) (Amendment) Regulations GN. No. 396 (Contd) “(2) The Quality Standards System shall establish minimum procedures for- (a) issuance of medical certificates; (b) appointment of a medical practitioner; and (c) review of the decision of the Corporation.”. Deletion and substitution of regulation 21
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AI-assisted research summary: This section amends the principal Regulations by deleting regulation 21 and replacing it with new text.

5. The principal Regulations are amended by deleting regulation 21 and substituting for it the following: “Complaints handling GN. No. 338 of 2018 made the decision of
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A seafarer or master who is
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AI-assisted research summary: A seafarer or master who is aggrieved may seek redress under the Tanzania Shipping Agencies (Complaints Handling) Regulations.

21. A seafarer or master who is the aggrieved with Corporation these Regulations or an act of another person, may seek redress in accordance with the Tanzania Shipping Agencies (Complaints Handling) Regulations.” under Deletion of Third Schedule

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The principal Regulations are amended by deleting
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AI-assisted research summary: The principal Regulations are amended by deleting the Third Schedule.

6. The principal Regulations are amended by deleting the Third Schedule. Dodoma, 3rd May, 2024 MAKAME M. MBARAWA Minister of Transport 2

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