Please expect a turn around time of 8 to 9 hours, for eg if you arrive at the centre at 9.00 am you should receive all your certificates before 6.00pm, if all reports are normal.

Following are the reasons:

• Every test is actually done
• All test go through NABH/NABL required quality checks
• Multiple forms have to be filled
• Multiple documents have to be scanned and uploaded
• Thorough rechecking of documents for any mistakes
• Uploading of final status on Dg shipping website

For faster turnaround time we strongly recommend to book online and fill the registration and self declaration form before your physical visit to the clinic.

If on the date of examination your age is less than 18 years, then the validity is for 1 year.

Otherwise, the validity is for 2 years, until otherwise specified by your doctor.

Yes, we encourage that you book online and fill the registration and self- declaration form, before coming physically to the clinic.

You will mandatorily get the following certificates:

• DG shipping approved/STCW/ILO approved main medical certificate
• Annexure IV
• Annexure V- Sight test Certificate
• Urine Drug Assay report

Currently our centre is recognised for issuing medical certificates for Panama and Liberia flagged vessels in addition to being a DG shipping approved centre.

It depends on what reason has been given by the doctor,

Permanently Unfit means that you do not meet the minimum necessary criteria for e.g.- if you have colour blindness.

Temporary unfit means that you have a reversible condition which can improve over time. The doctor will tell you when to come back for re-examination.

Fit with Restrictions in very rare cases, your doctor might certify you as fit but may restrict you from doing certain specific activities.

Following mandatory tests will be done:

• Vitals Check up- Pulse, BP, Height, Weight, Chest expansion
• Thorough physical and psychometric assessment
• Vision test for visual acuity
• Tests for Colour blindness
• All blood test and urine tests as mandated by DG shipping
• Pulmonary function test
• ECG
• Chest X-ray
• Ultrasound whole abdomen

However, you may be asked by the doctor to undergo additional testing also.

Yes, you will get all your certificates(as mandated by DG shipping) and all reports done ,both in hard copy and via email at the end of the process.

Yes, it is preferable that you come fasting. We recommend that you bring your breakfast and lunch with you as the entire process takes time.

• Comfortable waiting area
• Free drinking water
• Clean Toilets
• Free Wifi
• Newspaper
• Mobile phone charging stations

There is no dedicated parking available, and you will have to make your own arrangement.

The nearest metro station is Dashrathpuri metro station on Magenta Line.

• Be on time
• Preferably come fasting
• Carry your own meals (expect full day at centre)
• Fill online registration & self-declaration in advance
• Do not request manipulation of reports or fitness status
• If travelling from outside Delhi, keep 1 day buffer

Originals:

• INDOS, CDC, Passport (or Aadhar for students)
• 3 passport-size photographs (white background)
• Breakfast & lunch (clinic provides water, wifi, waiting area)
• Spectacles (if using glasses)

It is preferable that you take a cab from the international airport( T3 and T2) from the Domestic terminal 1 airport, taking the metro is the fastest way to reach our centre.

Unfortunately, as per DG shipping if you are colour blind then you will be certified as permanently UNFIT and will not be eligible for any seafaring studies or posts even in the future.

To check if you could have colour blindness, please take our FREE colour blindness screening test here Color Test.

No, having the above conditions does not make you permanently unfit

If your diabetes or Hypertension is well controlled with Medicines then your doctor will certify you as fit.

If your disease is not well controlled, your doctor will certify you as temporarily unfit, and ask you to come back when it is well controlled.

In both the cases it is important that you disclose all your diseases and medicines.

No, it does not make you automatically- permanently unfit. Your doctor might certify you as temporarily unfit and may refer you to a specialist and/or order some further tests to determine the disease activity and then review at a later date.

No, it does not make you automatically permanently unfit. Your doctor might certify you as temporarily unfit and may refer you to a specialist and/or order some further tests to determine the disease activity and then review at a later date.

No, it does not make you automatically permanently unfit. Your doctor might certify you as temporarily unfit and may refer you to a specialist and/or order some further tests to determine the disease activity and then review at a later date.

Your Doctor may ask for additional tests to look for your activity level and cardiac risk factors as BMI may not always be an accurate predictor of high risk( for eg- if you have muscular body, your BMI may be high)

It is a good practice to bring any medical tests done.

However, the tests mandated by DG Shipping has to be mandatorily done at the approved centre.

Any outside report will not be entertained as substitute to inhouse testing.

Following mandatory tests will be done

• Vitals Check up- Pulse, BP, Height, Weight, Chest expansion
• Thorough physical and psychometric assessment
• Vision test for visual acuity
• Tests for Colour blindness
• All blood test and urine tests as mandated by DG shipping
• Pulmonary function test
• ECG
• Chest X-ray
• Ultrasound whole abdomen

However, you may be asked by the doctor to undergo additional testing also.

No, Vision test is only one small part of the complete process, You will have to undergo all tests as mandated by DG shipping.

However, you make check if you are colour blind or not, for free- by taking our screening test by clicking here.

Please do not fall for such false claims as all the tests are important for your entire shipping career.

Please remember that these tests will be carried out multiple times throughout your career.

If by any chance you are declared permanently unfit due to any other reason besides colour blindness, you would have lost a lot of money and quite a few years of your career.

So we would advise you not to take shortcuts.

It depends on what reason has been given by the doctor,

Permanently Unfit means that you do not meet the minimum necessary criteria for e.g.- if you have colour blindness.

Temporary unfit means that you have a reversible condition which can improve over time. The doctor will tell you when to come back for re-examination.

Fit with Restrictions in very rare cases, your doctor might certify you as fit but may restrict you from doing certain specific activities.

Yes, you will have to undergo all the tests again, until and unless specified by the Doctor.

No, It is strictly prohibited as per DG Shipping and is a fraudulent practice. No medical certificate will be issued without physical presence of the candidate at the centre.

However, you can book online and and fill the registration and self-declaration form, before coming physically to the clinic.

• INDOS+ CDC
• Company referral/appointment letter (if available)
• 3 passport-size photographs preferably with white back ground
• Previous medical fitness certificates
• Previous vaccination records

Yes. Since catering staff handle food, tests focus on:

• In Addition to the usual Dg shipping tests following are some extra test to be done:
  • Throat swab
  • Stool routine
  • Stool culture
  • Mantoux test( if mandated by shipping company)

For Food Handlers who require stool culture and Mantoux test, it will be given after 72 hours.

• Typhoid vaccine (repeat every 3 years as per DG Shipping)
• Hepatitis A vaccine (2-dose schedule)
• Tetanus/Diphtheria/Pertussis (Td/Tdap) booster every 10 years
• Hepatitis B vaccine (3-dose schedule)
• Chickenpox (Varicella): if no past disease or 2 documented doses
• Yellow fever: if travelling to endemic zones
• Influenza: yearly, strongly recommended

• The second dose should be taken at least 4 weeks after the first dose.
• If delayed, just take the pending dose (no need to restart).

No booster is needed. Two doses provide lifelong protection.

DG Shipping requires repeat vaccination every 3 years, even if protection lasts longer.

• Take the second dose after 6 months from the first dose.
• If delayed, just take the pending dose (no need to restart).

No booster is required. Two doses protect for at least 15–20 years.

• 3 doses: at 0, 1, and 6 months (standard)
• Booster: Not needed if antibody levels are protective. Sometimes a booster is given after 5–10 years if antibody levels fall.

• Every 10 years as an adult booster.
• If you have a dirty wound and it has been >5 years since your last dose, an early booster may be given.

• Yes, it is strongly recommended for catering staff.
• Take 1 dose every year before flu season.

• Only if you are travelling to a yellow fever–endemic country.
• One dose is valid for life, but some countries still ask for repeat after 10 years.

• A blood test can check immunity for Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, and Varicella.
• If not immune, the vaccine series should be started.