Sea Captain

Medical certificate

Any applicant admitted as a student of Maritime Management must submit a medical certificate issued by a seamen’s health centre to the university of applied sciences no later than 6 September 2021. The medical certificate should show that:

• the individual’s visual and auditory acuity and colour vision conform to the requirements laid down in the relevant Decree issued by the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health;

• the individual is fit for the intended duties in terms of his or her health status and functional capacity and does not have any disability or illness that would prevent or clearly complicate his or her work;
• the individual does not suffer from a disease that can be expected to worsen at work or endanger maritime safety or the health of others on board a vessel.

The university of applied sciences may cancel admission if an applicant fails to submit a medical certificate by the specified deadline, or if an applicant cannot be considered fit to study on a Seafaring programme based on the certificate provided.”

Cancellation of study right

Seafaring programmes are governed by section 33 of the Polytechnics Act (932/2014), which states that a student’s study right may be cancelled in cases where studies involve requirements concerning customer or transport safety and the student has been found to be unsuitable for the studies because

• the student has repeatedly or seriously endangered the health or safety of another person during his or her studies, thus proving to be obviously unsuitable to perform practical assignments or work placements as part of his or her studies;
• it is obvious that the student, in terms of his or her health status and functional capacity, does not meet the admissions criteria;
• during the application phase, the student has concealed information on a decision on cancellation of study entitlement that could have prevented his or her admission as a student.