Performed by AMSA approved Medical Doctors (Medical inspectors of seafarers)
AMSA STCW seafarer medicals, without the guesswork.
The examination that decides whether you can work at sea, performed in Perth at Osborne Park and Murdoch, with Wembley opening soon. An appointment within five business days of the date you ask for, your certificate on the day, and every fee published before you contact anyone.
- Individual seafarer, introductory rate
- $334Includes $30.36 GST. $303.64 excl. GST
- 24 August 2026 to 22 November 2026, then $434($394.55 excl. GST)
- Employer or company booking
- $434Includes $39.45 GST. $394.55 excl. GST
- Allow at the clinic
- 90 minutes
- Arrive 15 minutes early
What this is
The medical that lets you work at sea.
An AMSA STCW medical establishes whether you are medically fit to perform your duties. It is required under Marine Order 76, which gives effect to the international STCW Convention.
The examination covers vision including colour vision, hearing and balance, cardiovascular and respiratory health, urinalysis, physical capability and your general medical history. It is recorded on AMSA form 232. Where the assessment supports it, the examiner issues AMSA form 303, the Certificate of Medical Fitness, valid for up to 24 months, or up to 12 months if you are under 18 or aged 55 or over.
Only an AMSA approved medical inspector may perform it. A general practice that is not approved cannot produce the certificate you need, whatever else it can do.
Check this first
Not every seafarer medical is the same
AMSA runs two separate schemes. The STCW stream uses forms 232 and 303 and may only be performed by an AMSA approved medical inspector. The near coastal domestic stream uses a different form and may be performed by any registered doctor.
Marlu Health provides both, and this site books the STCW medical only. If it is the near coastal domestic medical you need, ring the clinic rather than booking here. If you are unsure which your role requires, check with your employer or training provider first.
An AMSA certificate is also not an ENG1 or an OGUK medical, and AMSA does not accept those in its place.
Fees
What it costs, in full.
Published here rather than quoted on request, because you should be able to work out the total before you speak to anyone. Every figure is the amount payable, GST included.
Every fee on this site is the total payable, including GST. There is nothing to add. The GST component is shown beneath each price for anyone who needs it for an expense claim or a business activity statement.
Individual seafarer, introductory rate
AMSA STCW medical, individual seafarer
$334Includes $30.36 GST. $303.64 excl. GSTIntroductory rate for appointments from 24 August 2026 to 22 November 2026. After that window the fee is $434($394.55 excl. GST), the same as the company fee.
Applies where a seafarer arranges and pays for their own medical. The standing fee is the same as the company fee.
Employer or company booking
AMSA STCW medical, employer or company booking
$434Includes $39.45 GST. $394.55 excl. GSTApplies where an employer, maritime operator, crewing company, recruitment agency or authorised coordinator arranges and pays for the medical. Includes company liaison and processing support.
Charged only when required
ECG
$90Includes $8.18 GST. $81.82 excl. GSTAMSA requires a resting ECG for applicants aged 55 and over, and a stress ECG where clinically indicated. Charged only when it is required.
Important
A first AMSA medical also needs a chest X-ray
AMSA requires one for anyone entering the maritime industry for the first time. It is performed off site by a partner provider, so it is charged separately and is never added into the fee for your appointment.
It must happen at least 3 business days before your medical, because the assessment cannot proceed without the result. Marlu Health issues the referral and helps you book it.
Please read
Cancellation cutoff
The cutoff is 12 noon on the previous business day, counting Monday to Friday only and excluding public holidays. Cancel after it, or do not attend, and no refund is processed. Rescheduling carries no fee at any time and is subject to availability.
Where
Three clinics across Perth.
Osborne Park and Murdoch are taking bookings now, and Wembley is opening soon. Parking is the thing most worth checking before you set off.
Osborne Park
33B Walters DriveOsborne Park WA 6017- Monday to Friday, 8:00am to 4:00pm
- Saturday, 8:00am to 4:00pm
- Closed public holidays
- Parking
- Free dedicated parking bays, plus free and paid street parking nearby.
- Public transport
- Train to Glendalough station, then a short bus ride to Walters Drive and a 130 metre walk.
Murdoch
Suite 403, Level 4, Tower CMurdoch Square44 Barry Marshall ParadeMurdoch WA 6150- Monday to Friday, 8:00am to 4:00pm
- Closed public holidays
- Parking
- Paid parking in the Murdoch Square car park or the St John of God Murdoch open air car parks. Both fill up between 8:00am and 3:00pm, so public transport is worth considering.
- Public transport
- Buses from Murdoch station reach Murdoch Square in about four minutes, or it is a 15 minute walk from the station.
Wembley
Opening soon. Not yet taking bookings.
Suite 1, 178 Cambridge StreetWembley WA 6014- Parking
- Free dedicated parking bays, plus free and paid street parking. The bays are at the back of the building, beside the large Envision radiology sign. Parking can be difficult between 10:00am and 3:00pm.
- Public transport
- Train to Subiaco station, then a 20 minute walk or a seven minute bus ride.
Osborne Park is the only location open on a Saturday, which is worth knowing if taking a weekday off is difficult. Every location is closed on public holidays.
Before you attend
What to bring.
Paperwork, not health, is the single most common reason an AMSA medical cannot go ahead. Arriving with incomplete forms or the wrong identification may mean the appointment is refused, postponed or cancelled, and you may not be entitled to a refund.
Original photo identification
A current passport or Australian driver licence. An overseas driver licence is not accepted, and neither is a photograph or a photocopy.
DetailTwo completed forms
The combined consent and release of medical information form, and Part A of AMSA form 232, the medical examination questionnaire. Both finished before you arrive.
DetailAnything you actually use
Glasses or contact lenses, a hearing aid with spare batteries, a list of your current medications, and any recent specialist report.
DetailYour last certificate, if you have one
Bring it even if it has expired. If this is your first AMSA medical you will not have one, and that is expected.
Detail
Outcomes
What happens if you are found unfit.
This is the question applicants most want answered and least often find answered. AMSA form 303 gives the medical inspector three declarations to choose between, and the certificate records whichever one is reached.
Fit
The declaration records that you are not suffering from a medical condition likely to be aggravated by service at sea, likely to render you unfit for it, or likely to endanger the health of others on board.
Fit with restrictions
Some duties but not others, with the restriction written on the certificate. It may attach to duties, to a vessel or location, or to a requirement such as wearing corrective lenses.
Unfit
The assessment does not support fitness for duties at sea. The certificate records the details and the action taken, and the inspector sets when the assessment is reviewed again where the reason is something that can be treated or investigated. Marine Order 76 also provides a pathway to an expert panel assessment after consecutive assessments, which AMSA must approve and the applicant pays for.
Please read
No outcome can be promised
Whether a Certificate of Medical Fitness can be issued is determined by the examining medical inspector, assessed against AMSA’s standards. No clinic can promise a result, and any provider that implies otherwise is not being straight with you.
Note
If you disagree with a determination
Marlu Health cannot promise that a determination will be changed. What we can do is make sure your request for review or clarification reaches the right people, and that you understand which pathway applies.
What we commit to
What you can count on.
Three commitments about how the service runs. None of them is a claim about the finding, which is the examining inspector's to make.
An appointment within 5 business days
Ask for a date and you will be seen within five business days of it. That applies whether you are a seafarer booking for yourself or a company booking for its seafarers.
Your certificate on the day
You leave with your Certificate of Medical Fitness on the day of your medical, recording the determination reached. Where the inspector needs further information first, we tell you that on the day rather than leaving you wondering.
Every fee and requirement published
The full price and every requirement of each assessment are on this site before you contact anyone.
Booking
How to arrange one.
There is no live calendar yet, so nothing on this site holds an appointment. You tell us the clinic, day and time you would prefer, and a member of the clinic team rings to agree a real one.
Booking for yourself
You are the applicant or seafarer
Use this when you are arranging your own AMSA STCW medical and paying for it yourself. You will be asked whether you are entering the maritime industry for the first time, because that is what decides whether the chest X-ray applies to you.
Request an appointmentEmployer or company booking
You are arranging medicals for seafarers
Use this when you are an employer, maritime operator, crewing company, recruitment agency or authorised company coordinator. One coordinator can enter several seafarers in a single request.
Request appointments for seafarersThere is deliberately no general option to book on behalf of someone else. A seafarer must personally complete their own questionnaire and sign their own consent, and those come after the clinic has spoken with them rather than as part of the request.