title: Medical Examination (Seafarers) Convention, 1946
text: # Medical Examination (Seafarers) Convention, 1946
  
  Medical Examination (Seafarers) Convention, 1946 is an International Labour Organization Convention (Number 73).
  
  It was established in 1946, with the preamble stating:
  
     Having decided upon the adoption of certain proposals with regard to the medical examination of seafarers,...
  
  ## Revision
  
  The principles contained in the convention have been revised and were included in the 2006 Maritime Labour Convention.
  
  ## Ratifications
  
  As of 2023, the convention has been ratified by 46 states. Of the ratifying states, 35 have subsequently denounced the treaty.
  
  