OFFSHORE CERTIFICATS
- OGUK | Oil&Gas UK Offshore Certificate
- Norsk Helseattest |Norwegian Offshore Shelf Certificate
OFFSHORE CERTIFICATE
OGUK Medical Examination / Norwegian Medical Certificate
Is required before personnel can perform work offshore around the world.
OIL & GAS UK handles rules for English Offshore Certificate (OGUK Medicals),
More information: OGUK
The county governor of Rogaland handles rules regarding the Norwegian Offshore certificate / Norwegian Health certificate. More information NORWEGIAN SHELF
Both the English Offshore certificate and the Norwegian Offshore certificate must be issued by doctors who are authorized to do so.
Medicals is certified for both with courses in Aberdeen, Bergen and Oslo.
An Offshore certificate examination includes:
- Detailed Medical History
- Physical examination
- Hearing screening / Audiometry
- Lung function screening
- Bring FOTO ID
An Offshore certificate is valid for up to 2 years. Some may have restrictions if there are medical reasons that dictate this.

Due to regulations from the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), all helicopter passengers (flying out of the UK) must have a shoulder measurement. This came into force in April 2015. In others
countries, a shoulder measurement will often be possible in the heliport before departure.
We are not (currently) conducting this study. You can have your shoulder width measured here: