Crew well-being still on the up


In the 20 years since UK P&I Club first established its pre-employment medical examination (PEME) programme, the number of crew members failing their PEME examination has fallen from 11 per cent in 1996 to a current figure of 3.25 per cent, reflecting a combination of increased fitness and well-being of crew globally, as well as tighter selection criteria. The PEME programme began in the Philippines with just five clinics located in Manila and six members who employed approximately 1,000 crew. Today, it boasts 65 clinics in 24 countries. In the past 20 years more than 355,000 medical examinations have been conducted under the programme.