PEME/REME examinations

PEME/REME examinations – If you are at the beginning of a career on the ship or it is time for your annual medical examination you can be sure that Marin Med clinic will provide you the best service possible. Because we have years of experience and we are specialised in maritime medicine we can make all kind of PEME/REME examination for the sailors and crew members on board.

PEME or the Pre-Employment Medical Examination is the examination required by the employer at the first employment. This exam is used to determine your ability to perform the job you apply. PEME exam is required when hiring at all cruise companies. REME or Re-Employment Medical Examination is the health inspection that must be done every two years, before the change type of work and before embarking.

Of course, both of these exams are able to do in our clinic.

PEME/REME examinations includes following tests:

• Medical history collecting
• Physical examination
• Eye/Vision test
• Hearing test
• Drug screening (urine test)
• Pregnancy test (only for women)
• Blood test
• Chest X-ray
• Spirometry
• Stool sample test (only for people working with food)
• Additional tests for people over 40 years old

When you arrive at Marin Med clinic your medical examination will start with gathering informations about your medical history as well as your current health and lifestyle . Next step will be complete physical examination followed by eye and hearing test. You will have to give urine sample so we can do drug screening and test it on marijuana, benzodiazepines, cocaine, opiates, barbiturates and amphetamines. We will do a blood analysis to check your cholesterol and blood sugar levels and also test your blood for hepatitis A and B, HIV etc. We will make an X-ray of the heart and lungs, and in order to determine lung capacity spirometry or “measurement of breath” will be performed.

For the stool analysis you are required to bring a stool sample with you, but please note that the stool analysis is necessary only for those who will be in contact with food (ship cooks, waiters, etc.).

Female patients will have to take pregnancy test.
All patients over 40 years old will have to do some additional tests like EKG,PSA and hemoculture.

PEME/REME examinations includes following tests:

• Medical history collecting
• Physical examination
• Eye/Vision test
• Hearing test
• Drug screening (urine test)
• Pregnancy test (only for women)
• Blood test
• Spirometry
• Stool sample test (only for people working with food)
• Additional tests for people over 40 years old

Similar to PEME, your REME exam will also start with gathering informations about your medical history and current physical condition in order to make your medical history. We will perform clinical examinations, test your vision and hearing, and take a blood sample to create a blood test that includes cholesterol, triglycerides, blood glucose, hepatitis B and C, HIV, etc. You will have to give a urine sample to do a test on the following drugs: marijuana, benodiazepin, cocaine, opiates, barbiturates and amphetamines. All employees who are in contact with food (ship cooks, waiters, etc.) should bring along a stool sample for stool analysis.

Female patients will have to take pregnancy test.

All patients over 40 years old will have to do some additional tests like EKG,PSA and hemoculture.