Booking a ship inspection
- Permit or other obligation
- 7 municipalities
- Public service
The International Health Regulations require ships to have a valid sanitation control certificate or a ship sanitation control exemption certificate.
The inspection shall examine the sanitary measures in the ship in order to ensure the hygiene and appropriateness of the operations and to prevent the spread of various diseases. After the inspection, the ship is issued with a ship sanitation control certificate or a ship sanitation control exemption certificate.
A Finnish ship agent or the ship’s captain shall order a ship inspection from the health protection authority of the municipality in whose jurisdiction the ship is located and which has the authority to issue such certificates. The port has to be registered in the World Health Organization’s list of authorized ports that can issue certificates.
In the Port of Oulu, a certificate is ordered from the Oulu Region Environmental Services.
Do the following
Book a ship inspection if the ship does not have a ship sanitation control certificate or a ship sanitation control exemption certificate, or if the certificate is about to expire.
Order a ship inspection and, if necessary, ask for further information by email at ymparisto[at]ouka.fi or by calling the environmental health care telephone service.
To whom and on what terms
If the trader is established in another EEA state and provides services in Finland on a temporary basis, they are required to have the same permits as the traders established in Finland.
Period of validity
A ship sanitation control certificate or a ship sanitation control exemption certificate shall be valid for six months. However, a certificate on exemption from sanitation control can be granted an additional extended period of one month in an authorized harbour.If necessary, apply for an extension in the Port of Oulu from the Oulu Region Environmental Services.