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Booking a ship inspection

  • Permit or other obligation
  • Naantali
  • 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.

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.

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.

The service is provided by

City of Raisio

Responsible for the service

City of Naantali
Text edited by: City of Naantali
Updated: 28/8/2023