For workers: A failed medical means no access to offshore facilities, termination of assignment, and potential removal from the company’s approved vendor list.

Based on the 2017 guidelines, here are the core pillars of the offshore medical exam:

The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) is a leading oil and gas company in the United Arab Emirates, with a significant presence in the offshore oil and gas sector. To ensure the health and safety of its employees working in offshore environments, ADNOC has established medical fitness guidelines for offshore workers. In this blog post, we will provide an overview of the ADNOC Offshore Medical Fitness Guidelines 2017 PDF.

| Test / Examination | Requirement | |-------------------|--------------| | General physical exam | Annually (or as per risk level) | | Vision | Distance (6/9 or better), near vision, color vision (Ishihara) | | Hearing | Pure-tone audiometry (≤ 35dB at 1–4 kHz) | | ECG | Baseline + annually if >40 years | | Lung function (spirometry) | Mandatory for breathing apparatus use | | Blood tests | CBC, renal, liver, glucose, lipids | | Urinalysis | Glucose, protein, blood | | Drug & alcohol screening | Mandatory at pre-employment and randomly |