Dr. Pascualito D. Gutay is a maritime health physician for more than 20 years operating medical screening clinics in four cities in the Philippines. He was a member of the Philippine Department of Health Technical Working Committee responsible for the Medical Fitness Standards for Filipino Sailors. He also participated in the 2010-2011 ILO/IMO Geneva meetings that drafted the Guidelines in the Medical Examination of Seafarers. He is actively involved in formulating medical standards for maritime industry stakeholders and collaborates with the worlds’ major cruise lines and merchant shipping companies in promoting health and fitness of crew members.