About
Who is examining you.
Marlu Health provides AMSA STCW seafarer medical examinations in Western Australia, as part of a Western Australian group working across the resources and maritime sectors.
Ownership
Marlu Health is an Aboriginal owned and operated occupational health provider, registered with Supply Nation and endorsed by Nyamal Ownership.
Why this service exists.
An AMSA STCW medical can only be performed by an AMSA approved medical inspector, and Western Australian seafarers have long had few places to go for one. Seafarers have routinely travelled, waited, or worked around booking channels running on eastern business hours.
Performed by AMSA approved Medical Doctors (Medical inspectors of seafarers) at Marlu Health, which means seafarers in Western Australia can be examined locally.
The way this service is run follows from that. Fees are published rather than quoted on request. Preparation guidance is detailed rather than minimal. The questions about adverse outcomes are answered rather than avoided. None of that is generosity, it is just what we would want if we were the one who could not sail without the certificate.
Note
How the approval works
AMSA approves individual medical inspectors, not clinics. A clinic is the provider that manages the booking and the fee. What matters when you book is that the doctor examining you holds that approval.
Clinical team
The people responsible for your assessment.
Dr Lincoln Luk
Senior Medical Examiner
Dr Lincoln Luk was a registrar in orthopaedic and trauma surgery before moving into occupational medicine and healthcare leadership.
Alongside his role as Senior Medical Examiner, Dr Luk is Director of Medical and Health Services at Marlu Health and Chief Medical Officer at Deploy Medical Group. He was previously Director of Clinical Services at Aegis Health Hospital, and advises a number of major Australian resource and industrial organisations. He has played a leading part in developing integrated occupational health services across Australia.
Areas of practice
- Pre-employment and statutory medicals
- Occupational and environmental medicine
- Injury management and return to work programmes
- Medicolegal assessment
- Corporate and workforce health strategy
Dr Penelope Gillett
Chief Medical Officer
A Fellowship trained Occupational and Environmental Physician with more than 20 years of experience across the mining, oil and gas, manufacturing, healthcare and remote workforce sectors.
Dr Gillett, known as Nell, has been a WorkCover WA Approved Medical Specialist for over 15 years and has held Chief Medical Officer roles for major resource companies including INPEX and Rio Tinto. She combines clinical experience with executive leadership in occupational health.
Areas of practice
- Occupational medicine
- Fitness for work and health surveillance
- Injury prevention and management
- Workplace health strategy
- Corporate medical governance
- Medicolegal assessment
Leadership
The people who founded and run the group.
Saturn Turnbull
Group Chief Executive Officer
Saturn Turnbull began her career in the mining and resources sector as a Health and Lifestyle Coordinator, followed by experience in occupational health as an Exercise Physiologist.
In 2019, Saturn co-founded Marlu alongside Alex McPhee and has since played a central role in the strategic growth and development of the group. She is now Chief Executive Officer across Marlu Group and its associated entities, providing executive leadership across strategy, operations, partnerships and business development. Saturn is a strong advocate for Indigenous business engagement and economic participation, working closely with organisations to create meaningful commercial and employment opportunities while supporting the delivery of Reconciliation Action Plan commitments and broader Indigenous engagement objectives.
Alex McPhee
Traditional Owner
Alex McPhee began his career in the mining and resources sector as an Auto Electrician and Heavy Diesel Mechanic, developing extensive practical experience and a strong understanding of the operational demands of industry.
In 2019, Alex co-founded Marlu and has since played a key role in building and expanding Marlu Health, Marlu Resources Group and the broader Marlu Group of businesses. As Director of Marlu Health and Marlu Resources Group, he provides strategic and commercial leadership while maintaining a strong connection to the industries the group supports. Alex is a passionate Aboriginal business owner and entrepreneur, focused on building sustainable Indigenous enterprise, strengthening industry partnerships and creating meaningful employment, business and economic participation opportunities.
Recognition
Group recognition.
Marlu Health is part of a Western Australian group whose work has been recognised by major resources sector clients.
BHP WAIO Vendor Excellence Awards, 2025
People and Community Award
Awarded to Marlu Group for several community initiatives, and in particular the Marlu Health GP Initiative.
Hancock Iron Ore, 2025
Breakthrough Vendor
Recognising Marlu Group for security at the Roy Hill gatehouse and emergency services for shutdowns at Atlas Iron, and Marlu Health for skin checks in Perth corporate offices and across the Atlas Iron and Roy Hill sites.
These awards recognise the wider group, and are shown as engraved on the trophies. They are not a statement about the outcome of any individual assessment.
Where
Three clinics, and a phone answered here.
Osborne Park and Murdoch are taking bookings now, and Wembley is opening soon. The phone is answered in Western Australian hours by the clinic rather than by an eastern states booking line.
Murdoch
Suite 403, Level 4, Tower CMurdoch Square44 Barry Marshall ParadeMurdoch WA 6150Murdoch clinic detailWembley
Opening soon. Not yet taking bookings.
Suite 1, 178 Cambridge StreetWembley WA 6014Wembley clinic detail
How we work.
Every assessment is conducted against the standards published by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority, by an AMSA approved medical inspector. The findings are recorded on AMSA form 232, which the inspector retains, and a Certificate of Medical Fitness is issued on AMSA form 303 where the assessment supports it.
Your medical information is handled under the consent and release form you sign, and under the Australian Privacy Principles. Nothing is released outside what that consent permits, including to an employer paying for the medical.
An AMSA STCW medical is a pre employment evaluation rather than treatment of the person examined. That is why no Medicare rebate applies and why GST is included in the published fees. It does not change how the examination is conducted or who may conduct it.
No clinic can promise a medical outcome, and we do not. What we commit to is a proper assessment, a clear explanation of the result, and a straight answer about what happens next.
What you can hold us to
An appointment within 5 business days
Ask for a date and you will be seen within five business days of it. That applies whether you are a seafarer booking for yourself or a company booking for its seafarers.
Your certificate on the day
You leave with your Certificate of Medical Fitness on the day of your medical, recording the determination reached. Where the inspector needs further information first, we tell you that on the day rather than leaving you wondering.
Every fee and requirement published
The full price and every requirement of each assessment are on this site before you contact anyone.
None of these is a claim about the finding. The determination is the examining medical inspector’s to make, assessed against AMSA’s standards.