... issues. To give an example – an individual with a hearing loss, coming to three different doctors. Seafarer’s doctor: Company doctor: General practitioner: The AD will ...
... personnel The STCW convention sets health requirements for vision and hearing, and recommendations for physical and mental capabilities. Fishing vessels are, however not included in the STCW-convention. ...
... in different ways, but remedies used for mitigation, like hearing aids, glasses, contact lenses and medicines, can be delayed or even lost during a flight, forgotten at home, lost by accidents or theft. ...
... medical diagnoses (also including reduced vision and hearing) at a prescribed cut-off point. Those who are not ‘ruled out’ are regarded as ‘ruled in’. The conclusion is that you have not found that the ...
... a decision regarding the level of risk connected to the seafarer’s health condition. The heuristic approach still is the most important. The medical examiner is supposed to assess vision, hearing, physical ...
... STCW Convention, 1978, with later amendments. These standards focused on eyesight and hearing, as well as recommendations for physical fitness, although not specified in much detail. Attempts to harmonize ...
... to the convention[5] Examination and certification requirements Medical fitness for pilots includes standards for eyesight as well as hearing and physical fitness. Examination must be performed ...
... loss of hearing. If the hearing does not improve, the diver should seek referral to an Ear Nose and Throat (ENT) specialist. Pain in the cheeks, between the eyes, alongside the nose and in the upper teeth ...
... that the fisher’s hearing and sight are satisfactory for their duties on the vessel. In addition, a medical examination should establish that a fisher does not suffer from any medical condition likely ...
... examples can be cited in relation to infectious diseases such as smallpox and tuberculosis as well as for chronic conditions such as arterial disease and noise induced hearing loss.[1] Quality of information ...
... hearing loss. This lack of a pre-active approach in design practice is evidenced in several ship designs that do not address key areas. Areas to be considered easy movement around the ship, layout ...
... largest brains of all fish. Apart from the senses of sight, smell, hearing, taste and touch they also have two other species-specific senses. These are the sense of electrical currents and the sense of ...
... Neurological effects Endocrine and metabolic changes Reproductive organ damage Impairment of vision and balance Increased nose-related hearing loss as compared to noise-exposure alone A number ...
TIM CARTER Introduction Seafarers working at sea need to safely and effectively perform a wide variety of tasks. Most involve the seafarer receiving information about their surroundings, analysing ...
... hearing is the equivalent continuous level (Leq) to which the seafarers are subjected during one day and during one trip. Data recorded in situ show that in 55-60 m trawlers, there are equivalent average ...
... such as toluene, xylene and styrene. These have been shown in the industry to be ototoxic and can, via cell toxicity, increase noise-linked hearing loss[4]. A study by Triebig involving 248 shipyard workers ...
... the regulations for the academy and these contained requirements for the cadet’s health and mobility. They demanded normal ability of speech, hearing and eyesight and if any cadet did not meet any of these ...
... costs or to help the seafarer live a healthy life. The tasks involved include: checking the identity of the seafarer biometric measurements: height, weight, vision, hearing etc. clinical history ...