Merchant Shipping Act, 1951 (Act No. 57 of 1951)RegulationsMerchant Shipping (Eyesight and Medical Examination) Regulations, 2004Part 2 : Medical Fitness17. Aids to vision or hearing |
A person whose medical certificate indicates that an aid to vision or hearing was used for the purpose of being found fit must—
(a) | use the aid when performing duties as a seafarer; and |
(b) | in the case of an aid to vision, keep at least two such aids while performing duties as a seafarer. |