These regulations—
| (i) | make provision for and in relation to the medical examination of, and the issue of medical certificates to, masters and seamen and persons proposing to engage in employment as masters or seamen; and |
| (ii) | prescribe the colour and form vision tests and the medical standards to be applied by eyesight examiners and medical examiners, respectively; |
| (b) | for the purposes of the seafarer certification regulations, prescribe matters relating to the health of persons performing, or intending to perform, the duties of a qualified master or seaman; |
| (c) | pursuant to section 356(1)(xxxviii) of the Act, require the observance of the provisions of section 101 of the Act also in relation to certain ships to which section 68 of the Act applies; |
| (d) | give effect to Regulation I/9 annexed to the STCW Convention and sections A-I/9 of the STCW Code referred to in that Convention, the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 and Work in Fishing Convention 2007. |
[Paragraph (d) substituted by Section No. 2 of the Merchant Shipping (Eyesight and Medical Examination) Amendment Regulations, 2015]
