Merchant Shipping Act, 1951 (Act No. 57 of 1951)RegulationsMerchant Shipping (Training and Certification) Regulations, 1999Part 2 : Assessment20. Deafness and other physical and mental disabilities |
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| (a) | If in the course of an examination an examiner finds that a candidate is afflicted with deafness, with an impediment in speech or with some other physical or mental infirmity, and upon further investigation is satisfied that the degree of infirmity is such as to render the candidate incapable of discharging the ordinary shipboard or other duties of a holder of the certificate concerned, he or she shall not, even if the candidate passes the examination, issue to the candidate any documentary proof that he or she has passed the examination. |
| (b) | An examiner shall report all such the cases to the Authority and shall furnish the candidate with a copy of such report. If the candidate is the holder of an existing medical certificate, such certificate shall be forwarded together with the report. |
| (2) | If a candidate referred to in subregulation (1) subsequently produces a medical certificate stating that his or her hearing, speech, or physical or mental condition has improved or is normal, the Authority shall reconsider the candidate's application for examination together with the examiner's report. |