trflgrl
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- Jun 23, 2014
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- Boat Info
- 1989 Sundancer 300
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- Twin 350 Merc/Alpha 1 Gen 1; Quicksilver 4.0 gen
Posting on behalf of a friend who isn't a member....
Friend is pursuing captain's licensing with intention to change careers. Based on his results on the Ishihara test, the National Maritime Center wants to place a daytime only restriction on his license, which he feels will severely affect his employability. He's seeking an eyecare professional willing to perform one of the available alternative tests, but hasn't found one yet after a few weeks of searching. I excerpted the following from an online document on testing requirements/options; if this is incorrect/out of date, please help me find the right stuff.
Have any of you who hold licenses experienced this issue, and how did you solve it? He's willing to travel to an eyecare provider who is trained and equipped to administer one or more of the alternates, and is getting close to the date after which he'll have to start over. (Granted, it may have made sense for him to address this before committing the amount of time and money he has to education, etc., but I digress!)
5) These applicants must demonstrate that they have a normal color sense when tested by the Pseudoisochromatic Plates (Dvorine, 2nd Edition; AOC; revised edition or AOC–HRR; Ishihara 14-plate, 24-plate, or 38- plate editions); Farnsworth Lantern; Titmus Vision Tester/OPTEC 2000; Optec 900; Richmond Test, 2nd and 4th edition; or an alternative test approved by the NMC. The use of color sensing lenses to assist these applicants with passing the color vision test is prohibited by 46 CFR 10.305(a). Any questions about acceptable color sense testing methodologies should be directed to the NMC. See 46 CFR 10.305(a).
Thank you for any input or referrals you can provide!
Friend is pursuing captain's licensing with intention to change careers. Based on his results on the Ishihara test, the National Maritime Center wants to place a daytime only restriction on his license, which he feels will severely affect his employability. He's seeking an eyecare professional willing to perform one of the available alternative tests, but hasn't found one yet after a few weeks of searching. I excerpted the following from an online document on testing requirements/options; if this is incorrect/out of date, please help me find the right stuff.
Have any of you who hold licenses experienced this issue, and how did you solve it? He's willing to travel to an eyecare provider who is trained and equipped to administer one or more of the alternates, and is getting close to the date after which he'll have to start over. (Granted, it may have made sense for him to address this before committing the amount of time and money he has to education, etc., but I digress!)
5) These applicants must demonstrate that they have a normal color sense when tested by the Pseudoisochromatic Plates (Dvorine, 2nd Edition; AOC; revised edition or AOC–HRR; Ishihara 14-plate, 24-plate, or 38- plate editions); Farnsworth Lantern; Titmus Vision Tester/OPTEC 2000; Optec 900; Richmond Test, 2nd and 4th edition; or an alternative test approved by the NMC. The use of color sensing lenses to assist these applicants with passing the color vision test is prohibited by 46 CFR 10.305(a). Any questions about acceptable color sense testing methodologies should be directed to the NMC. See 46 CFR 10.305(a).
Thank you for any input or referrals you can provide!
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