Changes in procedures in relation to eyesight testing of candidates for examination for a Fishing Vessel Deck Officer Certificate of Competency

Transcription

1 Marine Notice No. 32 of 2005 Last updated 28/11/2017 To all Owners, Agents, Operators, Masters, Fishing Skippers, National Maritime College, National Fishery Training Centres, Approved Training Providers and to all Fishermen and Seafarers Changes in procedures in relation to eyesight testing of candidates for examination for a Fishing Vessel Deck Officer Certificate of Competency Following a review of the Merchant Shipping (Medical Examinations) Regulations, all eyesight testing to fulfil the requirements for the above examinations will be conducted by a panel of Approved Doctors rather than by Departmental officials. These arrangements will become effective from 12 th December Fishermen who sit for a Fishing Vessel Deck Officer Certificate of Competency are required to successfully pass an eyesight test. The eyesight standards required are equitable to that of Masters, Deck Officers and Ratings required to undertake lookout duties. The eyesight test must be carried out by an Approved Doctor (details of which are provided in Annex A of this Notice) and the appropriate certificate should be issued. There is a maximum fee of for each eyesight test and an additional if confirmatory colour vision testing is required. The Approved Doctor will advise on the procedure required should colour vision confirmatory testing be needed (details are provided in Annex B of this Notice). The Department s publication Examinations for Certificate of Competency for Fishing Vessels, Deck Officer Requirements is amended by Marine Notice No. 33 of 2005, to take account of the changes in procedures. Irish Maritime Administration, Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport, Leeson Lane, Dublin 2, D02TR60, Ireland. For any technical assistance in relation to this Marine Notice please contact The Marine Survey Office, Leeson Lane, Dublin For information in relation to technical specification/type approval of radio equipment contact the Radio Surveyors /2364/2365/2367. For general enquiries please contact the Maritime Safety Policy Division at Any enquiries concerning Marine Notices should be addressed to: Maritime Safety Policy Division, Leeson Lane, Dublin 2 marinenotices@dttas.ie Or visit us at:

2 Annex A List of Approved Doctors in Ireland (as of 02/09/2013) Name Address Phone/Fax CORK Dr Brian Gallagher Corporate Health Ireland, 1 st Floor, Block B, Tel: Brian@chi.ie Heritage Business Park, Mahon Industrial Estate, Blackrock, Cork. Dr Colin Gleeson Bank Place Clinic, Castletownbere, Co. Cork Tel: Fax: gleesonc@eircom.net Dr Don Creagh Dr Frank Matthews Medical Centre, Market Street, Skibbereen, Co. Cork. The Medical Centre, Ballinlough Road, Co. Cork Tel: Tel: Fax: skibbmedcentre@eircom.net fmatthews@eircom.net Dr Jacqueline Glisson The Surgery, North Road, Castletownbere, Co. Cork Tel: Fax: Dr. Jacques Bronkhurst Medmark Ltd., 28 Penrose Wharf, Penrose Quay, Cork Tel: Fax: Dr John Murphy Bridge House Surgery, Carrigaline, Co. Cork Tel: Fax: jacques@medmark.ie Dr Martin Hogan Corporate Health Ireland. 1 st Floor, Block B, Heritage Business Park, Mahon Industrial Estate, Blackrock, Cork. Dr. Paul O Sullivan Marino Medical Centre, Wolfe Tone Square, Bantry, Co. Cork Dr. Oriel Perrott Clonakilty Medical Clinic, Larkin Street, Clonakilty, Co. Cork Tel: Tel: Fax: Tel: Fax: Martin@chi.ie orielperrott@gmail.com

3 Name Address Phone/Fax Dr. Susan Hill Cognate Health, GroundBlock B, Heritage Tel: Business Park, Mahon Industrial Estate, Fax: Blackrock, Cork. Dr Vivian John Foley Owenabue Medical Centre, Ballea Road, Carrigaline, Co. Cork DONEGAL Tel: Fax: Dr. Brendan Woods Killybegs Family Health Centre, Shore Road, Killybegs, Co. Donegal Tel: Fax: Dr. Charles Bourke The Health Centre, Killybegs, Co. Donegal Tel: Fax: Dr. Garrett Duffy Health Centre, Glencrow, Moville, Co. Donegal Tel: Fax: Dr. John Bannon Medical Centre, Dungloe, Co. Donegal Tel: Fax: Dr. Paul Stewart Effective Offshore, Unit 3, Ballyconnell Tel: Industrial Estate, Falcarragh, Co. Donegal Fax: Dr. Tony Delap Bunbeg, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal Tel: Fax: DUBLIN Dr. Gerard Roebuck Mountjoy Family Practice, Bakers Yard, Portland Street North, Dublin 1 Tel: Fax: Dr. Dermot J Halpin 250 Swords Road, Santry Dublin 9 Tel: Fax: drcbourke@eircom.net drpetersweeney@eircom.net tonydelap@eircom.net ckilleen@mountjoyfamilypractic e.com djhohms@indigo.ie Dr Dominick P Natin Mater Misericordiae University Hospital Ltd., Eccles Street Dublin 7 Tel: Fax:

4 Name Address Phone/Fax Dr. Donal Buckley Fitzwilliam Medical Centre, 79 Fitzwilliam Lane, Tel: Dublin 2 Fax: Dr. Jacqueline Furlong The Meridian Clinic, Roselawn Shopping Centre, Tel: MacCarthy Blanchardstown, Dublin 15 Fax: Dr. Fionnuala Joyce Edenmore Health Centre, Raheny, Dublin 5 Tel: Fax: Dr. Nicola Gilliland Sutton Cross Surgery, Sutton, Dublin 13 Tel: Fax: Dr. Patricia Holland Medmark Ltd., 69 Lower Baggot Street, Baggot Tel: Street Bridge, Dublin 2 Fax: Dr. Shirley Wong Parliament St Medical Practice, Tel: Parliament St, Dublin 2. Fax: Dr. Sheelagh O Brien CHI, 10/11 Exchange Place, IFSC Dublin 1 Tel: Fax: info@meridianclinic.ie suttoncrosssurgery@gmail.com trish@themedics.com info@chi.ie Dr. Nuala Kelly Medical House, Corballis Park, Dublin Airport, Tel: dublinairport@medmark.ie

5 Name Address Phone/Fax GALWAY Dr. Des Bluett 4 Centrepoint, Liosban Business Park, Galway Tel: Fax: casmed@castlemedicalcentre.ie Dr. Eddie Harty Lettermore Health Centre, Lettermore, Co. Galway Tel: Fax: Dr. Gregory Little Crescent House Mews, St. Mary s Road, Galway Tel: Dr. John Lally Galway City Medical Centre, 1 Ely Place, Sea Road, Galway Tel: Dr. John McCormack Health Centre, Rosmuc, Connemara, Co. Galway Tel: Fax: doctorjohn@eircom.net Dr. Keiran Whyte 42 Father Griffin Road, Galway Tel: Fax: Dr. Sinead O Beirn Spiddal Medical Centre, Spiddal, Co. Galway Tel: Fax: Dr. Conor Brosnan Dr. David Buckley KERRY Dingle Medical Centre, The Mall, Dingle, Co. Kerry The Ashe Street Clinic, 36 Ashe Street, Tralee, Co Kerry Tel: Fax: Tel: Fax: info@asctralee.com Dr. Peadar Ó Fionnáin Clinic Cois Abhann, Dingle, Co. Kerry Tel: Dr. Deirdre Gleeson KILDARE MedWise Ltd, Unit 32 Naas Town Centre, Dublin Road, Naas, Co. Kildare. Tel: Fax: deirdregleeson@medwise.ie

6 Name Address Phone/Fax LIMERICK Dr. Liam Holmes Unit 26A, Whitethorns, Castletroy, Limerick Tel: Dr. Michael F O Flynn The Surgery, 22 William Street, Limerick Tel/Fax: Dr. Eileen Cassidy Arus Ide, Foynes, Co. Limerick Tel: Fax: Dr. David Madden Medmark Occupational Healthcare, Standford Clinic, Steamboat Quay, Limerick Tel: Fax: Dr. John McKeown Dr. Peter Noone Dr. Oliver Whyte LOUTH Carlingford Medical Centre, Trinity Close, Dundalk St., Carlingford, Co. Louth Health Service Executive, Dublin North East, Central Occupational Health Department, Market Street, Ardee, MAYO Westport Medical Clinic, Market Lane, Westport, Co. Mayo. Tel: Fax: Tel: / / Fax: Tel: Fax: john.mckewn@nepc.ie @westportmedicalclinic. com Dr. Noreen Lineen-Curtis Achill Sound Health Centre, Achill, Co. Mayo. Tel: Fax: SLIGO Dr Peter O Shaughnessy The Mall Family Practice, Barrack Street, Sligo Tel: Fax:

7 Dr Mike Quirke Name Address Phone/Fax Gladstone Street Surgery, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary TIPPERARY Tel: Fax: Dr M G Coleman The Keogh Practice, Ballybricken, Waterford WATERFORD Tel: Fax: awalsh@tkp.ie WEXFORD Dr. Fiona Barry St Joseph s, Waterloo Road, Wexford Tel: Fax: Dr. John Cox Fethard-on-Sea, New Ross, Co. Wexford Tel: Fax: Dr. Kevin Byrne Shanacloon, Duncannon, New Ross, Tel: Co. Wexford Fax: info@drjohncox.ie Dr. Anthony Bentley Bradshaws Lane Surgery, Arklow, Co. Wicklow WICKLOW Tel: Fax: Dr, Mary Belton Dr. Robert Foster Townhall Clinic, 5 Market Court, Bray, Co. Wicklow The Harbour Surgery, 1C Evans Terrace, Harbour Road, Arklow, Co. Wicklow Tel: Tel: Fax: townhallclinicbray@hotmail.c om

8 In addition the following are approved to carry out medical assessments in respect of specified staff: Post Acting Chief Medical Officer, Civil Service Occupational Health Department. Naval Medical Officer, Naval Support Command Commissioners of Irish Lights, Dun Laoghaire Harbour, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin Specified Staff Seafarers employed in civil service positions Naval employees CIL Employees

9 Annex B List of Medical Referees Name Address Phone/Fax Dr Martin Hogan Corporate Health Ireland., Heritage Business Park, Mahon Industrial Estate, Blackrock, Cork Tel: Fax: Dr Dominick P Natin Mater Misericordiae University Hospital Ltd., Eccles Street Dublin 7 Tel: Fax: The designated centres for confirmatory colour vision testing: Name Address Phone/Fax Dr Brenda McGrath BSc, M.C.Optom, PhD Specsavers Opticians, GPO Arcade, Dublin 1. Tel: Dr Peter Davison BSc (Optom)MSc, PhD The NOC Colour Vision Assessment Unit, Dublin Institute of Technology, 19A Lower Kevin Street, Dublin 8. Tel: