Regulations for Managing Skippers of Yachts and Power-Driven Small Ships Article 8

Physical examination standards for business powerboat masters are as follows:1. Vision: At a distance of 5 meters, both the naked visual acuity and the corrected visual acuity are 0.5 or more based on the Landolt C Chart.2. Color vision: Be able to identify red, green and blue.3. Hearing: The hearing loss of better ear is lower than ninety decibels after correction.4. Others: Have no illness or physical & mental impairment which is sufficient to affect the ability to drive a business powerboat.When business powerboat masters aged 65 or more apply for renewal of their licenses, they shall be examined to see whether they take medicine that affects their perception, attention, or judgment. The physical examination is deemed qualified when no impact on their perception, attention, or judgment is identified to cause any incompetency to drive a business powerboat.