In which case is a medical fitness for sea pilots excluded?
Someone is unfit for service as sea pilot if he or she, among other things,
- has very poor eyesight and insufficient contrast vision during twilight,
- has red-green colour blindness (deck department and technical department),
- has a language or speech impairment, in particular an impairment to give clear and coherent instructions on board,
- displays unsatisfactory performance of the cardiovascular system,
- takes medication or has a health condition that significantly limits him or her physically or mentally,
- has a body mass index of over 40 kg/m2.
The details of this are given in the German "Seelotseignungsverordnung" and Annex 1 (in German only) of the German Maritime Medicine Regulations.