1.14.2.2 Findings in the vision tests

One of the bridge team members should, … be
assessed as fit for service in the Armed Forces but not for service in the field or at
sea.

One bridge team member was, according to the specialist report, unfit for service in
the Armed Forces under the regulations, including for sea duty and bridge duty,
unfit for service on Norwegian vessels for work requiring a certificate. The
assessment in the specialist report does not correspond to the medical information
from the Navy. The military doctor considered the person in question as fit for sea
duty, but unfit for bridge duty. According to the Department of Occupational
Medicine, the military doctor gave the wrong diagnosis of the condition. There are
deviating findings in the examination, and the regulations have not been complied.

Two of the bridge team members had, according to the specialist report, reduced to
low contrast sensitivity 38 , especially in twilight conditions and twilight with glare.
According to the specialist report both persons were fit for service in the Armed
Forces under the regulations, including for sea duty and bridge duty. The current
regulations do not contain mechanisms for identifying personnel with low contrast
sensitivity in the absence of predisposing factors. The Navy was not aware of the
person having reduced contrast sensitivity.