Eng 1

[MacNeil]

I know there are a few on here who may have been in the same boat as me (pardon the pun). Anyway, here goes. So tomorrow I will find out if I have passed my ENG 1 without or with any restrictions. The reason being is because I failed the Isihiarra test. I was just wondering if anyone could tell me which training organisations or companies, do not take on Engine cadets who have a restriction on their ENG 1 due to them suffering from colour deficiency.

Cheers.

[Hatchorder]

MacNeil,

Please have a read of this thread. It quite clearly shows you the next steps and the implications of each step:

http://www.officercadet.com/showthre...ll=1#post55820

Hope this helps.

Ian

[tlloyd1983]

Whoops, sorry didn't see the engineering part. You need to do the D15 colour vision test at an optician.

[MacNeil]

Thanks. I should of said, I did the City University test and I'm waiting to hear the results from that tomorrow. Then I'll know what my ENG 1 says.

[tlloyd1983]

If you fail it, you will get a restricted ENG1, with wording like 'not fit to use colour coded cables or equipment' and not fit for lookout. It sucks, but I don't think you will find a company who will take you on without an unrestricted ENG1.

[MacNeil]

I have just did a bit of browsing, and I have found that there's a user, Stronglead who has a 'colour coded restriction' and Maersk didn't see a problem.

[tlloyd1983]

Go for it, I've never heard of it before, but if they don't see an issue then it doesn't hurt to apply.

[MacNeil]

Unfortunately, couldn't apply to them for this year's intake as they closed their applications early due to 900 applications or so. But there's always next year.

[MacNeil]

*in the event I'm rejected from the current companies that I've applied to!

[tlloyd1983]

Yeh just did some searching, I only ever look at things applying to deck really (where colour blindness is game over really), but just read stronglead's posts about it. Doesn't seem to be that much of a bar to your job, so just be honest and apply to as many as possible, someone will probably take you hopefully!

[glider23]

There isn't big problem for engi being partially color blind, there are no indicator led's that light in different colors and everything is labeled , just the adaptation would be harder like tracing pipes