What are the Physical & Medical Requirements for joining Merchant Navy??

Here is the Physical & Medical Requirements for joining Merchant Navy

Constitution---
-There should be no evidence of weak constitution by way of imperfect development of muscles or serious malformation.
-Weight below 42 kg and height below 150 cm will be rejected.
-The chest should be well developed with a minimum range of expansion of 5 cm.
Skeletal System
There should be no disease or impairment of functions of bones or joints, contracture or of deformity of chest or any joint, abnormal curvature of spine, deformity of feet like bow legs, knock knees, flat feet, deformity of upper limbs, malformation of the head, deformity from fractures or depression of the skull, fractures (healed) with a pin inside will be a disqualification.

Ear, nose and throat
-There should be no impaired hearing, discharge or disease in either ear, unhealed perforation of tympanic membrane.
-Loss or decay of teeth to such an extent as to interfere with efficient mastication.
-No disease of the throat, palate, tonsils or gums or any disease or injury affecting the normal function of either temporo mandibular joint.
-Individuals with severe pyorrhoea are to be rejected.

Speech
There should be no impediment of speech (e.g. stammering)

Lymphatic System
-There should be no enlarged glands, tubercular or due to other diseases in the neck or other parts of the body.
-Thyroid gland should be normal.

Cardiovascular System
-There should be no sign of functional or valvular or other disease of the heart and blood vessels.
-Electrocardiogram should be within normal limits.
-Systolic blood pressure should not exceed 150mm of Hg nor Diastolic above 90 mm of Hg.

Respiratory System
There should be no evidence of chronic or respiratory tract disease, pulmonary tuberculosis or previous history of this disease or any chronic disease of the lungs. X-ray of chest should be normal.

Digestive System
-There should be no evidence of any disease of the digestive system and that liver and spleen should not be palpable
-There should be no abdominal tenderness on palpation.

Genitourinary System
-There should be no palpable and enlarged kidneys. There should not be any disease of kidneys.
-Cases showing alburminuria, glycosurea or blood (RBC) in urine will be rejected.
-There should be no hernia or tendency thereto.

Skin
-There should be no skin disease unless temporary or trival.
-Scars which by their extent or position are likely to cause disability or marked disfigurement are a cause for rejection.

Nervous System
-There should be no history or evidence of mental disease of the candidate or in his family.
-Candidates having history of fits in continence or urine or enuresis will not be accepted.
-Mental or nervous irritability, abnormality of gait, defective functions of cranial nerves, inco-ordination, motor or sensory defaults will be rejected.

Eye Sight
-There should not be any degree of squint or any morbid condition of eyes or of the eyelids that is liable to aggravate or recur, pressure of trachome and iris complication sequela.
-Candidates must possess good binocular vision (fusion faculty and full field of vision in both eyes).
-Movement of the eyeballs must be full in all directions and the pupils should react normally to light and accommodation.
-The vision should be 6/6 (normal) in each eye separately.
-Defective colour vision tested by Ishihara Colour Blindness Test is a disqualification.