I fully support waivers for applicants with ICD's.
If the applicant has a medical condition that could result in cardiac arrest, it would be FAR better for him/her to have a device that would automatically kick-start the arrested heart. Not to mention the indirect value to passengers/crew in the unlikely event of the captain suffering a cardiac arrest while in command of the vessel!
In that instance, I'd much prefer the captain have an ICD than not.
Sincerely yours,
Francis V Estalilla MD
Francis V. Estalilla
This is comment on Proposed Rule
Medical Waivers for Merchant Mariner Credential Applicants with Anti-Tachycardia Devices or Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators (Federal Register Publication) (Notice of proposed policy change and request for comments.)
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