{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2007-59/annex-II/division-1/division-1.2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2007-59/annex-II/division-1/division-1.2.json",
  "legislation": "eudr/2007/59",
  "legislation_title": "Directive 2007/59/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2007 on the certification of train drivers operating locomotives and trains on the railway system in the Community",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2007-59",
  "path": "annex/II/division/1/division/1.2",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "1.2",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "Vision\nThe following requirements as regards vision must be complied with:\naided or unaided distance visual acuity: 1,0; minimum of 0,5 for the worse eye,\nmaximum corrective lenses: hypermetropia + 5/myopia -8. Derogations are authorised in exceptional cases and after having obtained the opinion of an eye specialist. The medical doctor then takes the decision,\nnear and intermediate vision: sufficient, whether aided or unaided,\ncontact lenses and glasses are authorised when periodically checked by a specialist,\nnormal colour vision: use of a recognised test, such as Ishihara, as well as another recognised test if required,\nfield of vision: full,\nvision for both eyes: effective,\nbinocular vision: effective,\nrecognition of colour signals: the test shall be based on recognition of single colours and not on relative differences,\nsensitivity to contrasts: good,\nno progressive eye diseases,\nlens implants, keratotomies and keratectomies are allowed only on condition that they are checked on a yearly basis or at intervals set by the medical doctor,\nability to withstand dazzle,\ncoloured contact lenses and photochromatic lenses are not allowed. UV filter lenses are allowed.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Substituted by Commission Directive 2014/82/EU of 24 June 2014 amending Directive 2007/59/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards general professional knowledge and medical and licence requirements (Text with EEA relevance)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2007/59/annex/II/division/1/division/1.2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:22:23.872502+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}