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 (c. 59)

ANNEX II U.K. MEDICAL REQUIREMENTS

2. MINIMUM CONTENT OF THE EXAMINATION BEFORE APPOINTMENT U.K.

2.1. Medical examinations: U.K.

• a general medical examination,

• examinations of sensory functions (vision, hearing, colour perception),

• blood or urine tests, testing among others for diabetes mellitus, insofar as they are necessary to judge the candidate’s physical aptitude,

• an Electro-Cardiogram (ECG) at rest,

• tests for psychotropic substances such as illicit drugs or psychotropic medication and the abuse of alcohol calling into question the fitness for the job,

• cognitive: attention and concentration; memory; perception; reasoning,

• communication,

• psychomotor: reaction time, hand coordination.