1、 Assessing fitness to drive for commercial and private vehicle drivers 2021 edition(draft for consultation purposes released 3 May,2021)Assessing fitness to drive 2021(draft)2 Contents PART A:General information.5 1.About this publication.6 Purpose.6 Target audience.7 Scope.7 Content.8 Development a

2、nd evidence base.9 2.Principles of assessing fitness to drive.11 The driving task.11 Medical conditions and driving.13 Assessing and supporting functional driver capacity.25 3.Roles and responsibilities.28 Roles and responsibilities of driver licensing authorities.30 Roles and responsibilities of dr

3、ivers.31 Roles and responsibilities of health professionals.31 4.Licensing and medical fitness to drive.36 Medical standards for private and commercial vehicle drivers.36 Considerations for commercial vehicle licensing.37 Prescribed periodic medical examinations for particular licensing/authorisatio

4、n classes.39 Conditional licences.39 Reinstatement of licences or removal or variation of licence conditions.43 5.Assessment and reporting process step by step.44 Steps in the assessment and reporting process.45 Which forms to use.52 6.References and further reading.53 PART B:Medical standards.56 1.

5、Blackouts.59 Relevance to the driving task.59 General assessment and management guidelines.59 Medical standards for licensing.60 References and further reading.63 2.Cardiovascular conditions.64 Relevance to the driving task.64 General assessment and management guidelines.64 Medical standards for lic

6、ensing.71 References and further reading.91 3.Diabetes mellitus.93 Relevance to the driving task.93 Assessing fitness to drive 2021(draft)3 General assessment and management guidelines.93 Medical standards for licensing.98 References and further reading.102 4.Hearing loss and deafness.104 Relevance