Then implement an annual cognitive function test for all captains. Soon as someone doesn’t hit the required metric on a retest medically retire them.
This is a job where mental flexibility and quick decision making could literally be life and death, if the person in charge of the boat isn’t able to cut it then get them out.
This is a clear case of old man tunnel vision thinking. Mental rigidity is a clear sign of aging’s cognitive decline. He is way past his prime. He is being railroaded, for a damn good reason.
Yes, there is no maximum age for a job, no mandatory retirement age, that’s age discrimination.
There should be a competency clause for people who are old enough for CPP payments.
Absolutely. Performance or safety metrics. But it can’t be based on age.
Then implement an annual cognitive function test for all captains. Soon as someone doesn’t hit the required metric on a retest medically retire them.
This is a job where mental flexibility and quick decision making could literally be life and death, if the person in charge of the boat isn’t able to cut it then get them out.
This is a clear case of old man tunnel vision thinking. Mental rigidity is a clear sign of aging’s cognitive decline. He is way past his prime. He is being railroaded, for a damn good reason.
Well yeah, but… When people’s lives are at stake, things change. It’s why we geck the elderly more when they want to drive a car, de example