TM 11240-15/3F MT Licensing Official Manual - Marine Corps Base ...

CHAPTER 3
TM 11240-15/3F
APPLICATION, INITIAL SCREENING, AND TRAINING REQUIREMENTS
3-1. GENERAL. The NAVMC 10964, Application for Government Vehicle Operator’s
Permit, is the official document to initiate licensing action. In conjunction with the initial
interview with the applicant, this process establishes the prerequisites for granting of the OF 346.
3-2. VISION AND HEARING SCREENING STANDARDS. The following minimum
standards are applicable only to military applicants. See Chapter 5 for standards that apply to
civilian applicants.
a. Screening. All applicants will be required to have recently passed vision and
hearing tests given by qualified medical or designated personnel prior to issuing an operator’s
training permit. A current medical physical contained in the applicant’s medical record will
meet this requirement if all required information is present. The OF 345, in conjunction with the
applicant’s medical record, will be used to determine if further vision and hearing testing is
required.
b. Vision. U.S. Military Medical Facilities/Hospitals through out the world have all
of the tests listed below available. Applicants must obtain documentation annotating the passing
of all tests: Acuity, Color Vision, Field of Vision and Depth Perception. This documentation
will be provided to the Licensing Office prior to the issuance of a Learner's Permit and/or any
other type of licensing action. However, if the processing Licensing Office does not have access
to a Naval hospital or have the equipment available, the Issuing Office should purchase the
materials listed within each section, via their supply system. Appendix E contains all pertinent
information.
(1) Acuity. This test measures the applicant’s ability to see details at a
distance. Normal vision is shown as “20/20.” The minimum standard for a standard driving
license is acuity (with or without glasses) of 20/20 with both eyes; or with at least 20/30 in one
eye and at least 20/40 in the other. Applicants who require corrective lenses to meet the
minimum standard may be issued a standard license with a “corrective lenses required”
restriction. This test can be administered with the use of the OPTEC 2300 Armed Forces Vision
Tester (AFVT).
(2) Color Vision. The applicant must be able to distinguish red, green, and
yellow colors (stoplight colors). Color vision may be tested with the use of an Ishihara Color
Blindness Tests (14 Plate). The passing score is 10/14 correct.
(3) Field of Vision. This test measures peripheral vision, the ability to see
things “out of the corner of your eye.” The minimum acceptable standard is a lateral range in
each eye of 75 degrees from center. This test is also testable on the AFVT.
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