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Schedule 1—Guide to the Assessment of the Degree of Permanent Impairment Edition 3.0

                     GUIDE TO THE ASSESSMENT OF THE DEGREE OF PERMANENT IMPAIRMENT EDITION 3.0

CONTENTS
List of Tables and Figures
List of Tables
List of Figures
Introduction to Edition 3.0 of the Guide
Structure of this Guide
Application of this Guide
Whole person impairment
Entitlements under the Seafarers Act
Non-economic loss
Compensation payable
Interim and final assessments
Increase in degree of whole person impairment
Survival of claims
Principles of Assessment
Impairment and non-economic loss
Employability and incapacity
Permanent impairment
Pre-existing conditions and aggravation
Pre-existing conditions and injury other than aggravation, to same body part, system or function
The impairment tables
Malignancies and conditions resulting in major systemic failure
Percentages of impairment
Comparing assessments under alternative tables
Combined values
Calculating the assessment
Ordering of additional investigations
Exceptions to use of this Guide
List of References
Glossary
Division 1 – Assessment of the degree of the permanent impairment
of an employee resulting from an injury
Chapter 1 – The cardiovascular system
1.0 Introduction
1.1 Coronary artery disease
1.2 Hypertension
1.2.1 Diastolic hypertension
1.2.2 Systolic hypertension
1.3 Arrhythmias
1.4 Peripheral vascular disease of the lower extremities
1.5 Peripheral vascular disease of the upper extremities
1.6 Raynaud's disease
Chapter 2 – The respiratory system
2.0 Introduction
2.1 Assessing impairment of respiratory function
2.1.1 Measurements
2.1.2 Methods of measurement
2.1.3 Impairment rating
2.2 Asthma and other hyper-reactive airways diseases
2.3 Lung cancer and mesothelioma
2.4 Breathing disorders associated with sleep
Chapter 3 – The endocrine system
3.0 Introduction
3.1 Thyroid and parathyroid glands
3.2 Adrenal cortex and medulla
3.3 Pancreas (diabetes mellitus)
3.4 Gonads and mammary glands
Chapter 4 – Disfigurement and skin disorders
4.0 Introduction
4.1 Skin disorders
4.2 Facial disfigurement
4.3 Bodily disfigurement
Chapter 5 – Psychiatric conditions
5.0 Introduction
5.1 Psychiatric conditions
Chapter 6 – The visual system
6.0 Introduction
6.1 Central visual acuity
6.1.1 Determining the loss of central vision in one eye
6.2 Determining loss of monocular visual fields
6.3 Abnormal ocular motility and binocular diplopia
6.4 Other ocular abnormalities
6.5 Other conditions causing permanent deformities causing up to 10% impairment of the whole person
6.6 Calculation of visual system impairment for both eyes
Chapter 7 – Ear, nose and throat disorders
7.0 Introduction
7.1 Hearing loss
7.2 Tinnitus
7.3 Olfaction and taste
7.4 Speech
7.5 Air passage defects
7.6 Nasal passage defects
7.7 Chewing and swallowing
Chapter 8 – The digestive system
8.0 Introduction
8.0.1 Calculation of Body Mass Index (BMI)
8.1 Upper digestive tract – oesophagus, stomach, duodenum, small intestine and pancreas
8.2 Lower gastrointestinal tract – colon and rectum
8.3 Lower gastrointestinal tract – anus
8.4 Surgically created stomas
8.5 Liver – chronic hepatitis and parenchymal