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Are there any potential difficulties or obstacles facing a hard of hearing sailor who aspires to obtaining a yachtsmaster certificate ? I am not enquiring about someone who is totally deaf but one who needs to wear a hearing aid to get by. The only possible problem I can think of is when a radio communication, e.g. weather forecast, distress signal, etc., is difficult to understand due to poor quality sound or due to the problem in amplification of background noise. Generally communication with crew members can be okay by raising voices if necessary. Familiar voices are also usually easier to understand than unfamiliar voices transmitted over a radio.