If this is true ..........

[Cypres]

Spoke to an 'insider' within the JAA Medical Sub committee last week.

Apparently the sub committee is meeting this week (somewhere in Spain for the final punch-up over eyesight limits).

Goto this link for more background info:
http://www.srg.caa.co.uk/documents/medical/SRG_MED_JMSC_News_2000.PDF

If the meeting goes well then the initial refraction limits will be changed to +/- 5 dioptres.

The insider also went on to say that some member states will implement the changes immediately including the UK.

Now, don’t get your hopes too high the information is offered as is.

If this info is incorrect then please accept my apologies.

Can anyone else corroborate this info?

[Island Air]

eer, the initial limits are currently -5! Although the + is still 3. There was talk about the limits moving to +5/-8 though...
If this meeting goes ahead, lets hope for the best!

[Cypres]

These are the FACTS as per the current implementation of JAR-FCL 3 in the UK (as far as refractive errors applicable to distant vision go)

For INITIAL class one medical
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The current refraction limits are +3 down to –3 Dioptres. (Not +3 to –5).

HOWEVER, if you are OVER 25 OR can show stability of refractive error over the last 3 years the limits are extended to +3 to –5. This is CONDITIONAL on meeting the above criteria. It is misleading to suggest otherwise.

For RENEWAL of a class one medical
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The RENEWAL criteria are slightly different in that the limits are +3 to –5.


Anyone who has been following the current situation closely will know that the medical sub committee has DISCUSSED these issues and during the December 2000 meeting agreed to recommend the change from +3/-5 to +5/–5 for INITIAL class one license issue. The RENEWAL limits being further pushed to +5/-8.
This recommendation has no substance in current day to day license issue and WILL NOT until the period of consultation known as ‘Notice of Proposed Amendment’ has elapsed and the recommendations are formally adopted and more importantly IMPLEMENTED by the member states.

Any member state could still throw a spanner in the works.

The Notice of Proposed Amendment can be a very lengthy bureaucratic process and the estimates coming out of the CAA earlier this year were for take-up and implementation towards the end of this year (If at all).

Now to the point of my original post, if my source of information is correct this time frame could be drastically reduced if the meeting in Spain goes well. (Close to 6 months earlier than anyone’s current estimates).

p.s. Island Air This isn't a dig about your previous post, but many people still seem to be confused about the actual state of play.

[This message has been edited by Cypres (edited 28 June 2001).]

[Engineer]

Can concur what you say Cypres If anyone is still in doubt about what your first post deals with see FAQ of ukcaa website

http://www.srg.caa.co.uk/pld/med/med_faq_detail.asp?ID=57

[mattince]

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE!!!!!!
I've been waiting since August last year for these changes to be implimented. It's common sense and gets closer to the FAA's medical requirements which are SENSIBLE.

Fingers crossed for everone else in the same plane!