NEW ZEALAND LIFTS RESTRICTIONS FOR COLOUR VISION DEFICIENT PILOTS:
https://australianaviation.com.au/20...icient-pilots/
Highlights from the article:
New Zealand Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) director Graeme Harris said the changes represented a shift in operational policy towards these pilots in that they could operate aircraft safely in spite of their colour vision deficiency (CVD).“There is evidence that the majority of colour vision deficient pilots pose no greater safety risk than their normally sighted colleagues, as long as they are tested, and pass an appropriate assessment,” Harris said.
The CAA said the practical assessment would involve an experienced instructor examiner who would look at the individual’s ability and skills to recognise navigational charts, maps, cockpit instruments and terrain when they are in the air.
“In all cases the objective is not to name colours but rather, to correctly interpret the meaning of information conveyed by charts, instruments or lights, or to assess terrain conditions or obstructions,” the CAA said.
Suck on that, Watson, Navathe, Drane and the rest of you scaremongering bloated leaches on the pilot population.
What are the chances of CASA Avmed approaching the issue of CVD on the basis of evidence and risk? I wouldn’t be betting on it.