Originally Posted by SIASPARKY
Hi people, does anybody knows if having ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder) affects your chance of becoming joining the SIA pilot cadet programme? Do you all know of anyone with ADD and still working for SIA as a pilot?
Thanks in advance.
According to the Singapore Air navigation Order:
http://appserver2.caas.gov.sg/CAASAp...gulations.htm#
then click on Air Navigation Order, and see paragraph 80:
Physical and Mental Requirements
80. The applicant must not suffer from any disease or disability which could render the applicant likely to become incapacitated in a manner which will affect the performance of his functions in a safe manner.
81. The applicant must not have any established medical history or clinical diagnosis of —
(a) a psychosis;
(b) alcoholism;
(c) drug dependence;
(d) any personality disorder, particularly if such disorder is severe enough to have repeatedly resulted in overt acts; or
(e) a mental abnormality, or neurosis of a significant degree,
which, according to accredited medical conclusion, might render the applicant unable to provide in a safe manner any air traffic service specified in any ratings in his air traffic controller licence or applied for in his application for a licence unless accredited medical conclusion indicates that in special circumstances, the applicant’s failure to meet this requirement is such that the provision of any air traffic service is not likely to jeopardise flight safety.
82. —(1) The applicant must not have any established medical history or clinical diagnosis of any mental abnormality, personality disorder or neurosis which, according to accredited medical conclusion, makes it likely that within 2 years of the medical examination referred to in paragraph 2 (b), the applicant will be unable to provide in a safe manner any air traffic service specified in any ratings in his air traffic controller licence or applied for in his application for a licence.
(2) A history of acute toxic psychosis need not be regarded as disqualifying if the applicant has suffered no permanent impairment.
That means, if you have a history of ADD, you are disqualified. But if you merely think you have ADD, but it's not documented anywhere, then go ahead and try for the Cadet Pilot program. If you can survive 6 months in the Flying College without spacing out, then you are way better than some who fall asleep in class.
If your ADD is not so acute that a bystander just thinks that you are slightly dreamy, you might survive the ATPL program. But if you have acute ADD and have used it as an excuse before (eg during NS), someone might get hold of that history and blow your cover.