Now, NATS AMEs cannot issue a CAA class one medical.
I asked - and seemingly the NATS one is stricter so if you pass that you will "definitely" pass the CAA one..
The NATS one is "a medical that checks you'll be fit for your whole career" whereas the CAA one is "for the next 2 years".. which is a valid point
Now I'm really curious.
So, is the NATS medical legal? What I mean is, who issues the actual medical that allows you to operate as an ATCO?
If NATS are no longer allowed to issue Class 1's, what legal ground are they on in terms of not given someone a chance to train because they failed the medical at NATS, if this person then goes to the CAA under their own steam and passes. What happens if they can prove NATS rejected their application on medical grounds, but they hold a valid Class 1.
I'm curious about the checking for your entire career, is that really possible? Are we not looking at genetic profiling here
