JAA Class 1 and the CAA
Forgive me if this question has bee asked many times before, this is the first time I have accessed PPRuNe.
I currently hold a Class 3 medical certificate which expires next October, I would like to upgrade to a Class 1 to continue my flying training up to ATPL, but there is a problem!! I have been classed as monocular (even though I am not). The CAA have said that I will not be given a JAA Class 1, nor a full JAA Class 2 when my current Class 3 expires. I will however be granted a "look-alike" Class 2 which in effect is the old Class 3, a Class 2 for UK only.
So here's the question, is there any truth in the rumour I have heard that the standards for visual acuity, although "unified", vary between each member state? Would I, for example, be granted a Class 1 in the Netherlands with the "monocularity" that I am supposed to suffer with?
Does anyone know where the least strict requirements apply?
I hope some kindly aviator/AME out there can help, because I am getting no help from the CAA.
TIA