Vision standards - JAR class 1 medical
Hello everyone,
like many people on this forum I intend to pursue a career as an airline pilot.
I have a question regarding the vision standards for the JAR class 1 medical. Although I do not exceed the vision limits, as issued on the homepage of the caa, I am worried because my dioptre values amount to -5 degrees on the right eye and -5.50 degrees on the left eye of short vision. I therefore have -1 degree of astigmatism. With these values I should not consider any problems in obtaining the medical, but I am close to the limit of -6 of short sight and I wonder if there are any airlines out there who set their own limits for flight crew selection. ( Lufthansa for instance sets a limit of -3 degrees for the initial selection of its cadets)
I would be very pleased if there is anyone out there who knows more on that issue and could tell a few words or even mention examples of individual airlines in or outside the UK
Many thanks in advance