NATS Medical hearing tolerances - help!
I am awaiting my NATS medical on the 31st of July, and I have been checking various requirements and while I wasnt aware of any issues, I decided to put myself through a few tests to see if there would be any problems.
I had an Audiogram this morning and while 90% of the results were well above the minimum requirements (no more than 10dbhr loss at the key frequencies) the test did show a 30dbhr loss in my right ear only at 500Hz. The rest of the test for the right ear matched the (perfect for my age) left ear.
NATS minimum is 20dbhr loss across the frequencies of 500Hz, 1000Hz, and 2000Hz. I noticed from the CAA website that JAR Class 1 ( which is what the CAA require for ATCOs) is a maximum loss of 35dbhr across the same frequencies.
I have arranged a second test as the audiologist said the result was very unusual as the rest of the range in the same ear was absolutely fine but I am still flapping a bit. Does anyone know if NATS will accept someone based on the CAA requirements if it does turn out to be a slight deficiency in that ear or am I totally screwed?