How serious is the Ishihara Test?
Dear Forum,
I've been interested in becoming an Air Traffic Controller for a long time now and decided to finally make the move. As I was going through the 'How To Apply' section on NATS' website, I noticed the medical tests and was not worried about any of them as I have no history of health problems. But then I got to the visual tests and noticed something I've never heard of; Ishihara Test. I started searching for more details about this test and have come to a reasonably strong conclusion that I'm fairly colour blind.
I'm quite shocked about this outcome as it seems to have come out of nowhere. However the colour deficiency has never once affected my real world performance. I've passed my driving test and am a competent driver. I also went in for an eye test before knowing of this condition and passed with flying colours (however they only tested for visual acuity - viewing distance). Do I have any chance of becoming an Air Traffic Controller for NATS?