The Empire Strikes Back! on Colour Defective Pilots

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Direct from the CASA website:

Civil Aviation Safety Authority - Medical Certification frequently asked questions

If I fail the Farnsworth Lantern Test does that mean I can't get my medical?

Aviation Medicine Colour Vision policy is currently under review.

That kind of goes against their statement in The Australian last week that they're denying any rule changes on colour vision.

And then:

Civil Aviation Safety Authority - 6.8 Other Special Examinations

Note: Colour vision testing for these applicants is to follow the sequence:

1. PIP
2. FALANT
3. practical lantern testing

A pass on any of these tests will satisfy the requirements for issue of an unrestricted Class 1 or Class 2 medical certificate.

This also confirms that Avmed have now stopped the use of the control tower signal gun test which was previously an additional test available for option three (3) above. The practical lantern test that remains is simply a modified version of the Farnsworth test.

When will these people get that pilots don't fly aircraft around in laboratories having to name colours of tiny pin pricks of light?