Becoming a Commercial Pilot in Auatralia

[FutureCaptain]

I am an English Citizen but because of my eyesight, I may have to move to anothet country to become a commercial Pilot. I have family in Australia and wondered what the best route to the career is and how much it all costs compared to other countries such as America, UK, Hong Kong and South Africa

[3 Holer]

It may save you some angst if you complete an Australian ATPL Class 1 medical examinination before anything else. There are many doctors in the U.K. qualified to do this.

Regards
3H.

[FutureCaptain]

I was told to post here because they apparently are. TYhe UK are apparently very strict whereas countries such as the US and Canada are not. The CAA states that past a certain prescription you cannot obtain a class 1 medical whether the vision is corrected or not. The FAA state (not in so many words) that they basically don't care about prescription as long as the vision can be corrected to 20/20 with glasses or contacts or LASIK surgery:) ;)

[Zap Brannigan]

Hi there,

Unless someone here can list the eyesight requirements for a class 1 medical (is there a further requirement for ATPL holders?), your best bet is to see an aviation medial examiner in the UK, as 3 Holer suggests.

The following is a link from the Australian Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) which lists a number of UK based doctors authorised to conduct medicals for an Australian licence:

http://www.casa.gov.au/avmed/damedisplay.asp?type=DAME&Location=Overseas#42

Best of luck,

Zap

[redsnail]

The Australian requirements for visual standards is less than JAA land but it's certainly not inferior.

CASA medical branch appear to take a more practical view (excuse the pun) on visual requirements. Although, many could argue that it's because of the work of Dr Pape and his colour vision fight.

[Aussie_Pilot]

the rules I know is that as long as you reech the 10/10 (20/20) of eysight you can use any correction.

In the JAA regulation I think the maximum correction you have to use is -3.00 per eye, that' happen to a friend of mine who was not sutable for class 1 in Europe then come to Australia and become suitable.

If I said something wrong, please correct me :)

[FutureCaptain]

the rules I know is that as long as you reech the 10/10 (20/20) of eysight you can use any correction.

In the JAA regulation I think the maximum correction you have to use is -3.00 per eye, that' happen to a friend of mine who was not sutable for class 1 in Europe then come to Australia and become suitable.

If I said something wrong, please correct me :)
JAA rules (CAA) are -6.00/+5.00.

Thanks for the help

[Brian Abraham]

The following is the index for Australian medical standards

http://www.casa.gov.au/manuals/regulate/dame/index.htm

and Ophthalmology in particular is at

http://www.casa.gov.au/manuals/regulate/dame/080r0201.pdf

A little bed time reading and good luck with your ambition. :ok: