can a colour-blind person work in aviation?

[Hulk]

Hey
I want to ask that can a person who is failing in "Ishiara chart" work as maintenance person?

what r th medical standards regarding this issue in canada?

will aviation company permits such person to wrk?
can MRO be an option??
Tell me any other option if available.

Please guide me.
Thanx

[robertw]

There aren't any regulations that I'm aware of that would prevent a technician from performing aviation maintenance / manufacturing duties, or that require medical assessments. The only situations that I know of where eye examinations are required is to hold a valid NRCAN NDT certification you need to meet the requirements of CAN CGSB48.9712 which include an annual vision acuity check, which for does include colour vision check. Another is for aviation welders where the welding is carried out in accordance with AWS D17.1. There's a vision check requirement there too.

All this being said, it would be up to the AMO to determine if you were competent to perform whatever task you are performing, so you'd have to be up front with the colour blindness.

[cdnpilot77]

This has been touched on several times for pilot but it's the first time I have seen the question from the maintenance end. I don't know anything about the requirements for the maintenance side so I will leave that for others to respond, but will say there are other tests to deduce colour vision abnormalities and severity. An example of this would be the Farnsworth D-15 exam which your doctor should probably have available. for me, passing the D15 exercise was all I needed to carry an unrestricted pilots license. I could only make out 1-2 of the numbers in the circle book though.

[Schooner69A]

I do know of one individual (now a Chief Engineer) who has a deficiency in the thingamabobbies that allow him see red. (Except when you screw up...) He may also be deficient in the green ones also; can't remember.

John

[Heliian]

I worked with a couple colour blind engineers, they were good guys. Although there will be some colour coding issues, most people won't hold it against you.

[crazy_aviator]

Im pretty much colour blind, When i work with blacks and yellows and browns ( negros, chinese and aboriginal ) I only see 1 colour and its okay with me and others

[Dash 27]

The only eye exam on the maintenance side that I know of is for NDT. Also, it's probably a good idea to avoid avionics because there are still some color coded wires on components.

[conehead]

Canadian Military standards for colour vision;

http://www.cimvhr.ca/sghrp_reports/dnld ... master.pdf