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Can you become an airline pilot with colour blindness?

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jammyp2 | 11:02 Sat 15th Dec 2007 | Jobs & Education
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Hello I love aviation and want to become a pilot but I am coloured blind. I can tell colours though like blue, green, red, white, black and many others. Can I still become one?
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Years ago there was no way you could get a licence unless you could somehow hide the fact, however nowadays the answer is yes, as you can fly to a PPL level license with colour blindness. For commercial flying each case is treated on it's own merits, you would require the advice of an aviation medical expert.
The British Airline Pilots' Association website provides plenty of information about becoming an airline pilot. With regard to colour blindness it states "colour blindness is not automatically disbarring providing you can pass acceptable colour perception tests (predominately Red/Green perception)":
http://www.balpa.org.uk/intranet/How-to-bec/3% 20FAQs%2028March07.doc

For much more information about becoming a pilot, download the relevant pdf files from here:
http://www.balpa.org.uk/intranet/How-to-bec/in dex.htm

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