[Kharon]

Weasel word spin and bollocks.

Skidmore said CASA was considering the Colour Assessment and Diagnosis (CAD) test as a third-level test for detecting CVD.   “It is used by the UK and is also available in the US as an option for testing for CVD,” 

Skidmore said.  “CAD provides for colour and diagnostic testing, which can determine the degree of colour deficiency, which is something that is currently not able to be determined by the Ishihara or Farnsworth tests.

Warning Will Robinson – warning: Once there is an ability to draw a line; all bets on a CVD pilot being able to satisfy the ICAO 'operational criteria' are off. Any form of arbitrary points CVD scale, rating if you like, generated by CAD will be used to prevent 'operational assessment'.  Say there is a 0 – 10 scale based on CAD: 0- 4 points good to go 5 – 10 no medical issued, so no operational test and 25 years of safety evidence goes down the pan.  The CAD solves the problem for CASA, not for Jimmy Wannabe.  CAD is a medical improvement but a retrogressive tool for the use of Avmed, covering it's collective rump.  Up to the CVD troops to fight for future generations.  Curse Pooh-Sham and all who wallow in his trough. 

“Whilst I am not considering further changes to policy or standards at this time, any proposed changes will be consulted through the SCC Medical sub-committee. Pilots with existing CVD restrictions will require no other tests related to CVD, unless other medical reasons determine a need to do so.”

Come on Mark, show some gumption, you know you want to.  ICAO allows it as it stands, the empirical evidence supports it, let the Australian evidence lead the world, let's not follow along like some well trained simian, begging for nuts, coins and a pat on the head...... .....PAIN - CVD submission from Aunty Pru - HERE-.

Selah.

Must look at Creampuffs take – a visit to UP then.  Aye well, nothing is completely free.   

 Yup, worth the effort, Creampuff says it all really.

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in 2014 we refused 102 applications out of 25,855 and in the second half of the year there were 13 official complaints. Despite this low level of complaints and medical refusals I believe we can do better and the relatively small number of complaints we receive can be reduced.
I wonder whether Mr McCormick is really so naive as to believe that's anything other than a cynical manipulation of terminology and statistics.

What is an "official" "complaint", Mr Skidmore? 

What about all the people who weren't refused certificates, but were f*cked around with delays and operational conditions that had to be appealed and overturned through AAT review, Mr Skidmore?

Have you read the submissions to the Forsyth Review, Mr Skidmore? What did AOPA say was the single biggest complaint of its members? What did some of the professional pilot associations' submissions say about Avmed? Do those submissions consitute one "complaint" each, or no complaint at all?

What about all the people who signed up to the petition on CVD, and wrote letters to the Deputy Prime Minister and local members of parliament, Mr Skidmore? 

And clearly, Mr Skidmore, you don't know what colour vision tests your own Avmed has been using. Or you are pretending not to know.

Either way, I'm quickly coming to the conclusion that you've joined the long line of people who are part of the problem.

Bravo Creampuff, cyber Tim Tam.