Vergleich qualitativer Resultate von vier Farbsehtests der Schweizer Luftwaffe

ZUSAMMENFASSUNG

Um das Farbsehen von Piloten- und Fluglotsenanwärtern zu testen, verwendet die Schweizer Luftwaffe 4 von der Europäischen Agentur für Flugsicherheit (EASA) zugelassene Farbsehtests: die pseudoisochromatischen Ishiharaplatten, den Spectrolux Lampentest, das Heidelberger Multicolor Anomaloskop und den Color Assessment and Diagnosis Test. Durch diverse Studien ist bekannt, dass diese Tests nicht immer einheitliche Ergebnisse liefern. Daher ist es wichtig, auch etablierte Farbsehtestverfahren kritisch zu hinterfragen. Denn von der Zuverlässigkeit dieser Farbsehtests hängen nicht nur viele individuelle Berufskarrieren ab, vielmehr haben die Resultate weitreichende flugsicherheitsrelevante Auswirkungen. Ziel dieser Studie ist es daher, das etablierte Farbsehtestverfahren der Schweizer Luftwaffe auf die Anforderungen der EASA zu überprüfen. Werden Fluglotsenanwärter zuverlässig als normale Trichromaten und Pilotenanwärter verlässlich als farbsicher identifiziert, wie es die EASA fordert?

ABSTRACT

To test the color vision of pilot candidates and candidates for air-traffic controllers, the Swiss Air Force uses 4 color vision tests approved by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA): the Ishihara pseudoisochromatic plates, the Spectrolux lantern test, the Heidelberg multicolor Anomaloscope and the color assessment and diagnosis test. Various studies have shown that these tests do not always provide consistent results. It is therefore important to critically question established color vision methods. Not only do many individual careers depend on the reliability of these color vision tests, but the results also have far-reaching impact for aviation safety. The aim of this study is therefore to examine the established color vision screening procedure of the Swiss Air Force to ensure EASA requirements. Can candidates for air-traffic controllers be identified as normal trichromats and pilot candidates as color-safe, as required by EASA?

Key words

comparison - color vision test - Spectrolux - CAD - Ishihara - Anomaloscope - Swiss Air Force

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