🌈 Color Vision Deficiency & Occupational Implications Simulator

Aviation Color Signal Requirements

Pilots must read navigation lights and runway signals correctly.

• 3: Nav light colors (red / green / white)
• Required: Lantern test (for unrestricted class 1)
• Possible: Restricted class (daylight-only limitation)
• ~8%: Fail rate est. (placeholder figure)

Cockpit and runway signal colors

Placeholder: aviation relies on strict red/green/white signal codes.

Electrical Wiring Color-Code Risks

Wire color codes mark live, neutral, and ground conductors.

• 3+: Wire colors (live / neutral / ground)
• Elevated: Shock risk (placeholder figure)
• Available: Labeling aids (tape, meters, apps)
• Case-by-case: Trade restriction (placeholder figure)

Wire identification hazards

Placeholder: miswired color-coded conductors raise safety risk.

Military Occupational Color Standards

Certain specialties require passing color-signal recognition tests.

• Multi-color: Signal flags (semaphore / panel codes)
• Several: MOS affected (placeholder figure)
• Sometimes: Waiver path (role dependent)
• Enlistment: Screening stage (placeholder figure)

Color-critical military roles

Placeholder: some specialties bar or limit color-deficient recruits.

Color Vision Testing for Licensure

Ishihara plates and lantern tests decide licensure eligibility.

• ~14-38: Ishihara plates (standard test set)
• Pass/fail: Lantern test (occupation-specific)
• Often: Retest allowed (placeholder figure)
• Low: Test cost (placeholder figure)

Standard licensure test battery

Placeholder: testing combines plate and practical signal tests.

Career Guidance and Accommodation Options

Alternate roles and assistive tools can reduce color-signal risk.

• Several: Assistive tools (apps, filters, meters)
• Many: Alt career paths (placeholder figure)
• Variable: Accommodation success (placeholder figure)
• High: Counseling value (placeholder figure)

Accommodation and alternate tracks

Placeholder: guidance counseling helps redirect toward viable roles.

Placeholder: many color-deficient people thrive in adjacent roles.