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Old 19th January 2025 | 19:39
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Charlie Zulu
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You really need to go and attend an Aeromedical Centre for your initial Class 1 medical as an AME cannot issue these. Only an Aeromedical Centre will be able to guide you further. With that said, CAA guidance:

https://www.caa.co.uk/aeromedical-ex...e-material-gm/

Specifically:

Initial Class 1 applicants with hearing outside the standards set out in MED.B.080 (a)(1)(ii), who can demonstrate stability and no significant underlying pathology, may be considered for Class 2 certification initially with a satisfactory report from a functional hearing test (see Profound Hearing Loss below). Following the issue of a Class 2 medical certificate, the successful completion of PPL training will be considered to demonstrate that hypoacusis does not interfere with the safe exercise of the privileges and Class 1 certification will be considered with SSL (Special Restriction as Specified) limitation “Functional Hearing Assessment Required within 3 months of renewal/revalidation medical”.
This means there may be a route. However, you'll probably need to obtain all pertinent medical reports from your operation and possibly attend and obtain reports from specific specialists in order for the Aeromedical Centre/CAA to make a determinations in your case.

Before spending any money on flying go and get your initial Class 1 Medical or at least able to obtain one with the Class 2 -> PPL -> Class 1 with SSL route above. I would recommend speaking with an AMeC about your predicament and find out what reports they would like you to obtain in advance.

A list of AMeCs can be found here:

https://www.caa.co.uk/commercial-ind...l-certificate/
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