EEG off the JAR class one medical in UK
The following is an excript from the CAA website:
The electroencephalogram (EEG) and the initial JAR Class 1 examination 06 October 2004
The JAR-FCL 3 requires an EEG (brain scan) examination as part of the initial examination for a Class 1 certificate for professional flying. This is a controversial test in the context of screening for future epileptic seizures, which is not required in the ICAO Annex 1 standards and recommended practices, and which is not done by many aviation authorities throughout the world. The UK CAA has argued in the JAA medical committees that the investigation is of minimal benefit to flight safety, but no consensus has been reached. The UK CAA therefore has informed Central JAA that it will not be performing this examination in the initial JAR Class 1 examination from 4 October 2004. It will inform pilots undergoing a JAR Class 1 examination that should they wish to fly an aircraft professionally that is registered in another state, that state is entitled to require them to have an EEG.