Sick for >21 days?

[Torque Split]

Dear All

Mate has been off flying for >21 days with a back problem. Is he formally obliged to inform the CAA?

I think so, but can't find the reference. Can anyone help please?

Stay dry

[Hookerbot 5000]

Hi,

http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/33/LASORS_07.pdf

Section A5

Decrease in medical fitness
GENERAL

Every holder of a medical certificate issued in
accordance with JAR–FCL 3 (Medical) who is aware of:

• any significant personal injury involving

incapacity to function as a member of a flight

crew; or

• any illness involving incapacity to function as a

member of a flight crew throughout a period of

21 days or more; or

• being pregnant,


shall inform the CAA in writing of such injury or

pregnancy, and as soon as the period of 21days has
elapsed in the case of illness. The medical certificate
shall be deemed to be suspended upon the occurrence
of such injury or the elapse of such period of illness or
the confirmation of the pregnancy, and:
in the case of injury or illness the suspension shall be
lifted upon the holder being medically examined under
arrangements made by the CAA and being pronounced
fit to function as a member of the flight crew, or upon the
CAA exempting, subject to such conditions as it thinks
fit, the holder from the requirement of a medical
examination; and;
in the case of pregnancy, the suspension may be lifted
by the CAA for such period and subject to such
conditions as it thinks fit and shall cease upon the
holder being medically examined under arrangements
made by the CAA after the pregnancy has ended and
being pronounced fit to resume her functions as a
member of the flight crew.
Instructors/Examiners (Aeroplanes and
Helicopters)
With certain exceptions, instructors and examiners are
required to hold a professional pilot’s licence, including
a Class 1 medical certificate, in order to receive
remuneration for their services. In some cases, a minor
or temporary decrease in medical fitness will require
the Class 1 medical certificate to be restricted by an
Operational Multi-crew Limitation (OML). This restricts
the holder to flying solely in a multi-crew environment
where the other pilot is qualified to act as
pilot-in-command or co-pilot on that flight. Flight
instruction and skill tests for the initial grant of a licence
or rating are undertaken in a multi-crew environment,
even when conducted on a single-pilot aircraft, but the
pilot under instruction or test is not qualified to act as
pilot-in-command or co-pilot other than in the capacity
of a student pilot.
Note:





The conditions detailed in this document apply

only to flights in aircraft, NOT to training or skill tests

conducted in synthetic training devices.
In all cases, the instructor or examiner who is subject to
an OML must brief the student on the procedure to be
followed in the event of incapacitation. For further
details please refer to Section A Appendix G.

[jayteeto]

I have always told the CAA, even if an operation would only sideline me for a week. They seem to appreciate the honesty and when I had a recent stomach operation, they were very very helpful, clearing me to fly a week earlier than normal. :ok:

[Shunter]

They're not always the demons people portray them as (colour vision aside...). I keeled over with appendicitis last year and as it wasn't quite a textbook op, I was off work for a while.

Called CAA, who said "oh, no problem. self-certification job. don't go flying until you feel ready". That was it!