Liberalizing medical requirements

[Katherine Alexandra]

Yikes, class 1
That said, it's good (IMO) about the changes; fewer worries!

[Hawk]

This thread is really here to report legislation changes. We are getting a bit of thread drift with members posting their personal medical stories. Probably better off posting in the main area of the forum where you will likely get more responses and discussion.

Thank you.

[Thomas coupling]

Apologies if this has been covered before but the thread is too long to read!
My AME has now confirmed that the dropping of medicals from 6 to 12 months is ONLY for multi crew pilots. Single crew IFR pilots still retain ALL the old regs: ECG every 6 months and medical every 6 months??

Has that been mentioned before?

[ciderman]

Hi Guys,

Question on all of this. I'm 59 and a bit, well a big bit. Next medical due in March, class one. Will this be for 6 months or one year? Both will take me past my 60th and I expect the one after that to be for only 6 months, but not sure about this one. Any one in this situation with an answer?

[Whirlybird]

ciderman,

See http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/49/SRG_MED...ateExpiryDates[2362].pdf where the changes are summarised. Basically, it's every year up to 60, EXCEPT for those pilots involved in AOC type passenger carrying single pilot ops. So if you're an instructor or multicrew, it's annually.

However, not all AMEs know this, or didn't when I renewed mine last month. Not that it matters - you'll get the same certificate, stating that the validity period varies depending on what you do.

Hope that helps.

[ciderman]

Thanks Whirly,

Just done it and you are correct. Multi pilot ops and you get a year, single pilot and it's still 6 months. All detailed on the certificate. Hope this helps others.

[wiggy]

Saabdriver

Did UK renewal (Class 1) earlier this week - no peak flow or colour test.

[mutt]

Ireland hasnt changed the 6 month requirement to 12 months for those over 40.

Mutt

[ACIDO]

Does anyone know something about eyesight JAR modifies that should be discussed in August 2007 and introduced next year by CAA?

Bye

ACIDO

[Zdeno11]

Initial Medical Exam for Cabin Crew at Ryanair

Hi,
I am attending a cabin Crew Training soon and I was just wondering what does this medical exam consist of? Has anyone been through one? Thanks a million.

[Malta_Flyer]

Class 1 vision renewal

I am currently a holder of a class 1 medical (right on the limit for initial with -6 short sightedness correction on one side). I was recently going through the JAA FCL3 to check whether there was any limit for eyesight correction for the renewal of the medical.

The document says that a person who has correction beyond -6 and is experienced to the satisfaction of the AME can get his renewal. Im a ppl holder with the intention of getting a FI rating and a CPL in the future. Would that make me 'not sufficiently experienced' and lose me my medical if i go beyond -6?

cheers!

[corsair]

Ireland hasnt changed the 6 month requirement to 12 months for those over 40.

Mutt

They have now, my last renewal is for 12 months.

[LastMinute]

Originally Posted by ACIDO

Does anyone know something about eyesight JAR modifies that should be discussed in August 2007 and introduced next year by CAA?

Not heard anything about that. This EASA document mentions a Notice of Proposed Amendment to JAR-FCL 3 that is "largely editorial improvements", but I haven't been able to find any more information. I think it's unlikely that there'd be any significant change to JAR-FCL 3 so soon after the last one. Also, with the transition of responsibility for Flight Crew Licencing standards from JAA to EASA, any proposed change is likely to take a long time to work its way through the system.


Meanwhile, it looks like the UK CAA continues to lobby for the removal of refraction limits: see section 5.3 of the Minutes of the 26th Meeting of the Civil Aviation Medicine Forum. No idea what the outcome of that was.

[ACIDO]

I found it interesting; they seem to move in the right way, but very slowly.
Really no way to know the result of that meeting?


Bye

ACIDO

[LastMinute]

Welcome to the world of international standardisation!

You could try contacting the JAA to see if they will publish the minutes of the meeting. You might even be able to force them to if there's some applicable "Freedom of Information" legislation. But I don't know anything about that...

[SAS-A321]

Meanwhile, it looks like the UK CAA continues to lobby for the removal of refraction limits: see section 5.3 of the Minutes of the 26th Meeting of the Civil Aviation Medicine Forum. No idea what the outcome of that was.

Anyone how knows what the outcome of the meeting? I still have not heard a good reason for the refraction limits.

[Irishwingz]

From my direct experience, the CAA are open to the idea (and have been trying for some time) of going down the route of the FAA in that there is no limit to the amount of eyesight correction you need so long as corrective lenses bring your vision to a high standard. However, we are in an EASA world and its the other countries like France and Germany that continue to block the UK CAA's moves on this subject.

Our only hope is to watch this space and hope the other Europeans see sense, pardon the pun

[ACIDO]

What do you mean with "direct experience"?

Bye

ACIDO

[Irishwingz]

2 consultations in LGW and several letters concerning my case over a period of 2-3 years

[Kengineer-130]

Are there any further developments on this subject?