Sick for >21 days?
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 |
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. |
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:
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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! |
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