Understanding Medical Certificates and Restrictions

1. Understanding Medical Certificates and Restrictions Mont Blanc 4,810 metres (15,781 ft) Piper J3 9,000 ft Philosophy of certification

2. Who sees the medical certificate? • Pilot • Aero Club instructor • Flight examiner • Employer • Regulator • At renewal…… Doctor

3. A standard certificate @ age < 40 17/09/75 28/05/2009 28/05/2013

4. Rule Part 67 – Duration of certificate • The Director may issue a Class 1 certificate for a period of up to: • 6 months if the applicant is > 40 y and engaged in a single-crew air transport operation carrying passenger • 12 months in all other cases

5. A standard certificate @ age 40 + 28/11/2008

6. A certificate with restricted for some operations N/A

7. Extension of medical certificateThe The Director may [Act (s27E)] • on receiving an application for a medical certificate from a licence holder before the expiry of his or her existing certificate… • grant an extension of no more than 60 days from the expiry date of the licence holder’s existing medical certificate with….

8. What is an extension ? • It is not a new certificate • It is an extension of the existingcertificate

9. Extended certificate ex: Single pilot ops carrying passengers lapsing 5/06/2008 N/A 5/06/2008 5/12/2008 5/12/2009

10. Extension of certificate Certificate extended until 3 August 2008, on 28 May 2008 Signed: B EnemaStamp

11. Extended certificate ex: Single pilot ops carrying passengers lapsing 5/06/2008 N/A 3/08/2008 5/12/2008 5/12/2009

12. Extension of certificate This is an extension of the certificate issued on 5 December 2007

13. Civil Aviation Act – s27B(4) • The Director may impose any conditions, restrictions, or endorsements on a medical certificate. • Something on certificate that • Impose Conditions of use • Restrictions

14. Restrictions / conditions / Endorsements • Operational: • Conditions of use: • Bifocal spectacles must be worn • Spare spectacles must be readily available • Must carry a Ventolin inhaler at all time flying • Must have rapidly absorbable sugar readily available Restricted in accordance to ME letter dated <xx/xx/xx>

15. Operational restrictions / conditions, examples • 000-019 Refractive correction • 020 Medical Directions • 059 Surveillance • 071-75 Vision (monocular) • 082-85 Color Vision

16. Condition of use in accordance with ME letter (I am safe check) • Must determine blood sugar before flight, not to fly if below 5.5 mmol/L • Must determine Peak Expiratory Flow before flight, not to fly if less than 500 L/min • Must have Paracetamol readily available during flight

17. Conditions, Restrictions: example Assessment 27 B1

18. Restrictions / conditions / Endorsements • Operational restrictions: • Not valid for night flying • Not valid for the carriage of passengers • Not valid for ……etc

19. Conditions, Restrictions: example Not valid for flight as pilot in command by night until a satisfactory flight has been completed with a flight examiner

20. Restrictions / conditions / Endorsements • Surveillance: • Subject to medical surveillance in accordance with medical examiner letter dated <xx/xx/xx>

21. Conditions, Restrictions: example • Subject to medical surveillance in accordance with medical examiner letter dated <xx/xx/xx>

22. 61.35 Medical requirement …A person who holds a pilot licence issued in accordance with this Part must not exercise the privileges of the licence, unless...... • (iii) is complying with all the conditions, restrictions and endorsements on the medical certificate;

23. What if does not comply with restrictions / conditions of use / or surveillance • The flight is not legal • Unauthorized flight • Certificate is not current

24. Questions / Discussion ?