CAA AEROMEDICAL CENTRE TO CLOSE DOWN ON FEBRUARY 28th -BUT OTHER (RESTRICTED SERVICE) AEROMEDICAL EXAMINERS ARE AVAILABLE

Although the CAA aeromedical centre is closing down other aeromedical examiners are available on the CAA Database.

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THE CAA Medical Centre at Gatwick is closing down on February 28th, as the CAA claim there are enough Aeromedical Examiners on their database distributed throughout the country and at other airports who can undertake the required medical examinations locally.

However new or initial medical examinations / certificates for Class1 and Class 3 can only be completed at an Aeromedical Centre (AeMC):

To Find an AeMC:

All current AeMCs are listed below.

1:  London AeMC, 22 Upper Wimpole Street, London W1G 6NB (email: reception@amsgatwick.com or call 01293 77533601293 775336)
    
2: Aviation Medical Services: Horley, Surrey

3 & 4 NATS Aeromedical Centre (Swanwick, Hampshire and Prestwick, Ayrshire)  NOTE: NATS are not currently carrying out initial Class 1 medical examinations. 

So effectively for INITIAL (ie NEW) CLASS ONE MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS you now only have 2 locations:

Central London and Horley Surrey, as CAA Gatwick is closing down at the end of February 2016. 

The database link is: 

http://publicapps.caa.co.uk/modalapplication.aspx?appid=21


A medical certificate can be revalidated before it expires or renewed after it has expired.

Revalidation and renewal examinations should take less time than those required for initial issue and they may not require all the additional tests. This depends on when the last test was carried out, the type of certificate held and your age at examination.

Revalidation

You can revalidate a Class 1 medical certificate by taking a revalidation examination at an Aeromedical Centre (AeMC) or by appointment with an Aeromedical Examiner (AME).
Aeromedical Centres
Find an AME 
 
You can take your revalidation examination up to 45 days before your certificate’s expiry date.

Expiry date for revalidated certificates

When you revalidate a medical certificate, the validity period following revalidation will be calculated from its original expiry date.
Download our full table of medical certificate validity periods

Renewal

If you do not get your certificate revalidated in the 45 days leading up to its expiry date, you will need to have it renewed.


You can renew a Class 1 medical certificate by taking a renewal examination at an Aeromedical Centre (AeMC) or by appointment with an Aeromedical Examiner (AME), subject to the following conditions:

• If your certificate expired more than 2 years before your attempt to renew it, the examiner will need to assess your aero-medical records before carrying out the renewal examination
• If your certificate expired more than 5 years before then you will have to follow the same process as for initial issue.

Expiry date for renewed certificates

The expiry date is calculated from the date of your renewal examination.
Download our full table of medical certificate validity periods

Class 1 and 2 licences

• Medical standards for EASA pilots

By condition

• Cardiology
• Dermatology
• Gastrointestinal
• Genitourinary
• Haematology
• Infectious diseases
• Metabolic and Endocrinology
• Musculoskeletal
• Neurology
• Oncology
• Obstetrics and Gynaecology
• Otorhinolaryngology (ENT)
• Psychiatry
• Psychology
• Respiratory
• Visual

Standards for LAPL pilots

• Class 1

• 
  

  Cardiology

     Aortic aneurysm  MED.B.010 (b)(3)(ii)
     Blood pressure  MED.B.010 (c)
     Cardiac valvular abnormalities  MED.B.010 (b)(3)(iii)
     Cardiomyopathy  MED.B.010 (b)(3)(v)
     Cardiovascular System - Examination  MED.B.010 (a)
     Cardiovascular System - General MED.B.010 (b)
     Coronary artery disease  MED.B.010 (d)
     Mitral valve disease  MED.B.010 (b)(3)(iii)
     Myocardial ischaemia/myocardial infarction/revascularisation for coronary artery disease  MED.B.010 (d)(4)
     Pericarditis  MED.B.010 (b)(3)(v)
     Peripheral artery disease  MED.B.010 (b)(3)(i)
     Rhythm and Conduction Disturbances - GM MED.B.010 (e)
     Syncope  MED.B.010 (b)(3)(vii)
     Thromboembolic disorders  MED.B.010 (b)(3)(viii)
     Valvular surgery  MED.B.010 (b)(3)(iv)

  Dermatology

      Dermatology - GM  MED.B.085
      Dermatological conditions

  Gastrointestinal (digestive system)

        Digestive - GM  MED.B.020

  Genitourinary

      Genitourinary - GM  MED.B.035
      Abnormal urinalysis  MED.B.035 (b)
      Renal/genitourinary disease  MED.B.035 (c)
      Renal/urological surgery  MED.B.035 (e)
      Urinary calculi (stones)  MED.B.035 (d)(2)

  Haematology

       Haematology - GM  MED.B.030
       Abnormal haemoglobin  MED.B.030 (e)(1)
       Anaemia  MED.B.030 (e)(1)
       Coagulation/haemorrhagic disorders MED.B.030 (c)(1)
       Haemoglobinopathy  MED.B.030 (e)(1)
       Leukaemia  MED.B.030 (c)(2)
       Lymphatic system disorders  MED.B.030 (c)(1)
       Polycythaemia  MED.B.030 (e)(1)
       Splenomegaly  MED.B.030 (c)(2)
       Thromboembolic disorders  MED.B.030 (c)(1)

  Infectious Diseases

        Infectious disease - GM MED.B.040
        Hepatitis A/B/C  MED.B.040 (a)
        HIV  MED.B.040 (b)
        Interferon  MED.B.040 (a)
        Malaria  MED.B.040 (a)

  Metabolic & Endocrinology

        Metabolic and endocrine - GM  MED.B.025
        Diabetes  MED.B.020 (c)(g)
        Glucose metabolism (abnormal)  MED.B.025 (a)(f)
        Obesity  MED.B.025 (a)(b)
        Thyroid dysfunction MED.B.025 (a)(e)

  Musculoskeletal

  Musculoskeletal - GM  MED.B.050

  Neurology

     Neurology - GM  MED.B.065
     Dementia/cognitive impairment   MED.B.065 (c)(8),(b)
     Epilepsy  MED.B.065 (b) and (c)
     EEG abnormalities (clinical)  MED.B.065 (c)(3)
     Head injury  MED.B.065 (c)(6)
     Neurological disease  MED.B.065 (c)(4)
     Parkinson's disease  MED.B.065 (c)(4)
     Spinal/peripheral nerve injury  MED.B.065 (c)(8)
     Stroke/TIA/TGA  MED.B.065 (c)(5)

  Obstetrics & Gynaecology

      Obstetrics & Gynaecology - GM  MED.B.045
      Gynaecological surgery  MED.B.045 (b)
      Pregnancy  MED.B.045 (c)

  Oncology

      Oncology - GM  MED.B.090

  Otorhinolaryngology (ENT)

     Otorhinolaryngology - GM  MED.B.080
     Ear conditions  MED.B.080 (d)
     Hearing  MED.B.080 (c)
     Vestibular disturbance  MED.B.080 (d)(3)

  Psychiatry

     Psychiatry - GM  MED.B.055
     Alcohol/substance misuse  MED.B.055 (b)
     Psychiatric disorders  MED.B.055 (c) 

  Psychology

      Psychological - GM  MED.B.060  

  Respiratory

     Respiratory - GM  MED.B.015
     Asthma  MED.B.015 (d)(1)
     Pneumothorax  MED.B.015 (d)(4)
     Sarcoidosis  MED.B.015 (d)(3)
     Sleep apnoea syndrome  MED.B.015 (d)(5)
     Spirometry testing  MED.B.015 (a),(b),(c)    

  Visual

      Visual System GM  MED.B.070 
      Colour vision - GM  MED.B.075
      Comprehensive eye examination  MED.B.070 (b)
      Correcting lenses  MED.B.070 (j)
      Eye examination  MED.B070 (b)
      Eye surgery  MED.B.070 (f)
      Refractive Error  MED.B.070 (b)
      Routine eye examination  MED.B.070 (b)
      Sub-standard vision  MED.B.070 (c)(3)
      Visual acuity  MED.B.070 (c)(1)

• Class 2

• 
  

  Cardiology

  Aortic aneurysm MED.B.010 (b)(3)(ii)
  Blood pressure MED.B.010 (c)
  Cardiac valvular abnormalities MED.B.010 (b)(3)(iii)
  Cardiomyopathy MED.B.010 (b)(3)(v)
  Cardiovascular System - Examination MED.B.010 (a)
  Cardiovascular System - General MED.B.010 (b)
  Coronary artery disease MED.B.010 (d)
  Mitral valve disease MED.B.010 (b)(3)(iii)
  Myocardial ischaemia/myocardial infarction/revascularisation for coronary artery disease MED.B.010 (d)(5)
  Pericarditis MED.B.010 (b)(3)(v)
  Peripheral artery disease MED.B.010 (b)(3)(i)
  Rhythm and Conduction Disturbances - GM MED.B.10 (e)
  Syncope MED.B.010 (b)(3)(vii)
  Thromboembolic disorders MED.B.010 (b)(3)(viii)
  Valvular surgery MED.B.010 (b)(3)(iv)  

  Dermatology

     Dermatology - GM MED.B.085
     Dermatological conditions

  Gastrointestinal (digestive system)

     Digestive - GM  MED.B.020

  Genitourinary

     Genitourinary - GM  MED.B.035
     Abnormal urinalysis  MED.B.035 (b)
     Renal/genitourinary disease  MED.B.035 (c)
     Renal/urological surgery  MED.B.035 (e)
     Urinary calculi (stones)  MED.B.035 (d)(2)

  Haematology

      Haematology - GM  MED.B.030
      Abnormal haemoglobin  MED.B.030 (e)(1)
      Anaemia  MED.B.030 (e)(1)
      Coagulation/haemorrhagic disorders MED.B.030 (c)(1)
      Haemoglobinopathy  MED.B.030 (e)(1)
      Leukaemia  MED.B.030 (c)(2)
      Lymphatic system disorders  MED.B.030 (c)(1)
      Polycythaemia  MED.B.030 (e)(1)
      Splenomegaly  MED.B.030 (c)(2)
      Thromboembolic disorders  MED.B.030 (c)(1)     

  Infectious Diseases

     Infectious disease - GM MED.B.040
     Hepatitis A/B/C  MED.B.040 (a)
     HIV  MED.B.040 (b)
     Interferon  MED.B.040 (a)
     Malaria  MED.B.040 (a)

  Metabolic & Endocrinology

      Metabolic and endocrine - GM MED.B.025
      Diabetes  MED.B.020 (c)(g)
      Glucose metabolism (abnormal)  MED.B.025 (a)(f)
      Obesity  MED.B.025 (a)(b)
      Thyroid dysfunction MED.B.025 (a)(e)

  Musculoskeletal

      Musculoskeletal - GM MED.B.050

  Neurology

      Neurology - GM  MED.B.065
      Dementia/cognitive impairment  MED.B.065 (c)(8),(b)
      Epilepsy  MED.B.065 (b) and (c)
      EEG abnormalities (clinical)  MED.B.065 (c)(3)
      Head injury  MED.B.065 (c)(6)
      Neurological disease  MED.B.065 (c)(4)
      Parkinson's disease  MED.B.065 (c)(4)
      Spinal/peripheral nerve injury  MED.B.065 (c)(8)
      Stroke/TIA/TGA  MED.B.065 (c)(5)

  Obstetrics & Gynaecology

     Obstetrics & Gynaecology - GM  MED.B.045
     Gynaecological surgery  MED.B.045 (b)
     Pregnancy  MED.B.045 (c)

  Oncology

      Oncology - GM  MED.B.090

  Otorhinolaryngology (ENT)

      Otorhinolaryngology - GM  MED.B.080
      Ear conditions  MED.B.080 (d)
      Hearing  MED.B.080 (c)
      Vestibular disturbance  MED.B.080 (d)(3)

  Psychiatry

      Psychiatry - GM  MED.B.055
      Alcohol/substance misuse  MED.B.055 (b)
      Psychiatric disorders  MED.B.055 (c)

  Psychology

      Psychological - GM   MED.B.06

  Respiratory

      Respiratory - GM  MED.B.015
      Asthma  MED.B.015 (d)(1)
      Pneumothorax  MED.B.015 (d)(4)
      Sarcoidosis  MED.B.015 (d)(3)
      Sleep apnoea syndrome  MED.B.015 (d)(5)
      Spirometry testing  MED.B.015 (a),(b),(c)   

  Visual

      Visual System GM  MED.B.070
      Colour vision - GM  MED.B.075
      Correcting lenses  MED.B.070 (j)
      Eye examination  MED.B.070 (b)
      Eye surgery  MED.B.070 (f)
      Refractive error  MED.B.070 (b)
      Routine eye examination  MED.B.070 (b)
      Sub-standard vision  MED.B.070 (c)(3)
      Visual acuity  MED.B.070 (c)(2)

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