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2 AEROMEDICAL STANDARDS
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07/22/02 3 AEROMEDICAL STANDARDS OBJECTIVE: Establish appropriate medical standards for aviation personnel n Pilots n Air Traffic Controllers n Federal Air Marshals
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07/22/02 4 CLASSES OF CERTIFICATION First Class:Airline Transport (100,469)Pilots - Valid for 6 Months Second Class:Commercial Pilots, Flight (131,972)Engineers, Flight Navigators, and Air Traffic Controllers who are not FAA Employees - Valid for 12 Months Third Class:Private Pilots, Recreational Pilots, (380,449)or Student Pilots - Valid for 24 or 36 Months
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07/22/02 5 FLIGHT DUTIES AND OPERATIONS NOT REQUIRING MEDICAL CERTIFICATES – Flight Attendants – Gliders – Free Balloons – Ultralights Single Occupant Recreational Use If Unpowered, Weigh Less Than 155 lbs. If Powered, Weigh Less Than 254 lbs. Fuel Capacity No Greater Than 5 gals. Not Capable of More Than 55 knots
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07/22/02 6 MEDICAL STANDARDS FOR PILOTS CARDIOVASCULAR: - Myocardial Infarction - Angina Pectoris - Significant Coronary Heart Disease - Heart Transplant - Heart Valve Replacement - Pacemaker Implantation DISQUALIFYING CONDITIONS
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07/22/02 7 MEDICAL STANDARDS FOR PILOTS NEUROLOGICAL: - Unexplained disturbance of consciousness - Convulsive disorder - Epilepsy - Transient loss of system control DISQUALIFYING CONDITIONS
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07/22/02 8 MEDICAL STANDARDS FOR PILOTS PSYCHIATRIC: - Personality Disorder - Psychosis - Substance Abuse and Dependence - Bipolar Disorder DISQUALIFYING CONDITIONS
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07/22/02 9 MEDICAL STANDARDS FOR PILOTS VISION: CLASS 1 & 2 - Distance vision not correctable to 20/20 - Near and intermediate vision (beginning at age 50) not correctable to 20/40 CLASS 3 - Distance vision not correctable to 20/40 - Near vision not correctable to 20/40 DISQUALIFYING CONDITIONS
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07/22/02 10 MEDICAL STANDARDS FOR PILOTS HEARING: - Inability to hear a conversational voice at 6 feet OTHER: - Diabetes Mellitus requiring medication - Any other condition, medication or treatment the Federal Air Surgeon finds disqualifying DISQUALIFYING CONDITIONS
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07/22/02 11 CERTIFICATION
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07/22/02 12 AEROMEDICAL CERTIFICATION 2001 n 455,257 APPLICATIONS PROCESSED n 12,719 SPECIAL ISSUANCES (WAIVERS) FOR SIGNIFICANT MEDICAL CONDITIONS
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07/22/02 13 MEDICAL CERTIFICATION OF AIRMEN Special Issuances - Coronary Heart Disease
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07/22/02 14 MEDICAL CERTIFICATION OF AIRMEN Special Issuances - Cardiovascular
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07/22/02 15 MEDICAL CERTIFICATION OF AIRMEN Special Issuances - Substance Abuse
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07/22/02 16 MEDICAL CERTIFICATION OF AIRMEN Special Issuances - Transplants
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07/22/02 17 MEDICAL CERTIFICATION OF AIRMEN Special Issuances
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07/22/02 18 MEDICAL CERTIFICATION OF AIRMEN Special Issuances - Diabetes n Policy for consideration of Class 3 insulin using diabetics announced December 1996
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07/22/02 19 AEROMEDICAL CERTIFICATION 2000 n 3,184 DENIALS (0.7% of all applications) – 2,617 Failed to pursue or failed to provide requested information – 567 Final Denials (0.1% of all applications)
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