Primary Legislation: | Civil Aviation Act s27B |
Secondary Legislation: | CAR Part 67.59 - 67.61 |
Form: | 24067-003 Medical Assessment Report [PDF 28 KB] |
Conducted by: | The Medical Examiner with delegation to issue certificates |
The Act [s27B(1)] requires the Director to consider the report of the Medical Examiner (ME) for certification assessment purposes. This report consists of:
An ME with delegation to conduct the assessment can require, under section 27B(5), other tests, examinations, re-examinations, or the provision of further medical information as reasonably considered necessary. For instance, to routinely require a PSA in a healthy young male applicant may be unreasonable, but the same requirement in an older male applicant with symptoms suggestive of prostate problems may be reasonable.
Once the Director or ME has received the report he must assess whether:
The Medical Manual Part 3, Clinical Aviation Medicine, offers guidance towards making the assessment.
This decision-making process must be documented and reported on the Medical Assessment Report (MAR):
CAA form 24067-003 [PDF 28 KB]
Completion of the MAR is the assessing ME’s responsibility and contains the following: