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Division ARA.MED.330 Special medical circumstancesF1F2

United Kingdom

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  1. (a)

    When new medical technology, medication or procedures are identified that may justify a fit assessment of applicants otherwise not in compliance with the requirements, research may be carried out to gather evidence on the safe exercise of the privileges of the licence.

  2. (b)

    In order to undertake research, F3the CAA may develop and evaluate a medical assessment protocol based on which F4the CAA may issue a defined number of pilot medical certificates with appropriate limitations.

  3. (c)

    AeMCs and AMEs may only issue medical certificates on the basis of a research protocol if instructed to do so by the F5CAA.

  4. (d)

    The protocol shall F6... include as a minimum:

    1. (1)

      a risk assessment;

    2. (2)

      a literature review and evaluation to provide evidence that issuing a medical certificate based on the research protocol would not jeopardise the safe exercise of the privileges of the licence;

    3. (3)

      detailed selection criteria for pilots to be admitted to the protocol;

    4. (4)

      the limitations that will be endorsed on the medical certificate;

    5. (5)

      the monitoring procedures to be implemented F7...;

    6. (6)

      the determination of end points for terminating the protocol.

  5. (e)

    The protocol shall be compliant with relevant ethical principles.

  6. (f)

    The exercise of licence privileges by licence holders with a medical certificate issued F8by the CAA on the basis of the protocol shall be restricted to flights in aircraft registered in the F9United Kingdom. This restriction shall be indicated on the medical certificate.

  7. (g)

    F10The CAA must provide the AeMCs and AMEs with details of the protocol before implementation for their information.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Inserted by Commission Regulation (EU) No 290/2012 of 30 March 2012 amending Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 laying down technical requirements and administrative procedures related to civil aviation aircrew pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council.

F2

Inserted by Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/445 of 17 March 2015 amending Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 as regards technical requirements and administrative procedures related to civil aviation aircrew (Text with EEA relevance).

F3

Words in Annex 6 point ARA.MED.330(b) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Aviation Safety (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/645), regs. 1, 327(15)(a)(i) (with Sch. 3) (as amended by S.I. 2019/1098, regs. 1(3), 12); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F4

Words in Annex 6 point ARA.MED.330(b) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Aviation Safety (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/645), regs. 1, 327(15)(a)(ii) (with Sch. 3) (as amended by S.I. 2019/1098, regs. 1(3), 12); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F5

Word in Annex 6 point ARA.MED.330(c) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Aviation Safety (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/645), regs. 1, 327(15)(b) (with Sch. 3) (as amended by S.I. 2019/1098, regs. 1(3), 12); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F6

Words in Annex 6 point ARA.MED.330(d) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Aviation Safety (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/645), regs. 1, 327(15)(c)(i) (with Sch. 3) (as amended by S.I. 2019/1098, regs. 1(3), 12); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F7

Words in Annex 6 point ARA.MED.330(d)(5) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Aviation Safety (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/645), regs. 1, 327(15)(c)(ii) (with Sch. 3) (as amended by S.I. 2019/1098, regs. 1(3), 12); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F8

Words in Annex 6 point ARA.MED.330(f) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Aviation Safety (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/645), regs. 1, 327(15)(d)(i) (with Sch. 3) (as amended by S.I. 2019/1098, regs. 1(3), 12); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F9

Words in Annex 6 point ARA.MED.330(f) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Aviation Safety (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/645), regs. 1, 327(15)(d)(ii) (with Sch. 3) (as amended by S.I. 2019/1098, regs. 1(3), 12); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F10

Words in Annex 6 point ARA.MED.330(g) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Aviation Safety (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/645), regs. 1, 327(15)(e) (with Sch. 3) (as amended by S.I. 2019/1098, regs. 1(3), 12); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)