EASA has published the Comment Response Document (CRD) containing the revised text of Part-MED as well as replies to comments received by the Agency during the consultation on the Notice of Proposed Amendments (NPA) 2008-17c on the medical certification of pilots and NPA 2009-02e on the medical fitness of cabin crew.
Framed by the common approach agreed between the Agency, the Agency’s Management Board and the European Commission, the CRD provides detailed responses to stakeholder comments. Documents released include the relevant revised legal texts and the related soft-law known as Acceptable Means of Compliance (AMC) and Guidance Material (GM).
Proposals for the medical certification of pilots received 2376 comments by the 28 February 2009 closing date. Key changes made include the Light Aircraft Pilot License (LAPL) provisions to ensure a balanced approach to this new class of medical certificate that may be issued by General Medical Practitioners. Class 1 and Class 2 medical rules have also been subject to modifications such as the removal of limits for myopia, if the relevant requirements can be met with glasses.
Proposals for medical fitness of cabin crew received 518 comments by the closing date of 31 July 2009. Taking into account the great diversity of practises across the EU, the proposals aim at standardising rules to ensure that cabin crew are fit to perform their safety duties while still allowing the flexibility requested by many stakeholders.
The documents can be accessed by clicking here and stakeholders have until the 23 August 2010 to react to answers and comments provided in the documents via the Comment Response Tool. The Agency will take note of the reactions when developing its Opinion which is expected to be published and submitted to the European Commission during autumn 2010.
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Dominique Fouda, Safety Information & Communications Officer
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