ATCO.MED.A.030 Medical certificates
Regulation (EU) 2023/893
(a) Applicants for and holders of an air traffic controller licence, or student air traffic controller licence, shall hold a class 3 medical certificate.
[applicable until 3 August 2024 - Regulation (EU) 2015/340]
(a) Applicants for, and holders of, an air traffic controller licence, or a student air traffic controller licence, shall hold a class 3 medical certificate, except when the privileges are exercised in a synthetic training device environment.
[applicable from 4 August 2024 - Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/893]
(b) A licence holder shall not at any time hold more than one medical certificate issued in accordance with this Part.
ATCO.MED.A.035 Application for a medical certificate
Regulation (EU) 2015/340
(a) Applications for a medical certificate shall be made in a format established by the competent authority.
(b) Applicants for a medical certificate shall provide the AeMC or AME with:
(1) proof of their identity;
(2) a signed declaration:
(i) of medical facts concerning their medical history;
(ii) as to whether they have previously applied for a medical certificate or have undergone an aero-medical examination for a medical certificate and, if so, by whom and with what result;
(iii) as to whether they have ever been assessed as unfit or had a medical certificate suspended or revoked.
(c) When applying for a revalidation or renewal of the medical certificate, applicants shall present the most recent medical certificate to the AeMC or AME prior to the relevant aero-medical examinations.
AMC1 ATCO.MED.A.035 Application for a medical certificate
ED Decision 2015/010/R
Except for initial applicants, when applicants do not present the most recent medical certificate to the AeMC or AME prior to the relevant examinations, the AeMC or AME should not issue the medical certificate unless relevant information is received from the licensing authority.
ATCO.MED.A.040 Issue, revalidation and renewal of medical certificates
Regulation (EU) 2015/340
(a) A medical certificate shall only be issued, revalidated or renewed once the required aero-medical examinations and assessments have been completed and the applicant has been assessed as fit.
(b) Initial issue:
Initial class 3 medical certificates shall be issued by an AeMC.
(c) Revalidation and renewal:
Class 3 medical certificates shall be revalidated or renewed by an AeMC or an AME.
(d) The AeMC or AME shall only issue, revalidate or renew a medical certificate if:
(1) the applicant has provided them with a complete medical history and, if required by the AeMC or AME, results of aero-medical examinations and tests conducted by the applicant's physician or any medical specialists; and
(2) the AeMC or AME has conducted the aero-medical assessment based on the aero-medical examinations and tests as required to verify that the applicant complies with all the relevant requirements of this Part.
(e) The AME, AeMC or, in the case of referral, the licensing authority may require the applicant to undergo additional medical examinations and investigations when clinically indicated before the medical certificate is issued, revalidated or renewed.
(f) The licensing authority may issue or reissue a medical certificate, as applicable, if:
(1) a case is referred;
(2) it has identified that corrections to the information on the certificate are necessary, in which case the incorrect medical certificate shall be revoked.
ATCO.MED.A.045 Validity, revalidation and renewal of medical certificates
Regulation (EU) 2015/340
(a) Validity:
(1) Class 3 medical certificates shall be valid for a period of 24 months.
(2) The period of validity of class 3 medical certificates shall be reduced to 12 months for licence holders who have reached the age of 40. A medical certificate issued prior to reaching the age of 40 shall cease to be valid when the licence holder reaches the age of 41.
(3) The validity period of a medical certificate, including any associated examination or special investigation, shall be:
(i) determined by the age of the applicant at the date when the aero-medical examination takes place; and
(ii) calculated from the date of the aero-medical examination in the case of initial issue and renewal, and from the expiry date of the previous medical certificate in the case of revalidation.
(b) Revalidation:
Aero-medical examinations and assessments for the revalidation of a medical certificate may be undertaken up to 45 days prior to the expiry date of the medical certificate.
(c) Renewal:
(1) If the holder of a medical certificate does not comply with point (b), a renewal aero-medical examination and assessment shall be required.
(2) If the medical certificate has expired for:
(i) less than 2 years, a routine revalidation aero-medical examination shall be performed;
(ii) more than 2 years, the AeMC or AME shall only conduct the renewal aero-medical examination after assessment of the aero-medical records of the applicant;
(iii) more than 5 years, the aero-medical examination requirements for initial issue shall apply and the assessment shall be based on the revalidation requirements.
ATCO.MED.A.046 Suspension or revocation of a medical certificate
Regulation (EU) 2015/340
(a) Upon revocation of the medical certificate, the holder shall immediately return the medical certificate to the licensing authority.
(b) Upon suspension of the medical certificate, the holder shall return the medical certificate to the licensing authority on request of the authority.
Regulation (EU) 2015/340
If an applicant for a class 3 medical certificate is referred to the licensing authority in accordance with ATCO.MED.B.001, the AeMC or AME shall transfer the relevant medical documentation to the licensing authority.