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First Class
(ATP) |
Second Class
(commercial)
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Third Class
(private)
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| Distant vision |
20/20 or better in each eye separately, with or without
correction |
20/40 or better in each separately, with or without correction. |
| Near vision |
20/40 or better in each eye separately (Snellen equivalent),
with or without correction, as measure at 16 in. |
| Intermediate vision |
20/40 or better in each eye separately (Snellen equivalent),
with or without correction at age 50 and over, as measure at 32 in. |
No requirement. |
| Color vision |
Ability to perceive those colors necessary for safe performance
of airman duties. |
| Hearing |
Demonstrate hearing of an average conversational voice
in a quiet room, using both ears at six feet, with the back turned to the
examiner, or pass one of the audiometric tests below. |
| Audiology |
Audiometric speech discrimination test-score at least 70%
reception in one ear. Pure tone audiometric test-unaided, with thresholds
no worse than:
500Hz 1,000Hz 2,000Hz 3,000Hz
Better ear 35db 30db 30db
40db
Worse ear 35db 50db 50db
60db
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| Ear, nose, and throat |
No ear disease or condition manifested by, or that may
reasonably be expected to be manifested by, vertigo or disturbance of speech
or equilibrium. |
| Pulse |
Not disqualifying per se. Used to determine cardiac system
status and responsiveness. |
| Blood pressure |
No specified values stated in the standards.
Hypertension covered under general medical standard and in the
Guide
for Aviation Medical Examiners. |
Electro-cardiogram
(ECG) |
At age 35 and annually after age 40. |
Not required if cardiovascular examination is normal. |
| Mental |
No diagnosis of psychosis or bipolar or severe personality
disorders. |
Substance dependence
and substance abuse |
A diagnosis or medical history of "substance dependence"
is disqualifying unless there is established clinical evidence, satisfactory
to the Federal Air Surgeon, of recovery, including sustained total abstinence
from the substance(s) for not less than the preceding two years. A history
of "substance abuse" within the preceding two years is disqualifying. "Substance"
includes alcohol and other drugs (i.e., PCP, sedatives and hypnotics, anxiolytics,
marijuana, cocaine, opiods, amphetamines, hallucinogens, and other psychoactive
drugs or chemicals). |
| Disqualifying conditions |
The medical standards of Part
67 of the Federal Aviation Regulations require that in order for an airman
medical certificate to be issued pursuant to the completion of an application,
a pilot must have no established history or clinical diagnosis of any of
the following:
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Diabetes mellitus requiring hypoglycemic medication;
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Angina pectoris;
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Coronary heart disease that has been treated or, if untreated, that has
been symptomatic or clinically significant;
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Myocardial infarction;
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Cardiac valve replacement;
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Permanent cardiac pacemaker;
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Heart replacement;
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Psychosis;
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Bipolar disorder;
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Personality disorder that is severe enough to have repeatedly manifested
itself by overt acts;
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Substance dependence;
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Substance abuse;
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Epilepsy;
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Disturbance of consciousness without satisfactory explanation of cause;
and
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Transient loss of control of nervous system function(s) without satisfactory
explanation of cause.
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