FAQ Answer

What kinds of Medical certificate are used now, and what will there be after implementation of the European rules?

Under the pre-EASA system as applied in the UK a pilot can obtain:
- a JAR-FCL 3 Class 1 Medical Certificate;
- a JAR-FCL 3 Class 2 Medical Certificate; or
- a Medical Declaration (through his/her GP).

For ATPLs and CPLs a Class 1 Medical Certificate is required.
For a PPL(A) or PPL(H) the minimum standard is a Class 2 Medical Certificate.
For the NPPL(aeroplanes/SLMG/Microlight), PPL(Gyroplanes) and PPL(Balloons) the minimum standard is a Medical Declaration.

Under the new regulations Part-MED applies, which makes provision for:
- a Part-MED Class 1 Medical Certificate;
- a Part-MED Class 2 Medical Certificate; and
- a Part-MED LAPL Medical Certificate.

For ATPLs and CPLs a Class 1 Medical Certificate is required.
For a PPL(A), PPL(H), SPL and BPL the minimum standard is a Class 2 Medical Certificate; this is still the case where any instructional privileges are added to the licence.
For any LAPL the minimum standard is a LAPL Medical Certificate.

Part-MED Medical Certificates of the appropriate class are acceptable for JAR, EASA and UK licences in place of JAR-FCL 3 Medical Certificates. In addition, the LAPL Medical Certificate is an acceptable alternative to the Medical Declaration for UK licences that can be sustained with an NPPL Medical Declaration. The UK NPPL Medical Declaration will continue to support the NPPL and UK PPL(Gyroplanes). However, the UK NPPL Medical Declaration is not acceptable to support an EASA licence in place of a APL Medical Certificate.

On 8 April 2012 all JAR-FCL 3 Medical Certificates became EASA Part-MED Medical Certificates. On revalidation on or after 17 September 2012 Part-MED certificates will be issued.