Revalidation and Renewal of JAR medical certificates

The basic rules for JAA medical certification, and in particular expiry dates, are summarised in this information sheet.

The requirements for revalidation / renewal of JAR Class 1 and 2 medical certificates and their special investigations are shown below:

Medical Certificate	Class 1 Single pilot air transport operations carrying passengers	Class 1 Other commercial operations	Class 2
Validity of certificate	Under 40  - 12 months 40 plus     -   6 months	Under 60  - 12 months 60 plus     -   6 months	Under 40 - 60 months*  40-49       - 24 months  50 plus    - 12 months
Electrocardiogram	At initial then Under 30  -   5 yearly 30-39        -   2 yearly 40-49        -   annually 50 plus     -   6 monthly	At initial then Under 30  -   5 yearly 30-39        -   2 yearly 40-59        -   annually 60 plus     -   6 monthly	At initial then            40-49       -   2 yearly  50 plus    -   annually
Audiogram	At initial then Under 40  -   5 yearly 40 plus     -   2 yearly	At initial then Under 40  -   5 yearly 40 plus     -   2 yearly	Initial instrument rating then  Under 40 -   5 yearly  40 plus    -   2 yearly
Lipid Profile	At initial then age 40	At initial then age 40	If 2 or more risk factors  at initial then age 40
Ophthalmology	At initial then if required, see JAR-FCL 3	At initial then if required, see JAR-FCL 3	At initial
Revalidation examination by	AMC or AME	AMC or AME	AMC or AME
Haemoglobin blood test	Every examination	Every examination	If clinically indicated
Comprehensive eye exam (See below) (After December 2006)	Only applicable to a small number of pilots (see below for details)   Or   Every 2 years	Only applicable to a small number of pilots (see below for details)   Or   Every 2 years	Not applicable

*A certificate issued prior to the holder’s 40^th birthday will not be valid for class 2 privileges after the 42^nd birthday

Application form

Prior to attending for your medical examination you should obtain an Application Form, either by downloading from here or from your Aeromedical Examiner.  Instructions for completing the form are also available here.  Please note, if you have any medical history you should take full information to your medical examination.  You may need to obtain this information from your General Practitioner or hospital consultant.  If you wear spectacles or contact lenses please see the relevant section on this website and take an up-to-date spectacle prescription with you for your AME.  Any fees incurred in obtaining these reports will be your responsibility.

JAR Class 1

The initial refractive error (correction) limit is +5/-6 dioptres.  There is no myopic limit for revalidation/renewal. The astigmatism (distortion) and anisometropia (difference between the eyes) initial limits are 2 dioptres, but there are no limits for revalidation/renewal.

NOTE: contact lenses must be worn if the anisometropia exceeds 3 dioptres.

JAR Class 2

The correction limits for the initial Class 2 examination are +5/-8 dioptres.  There are no myopic limits for revalidation/renewal.  The initial limits for astigmatism and anisometropia are 3 dioptres, but may go beyond this for revalidation/renewal.

Comprehensive eye examinations

There is a requirement in JAR-FCL3 for comprehensive ophthalmology (eye) examinations at some Class 1 revalidation/ renewal examinations.

From December 2006 pilots requiring a JAR Class 1 medical certificate who have a high degree of refractive error will be required to have a periodic eye examination by an optometrist (optician).  This may be 2 yearly or 5 yearly.  The new requirements are explained in JAR Class 1 Comprehensive Eye Examinations.

Other Information

The fees charged for initial Class 2 and all revalidation/renewal examinations are set by your AME. The only part of the fee that is forwarded to the UK CAA by AMEs not using the CAA’s on-line system is the ECG reading fee if an ECG is performed.  It is currently £27.  This is only necessary for Class 1 certificate holders. For class 2 holders who require an ECG, the AME will usually organise for it to be read locally.

Routine Comprehensive ENT (ear, nose and throat) examinations are no longer required.

December 2006