ARA.MED.200 Procedure for the issue, revalidation, renewal or change of an AME certificate

Without prejudice to the provisions laid down in point ARA.GEN.315, all of the following shall apply:

(a)the competent authority shall ensure that before the issue, revalidation, renewal or extension of privileges of an AME certificate, applicants demonstrate their aero-medical competency in accordance with points MED.D.030 (a)(6) and (b)(5) of Annex IV;

(b)the competent authority shall have a procedure in place to ensure that, before issuing the AME certificate, it has the evidence that the AME practice is equipped and the appropriate processes are in place to perform aero- medical examinations within the scope of the AME certificate applied for. In the case of multiple AME practice locations, all of them shall be specified on the AME certificate;

(c)for applicants referred to in point MED.D.020(aa) of Annex IV, the competent authority may accept an aviation medicine training course completed by an applicant outside the territories for which Member States are responsible under the Chicago Convention, provided that the competent authority has done all of the following:

(1)assessed and verified that the course syllabus is equivalent to the aviation medicine training courses available in the Member States;

(2)provided to the applicant a specific training module on the aero-medical requirements detailed in Annex IV (Part-MED);

(d)when satisfied that the AME is in compliance with the applicable requirements, the competent authority shall issue, revalidate, renew or change the AME certificate for a period not exceeding 3 years, using the form established in Appendix VII.