AMC1 ORA.A eMC.135 Continued validity

EXPERIENCE

(a)A total of at least 200 class 1, class 3 or equivalent military aero-medical examinations and assessments should be performed at an AeMC every year.

(b)In Member States where the number of aero-medical examinations and assessments mentioned in point (a) cannot be reached due to a low number of professional pilots or ATCOs, a proportionate number, as defined by the competent authority, of class 1 or class 3 aero-medical examinations and assessments should be performed.

(c)In these cases, the continued experience of the AMEs in an AeMC may also be ensured by them performing aero-medical examinations and assessments for:

(1)class 2 medical certificates as established in Part-MED; and/or

(2)third-country class 1 , class 3 or equivalent military medical certificates.

(d)Aero-medical research including publication in peer-reviewed journals may also be accepted as contributing to the continued experience of the AMEs in an AeMC.