ATCO.MED.A.045 Validity, revalidation and renewal of medical certificates

(a)Validity:

(1)Class 3 medical certificates shall be valid for a period of 24 months.

(2)The period of validity of class 3 medical certificates shall be reduced to 12 months for licence holders who have reached the age of 40. A medical certificate issued prior to reaching the age of 40 shall cease to be valid when the licence holder reaches the age of 41.

(3)The validity period of a medical certificate, including any associated examination or special investigation, shall be:

(i)determined by the age of the applicant at the date when the aero-medical examination takes place; and

(ii)calculated from the date of the aero-medical examination in the case of initial issue and renewal, and from the expiry date of the previous medical certificate in the case of revalidation.

(b)Revalidation: Aero-medical examinations and assessments for the revalidation of a medical certificate may be undertaken up to 45 days prior to the expiry date of the medical certificate.

(c)Renewal:

(1)If the holder of a medical certificate does not comply with point (b), a renewal aero-medical examination and assessment shall be required.

(2)If the medical certificate has expired for:

(i)less than 2 years, a routine revalidation aero-medical examination shall be performed;

(ii)more than 2 years, the AeMC or AME shall only conduct the renewal aero-medical examination after assessment of the aero-medical records of the applicant;

(iii)more than 5 years, the aero-medical examination requirements for initial issue shall apply and the assessment shall be based on the revalidation requirements.