GM1 ORO.TC.105 Conditions for assignment to duties

GENERAL

(a)     The technical crew member in HEMS, HHO or NVIS operations should undergo an initial medical examination or assessment and, if applicable, a re-assessment before undertaking duties.

(b)     Any medical assessment or re-assessment should be carried out according to best aero-medical practice by a medical practitioner who has sufficiently detailed knowledge of the applicant’s medical history.

(c)      The operator should maintain a record of medical fitness for each technical crew member.

(d)     Technical crew members should:

(1)     be in good health;

(2)     be free from any physical or mental illness that might lead to incapacitation or inability to perform crew duties;

(3)     have normal cardio-respiratory function;

(4)     have normal central nervous system;

(5)     have adequate visual acuity 6/9 with or without glasses;

(6)     have adequate hearing; and

(7)     have normal function of ear, nose and throat.

[applicable until 24 May 2024 — ED Decision 2014/017/R]

AMC1 ORO.TC.105 Conditions for assignment to duties

GENERAL

(a)     The technical crew member in HEMS, HHO or NVIS operations should undergo an initial medical examination or assessment and, if applicable, a re-assessment before undertaking duties.

(b)     Any medical assessment or re-assessment should be carried out according to best aero-medical practice by a medical practitioner who has sufficiently detailed knowledge of the applicant’s medical history.

(c)      The operator should maintain a record of medical fitness for each technical crew member.

(d)     Technical crew members should:

(1)     be in good health;

(2)     be free from any physical or mental illness that might lead to incapacitation or inability to perform crew duties;

(3)     have normal cardio-respiratory function;

(4)     have normal central nervous system;

(5)     have adequate visual acuity 6/9 with or without glasses;

(6)     have adequate hearing;

(7)     have normal function of ear, nose and throat; and

(8)     be colour safe for night operations.

(e)     Validity of medical assessments and reassessments

(1)     The medical assessment or reassessment of points (d)(1) to (d)(4) and (d)(6) and (d)(7) should have a validity period of:

(i)      60 months, until the technical crew member reaches the age of 40;

(ii)     24 months, for technical crew members aged above 40.

(2)     The medical assessment or reassessment of point (d)(5) should have a validity period of:

(i)      the duration defined in (e)(1)(i) and (e)(1)(ii), until the technical crew member reaches the age of 50;

(ii)     12 months, for technical crew members aged above 50.

(3)     The medical assessment of point (d)(8) does not need to be repeated.

(f)      A class 2 medical certificate issued in accordance with Commission Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011^[71] meets the requirements of ORO.TC.105(a)(2).

(g)     A LAPL medical certificate issued in accordance with Commission Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011, complemented with timely medical reassessments of point (d)(5), meets the requirements of ORO.TC.105(a)(2).

[applicable from 25 May 2024 — ED Decision 2023/007/R]