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ARA.MED.125 Referral to the licensing authority

Regulation (EU) 2024/2076

When an AeMC, or aero-medical examiner (AME) has referred the decision on the fitness of an applicant to the licensing authority:

(a)     the medical assessor or medical staff designated by the competent authority shall evaluate the relevant medical documentation and request further medical documentation, examinations and tests where necessary; and

(b)     the medical assessor shall determine the applicant’s fitness for the issue of a medical certificate with one or more limitation(s) as necessary.

[applicable until 12 February 2025 - Regulation (EU) 290/2012]

When an AeMC or aero-medical examiner (AME) has referred the decision on the fitness of an applicant to the medical assessor of the licensing authority, the following steps shall be taken:

(a)     the medical assessor or medical staff designated by the medical assessor shall evaluate the relevant medical documentation and request further medical documentation, examinations and tests where necessary;

(b)     the medical assessor shall determine the applicant’s fitness for the issuance of a medical certificate with one or more limitation(s) if necessary;

(c)      the medical assessor shall inform the AeMC or AME of the decision;

(d)     in case the applicant is assessed as fit, the medical assessor shall issue, if appropriate, the medical certificate or delegate the issuance to the AeMC or AME that referred the respective applicant.

[applicable from 13 February 2025 - Regulation (EU) 2024/2076]

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