Page 422 - UK AirCrew Regulations (Consolidated) March 2022

Part MED - ANNEX IV - Medical

(10) Obstetrics and gynaecology
(i) Relation to aviation, risk of incapacitation
(ii) Pregnancy and aviation
(iii) Disorders, treatment and assessment
(11) Musculoskeletal system
(i) Vertebral column diseases
(ii) Arthropathies and arthroprosthesis
(iii) Pilots with a physical impairment
(iv) Treatment of musculoskeletal system, assessment for flying
(12) Psychiatry
2 hours
(i) Relation to aviation, risk of incapacitation
(ii) Psychiatric examination
(iii) Psychiatric disorders: neurosis; personality disorders; psychosis; organic
mental illness
(iv) Alcohol and other psychoactive substance(s) use
(v) Treatment, rehabilitation and assessment
(13) Psychology
2 hours
(i) Introduction to psychology in aviation as a supplement to psychiatric
assessment
(ii) Methods of psychological examination
(iii) Behaviour and personality
(iv) Workload management and situational awareness
(v) Flight motivation and suitability
(vi) Group social factors
(vii) Psychological stress, stress coping, fatigue
(viii) Psychomotor functions and age
(ix) Mental fitness and training
(14) Neurology
3 hours
(i) Relation to aviation, risk of incapacitation
(ii) Examination procedures
(iii) Neurological disorders
(A) Seizures — assessment of single episode
(B) Epilepsy
(C) Multiple sclerosis
(D) Head trauma
(E) Post-traumatic states
(F) Vascular diseases
(G) Tumours
(H) Disturbance of consciousness — assessment of single and repeated
episodes
(iv) Degenerative diseases
(v) Sleep disorders
(vi) Treatment and assessment
(15) Visual system and colour vision
4 hours
(i) Anatomy of the eye
(ii) Relation to aviation duties
(iii) Examination techniques
(A) Visual acuity assessment
(B) Visual aids
(C) Visual fields — acceptable limits for certification
(D) Ocular muscle balance
(E) Assessment of pathological eye conditions
(F) Glaucoma
(iv) Monocularity and medical flight tests
(v) Colour vision
(vi) Methods of testing: pseudoisochromatic plates, lantern tests, anomaloscopy
(vii) Importance of standardisation of tests and of test protocols
(viii) Assessment after eye surgery
(16) Otorhinolaryngology
3 hours
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