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Part MED - ANNEX IV - Medical

(a) Holders of an AME certificate shall, without undue delay, notify the CAA of the following
circumstances which could affect their AME certificate:
(1) the AME is subject to disciplinary proceedings or investigation by a medical
regulatory body;
(2) there are changes to the conditions under which the certificate was granted,
including the content of the statements provided with the application;
(3) the requirements for the issuance of the AME certificate are no longer met;
(4) there is a change to the aero-medical examiner's practice location(s) or
correspondence address.
(b) Failure to notify the CAA in accordance with point (a) shall result in the suspension or
revocation of the AME certificate in accordance with point ARA.MED.250 of Annex II (Part-
ARA).
MED.D.030 Validity of AME certificates
An AME certificate shall be valid for a period of 3 years, unless the CAA decides to reduce that period
for duly justified reasons related to the individual case.
Upon application by the holder, the certificate shall be:
(a) revalidated, provided that the holder:
(1) continues to fulfil the general conditions required for medical practice and maintains
his or her licence for the practice of medicine;
(2) has undertaken refresher training in aviation medicine within the last 3 years;
(3) has performed at least 10 aero-medical examinations or equivalent every year;
(4) remains in compliance with the terms of the certificate;
(5) exercises the privileges in accordance with the requirements of this Annex (Part-
MED);
(6) has demonstrated that he or she maintains his or her aero-medical competency in
accordance with the procedure established by the CAA.
(b) renewed, provided that the holder complies with either the requirements for revalidation
set out in point (a) or with all of the following requirements:
(1) continues to fulfil the general conditions required for medical practice and maintains
his or her licence for the practice of medicine;
(2) has undertaken refresher training in aviation medicine within the previous year;
(3) has successfully completed practical training within the previous year, either at an
AeMC or under the supervision of the CAA;
(4) remains in compliance with the requirements of point MED.D.010;
(5) has demonstrated that he or she maintains his or her aero-medical competency in
accordance with the procedure established by the CAA.
MED.D.030 AMC1 Validity of AME certificates
REFRESHER TRAINING
(a) It is the responsibility of the AME to continuously maintain and improve their
competencies.
(b) During the period of validity of the AME certificate, an AME should attend a minimum of 20
hours of refresher training.
(c) An AME exercising class 1 privileges should attend at least 10 hours of refresher training
per year.
(d) A proportionate number of refresher training hours should be provided by, or conducted
under the direct supervision of, the competent authority or the medical assessor.
(e) The curricula of refresher training hours referred to in (c) should be decided by the
competent authority following a risk-based assessment.
(f) Attendance at scientific meetings and congresses, and flight deck experience may be
credited by the competent authority for a specified number of hours against the training
obligations of the AME, provided the competent authority has assessed it in advance as
being relevant for crediting purposes.
(g) In case of renewal of an AME certificate, the practical training should include at least 10
aero-medical assessments, in accordance with the type of the requested AME certificate.
MED.D.030 GM1 Validity of AME certificates
REFRESHER TRAINING
(a) The curricula for the refresher training hours that should be provided by, or conducted
under the direct supervision of, the competent authority or the medical assessor may
include but are not limited to subjects such as:
(1) Psychiatry
(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; and
(v) Treatment, rehabilitation and assessment.
(2) Psychology
(i) Introduction to psychology in aviation as a supplement to psychiatric
assessment;
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