Chapter One-General Provisions
Article 1
This Medical Examination Standards of Airmen (hereinafter the “Standard”) is enacted in accordance with the paragraph 2 of the article 26 of Civil Aviation Act of the Republic of China.
Article 2
The medical certificates shall be issued to airmen in accordance with this Standard.
Article 3
The medical examinations to airmen may be given by the Civil Aviation Administration of (hereinafter “CAA”). Nevertheless, CAA may designate aviation medical examiners (hereinafter the “AME”) to give medical examinations to airmen.
The guideline governing the aforesaid designation of AME shall be enacted by CAA.
Article 4
Airmen shall be classified in medical standards as class A and class B (hereinafter “Class A” and “Class B” respectively). Such respective classifications in medical standards apply to the following airmen:
1. Class A:
(1) Airline transport pilot.
(2) Commercial pilot engaged in Airline transport and General Aviation business charter operation.
(3) Multi-crew pilot.
2. Class B:
(1) Student pilot.
(2) Private pilot.
(3) Commercial pilot engaged in General Aviation other than business charter operation.
(4) Commercial pilot - free balloon.
(5) Commercial pilot - glider.
(6) Private pilot - airship.
(7) Flight engineer.
(8) Air traffic controller.
(9) Flight instructor.
Article 5
Any airman applying for the medical examination (hereinafter the “Medical Exam”) physical check shall correct enter in each item which required in the Medical Exam record sheet and sign such record sheet.
Article 6
As deemed necessary for the reference of their respective evaluations, CAA or AME may require relevant information be provided by the airmen or give the examinations by delegate clinics or specialized physicians to the airmen. The associated expenses shall be burden by the applicant.
Article 7
If it’s determined that an airman’s physical check is evaluated to meet the requirements in the Standards or is granted a waiver on the Medical Exam (the “Waiver on Medical Exam”), CAA shall issue to the airman a Medical certificate (hereinafter the “Medical Certificate”) which shall be carried by the certification holder while performs his duties. If the applicant fails to meet the requirements in the Standard, CAA shall so notify the airman in a writing containing the reasons for the determination for such failure and the rules concerning the application for reconsideration of such determination.
Issuance fee of 250 NT dollars will be charged for each medical certificate in initial issuing, supplemental issuing, or renewal.
Article 8
If an application does not agree with the check result, the airman shall be in written to CAA for reconsideration of the determination within 30 days from the following day of the date on which the notification of the determination is received.
Article 9
The Medical assessment issue shall be valid from the day of the Medical Exam for a period not greater than:
1. 12 months for Aircraft pilots for Civil Air Transport Enterprise and business jet service provided by General aviation Enterprise, 6 months for the aforementioned pilots aged over 40, and 4 months for those aged over 60.
2. 12 months for Student pilots, private pilots, aircraft pilot of General Aviation excluding those for business jet service and flight instructor, 6 months for the aforementioned pilots aged over 60.
3. 12 months for Flight engineers and Air Traffic Controllers.
CAA, if required, may randomly give the Medical Exam to any airman who is a holder of the Medical Certificate.
In the event of an airman being unable to have his/her Medical Exam completed before the expiration date as set out in the paragraph 1 herein during a time when Central Epidemic Command Center is established due to the pandemic, their service unit shall submit the application to CAA for the approval of a limited validity Medical Certificate up to one calendar month.
Article 10
An airman shall apply for and complete each Medical Exam within the applicable period as required in subparagraphs of the first paragraph of the preceding Article. Nevertheless, if part of the Medical Exam is not completed within the required period due to the further verification of such part is needed, the following shall be deemed as a matter law:
1. If the result of the further verification passes the requirement in the Standard, the first date of actual exercise of the Medical Exam shall be deemed to be the date starting to run for the period within which the Medical Exam shall be completed.
2. If the period from the date on which the further verification is completed to the deadline for completing the next Medical Exam is less than three months, the airman may choose to take a re-examination, in which case, the deadline for completing the next Medical Exam shall be deemed running from the date of the completion of the re-examination.
Article 11
The airman who has failed to perform the duties for two weeks or more due to his illness or injury, shall consult CAA or the designated AME, through the institute the airman is working with.
Article 12
If the airman knows that his physical condition is so weak or his deficiency of health condition is so aggregated that he would not pass a Medical Exam, as having been certified in the Medical Certificate, the airman is required to timely request the institute he is working with, to discontinue his performance of duties, and such institute shall consult CAA or the designated AME.
After the consultations mentioned in the preceding Article and the preceding paragraph in this Article, if deemed necessary, the airman shall apply to CAA or the designated AME for the medical re-examinations, only until the airman passes which, the airman is permitted to resume performing his duties.
Article 13
The Medical Exam of airmen shall be implemented in accordance with Airmen’s Medical Examination Handbook written by CAA. The records of Medical Exams shall be kept by CAA or by the designated AME, for ten (10) years.
Article 14
The applicant shall burden the following expenses:
1. Medical Exam and assessment fee.
2. As deem by CAA or AME, if necessary may require the application to provide the expenses of delegate clinics or specialized physicians.
The expenses of doctor to attain the evaluation who employed by Medical Review Committee.