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Title: Medical Examination Standards of Airmen CH
Category: Ministry of Transportation and Communications(交通部)
Chapter Four-Waiveron Medical Exam
Article 39
An airman who failed to pass the Medical Exam may, in addition to seeking for the remedy provided under Article 8 hereof, submit to CAA an application with relevant documents within 30 days for the Waiver on Medical Exam from the date on which the notification of the determination of the failure is received. After CAA evaluation, recognizes through the working experience or cured by medical therapy,will not affect the safety of the flight, such fail items may be waived.
While The applicant request the Waiver on Medical Exam,the reconsideration of determination period should be suspended.
Upon the reason for suspension of such period of time specified in the preceding paragraph ceases to exist, the period of time shall resume accruing taking into account of the time having accrued before such suspension.
Article 39-1
The application form for the Waiver on Medical Exam is noticed by CAA.
Article 40
An applicant who failed pass on physical check and his illness(or defect) is being developing and not in a stable condition, or one of the following illness(or defect) is found in his medical history, such airman shall not be eligible to apply for the Waiver on Medical Exam:
1. Personality or behaviors disorders or psychological disturbances.
2. Chronic alcoholism or drug addiction.
3. Epilepsy.
4. Having had loss of consciousness in the medical history without identified cause.
5. Having had heart transplant surgery.
6. Wearing cardiac pacemaker.
7. Type 1 diabetes mellitus.
8. Cerebral vascular diseases.
Article 41
The Waiver on Medical Exam may be granted by any of the followings:
1. It may be granted by the results of assessments made by the medical institutes or specialized aviation medical doctors.
2. It may be granted by perform the actual duty, assessed by CAA authorized personnel.
Article 42
When CAA grants the Waiver on Medical Exams, the following item waived shall noted on medical certificate:
1. Expiration period of the waiver items.
2. The condition of healthcare of the aviation medicine.
3. The limitation of the aviation duties.
4. The conditions of operation environments.
Airman shall not perform any duty which was limited by the defect.
Article 43
The items of failures which were granted for Waiver on Medical Exam shall nevertheless be required to be medical examined routinely. However, when CAA considers necessary or AME considers the condition of disease changes, such items shall be verified again for the Waiver on Medical Exam.
Article 44
CAA may at any time cancel the Waiver on Medical Exam previously granted, or may require the airman to suspend his performance of duties before any examination of assessments.
Article 45
This Standard shall take effect on and from the date of promulgation.