Easy Access Rules for Medical
Requirements
ANNEX VI (Part-ARA)
SUBPART MED – SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS
RELATING TO AERO-MEDICAL
CERTIFICATION
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Failure to complete the medical examination report form in full, as required, or to write legibly, may result in
non-acceptance of the application in total and may lead to withdrawal of any medical certificate issued. The
making of false or misleading statements or the withholding of relevant information by an AME may result in
criminal prosecution, denial of an application or withdrawal of any medical certificate(s) granted.
Shaded areas do not require completion for the medical examination report form for the LAPL.
201 EXAMINATION CATEGORY – Tick appropriate box.
Initial – Initial examination for either LAPL, class 1 or 2; also initial examination for upgrading from LAPL
to class 2, or class 2 to 1 (notate ‘upgrading’ in box 248).
Renewal/Revalidation – Subsequent ROUTINE examinations.
Extended Renewal/Revalidation – Subsequent ROUTINE examinations, which include comprehensive
ophthalmological and otorhinolaryngology examinations.
202 HEIGHT – Measure height, without shoes, in centimetres to nearest cm.
203 WEIGHT – Measure weight, in indoor clothes, in kilograms to nearest kg.
204 COLOUR EYE – State colour of applicant’s eyes from the following list: brown, blue, green, hazel, grey,
multi.
205 COLOUR HAIR – State colour of applicant’s hair from the following list: brown, black, red, fair, bald.
206 BLOOD PRESSURE – Blood pressure readings should be recorded as Phase 1 for Systolic pressure and
Phase 5 for Diastolic pressure. The applicant should be seated and rested. Recordings in mm Hg.
207 PULSE (RESTING) – The pulse rate should be recorded in beats per minute and the rhythm should be
recorded as regular or irregular. Further comments if necessary may be written in section 228, 248 or
separately.
208 to 227 inclusive constitute the general clinical examination, and each of the boxes should be marked (with
a tick) as normal or abnormal.
208 HEAD, FACE, NECK, SCALP – To include appearance, range of neck and facial movements, symmetry, etc.
209 MOUTH, THROAT, TEETH – To include appearance of buccal cavity, palate motility, tonsillar area, pharynx
and also gums, teeth and tongue.
210 NOSE, SINUSES – To include appearance and any evidence of nasal obstruction or sinus tenderness on
palpation.
211 EARS, DRUMS, EARDRUM MOTILITY – To include otoscopy of external ear, canal, tympanic membrane.
Eardrum motility by valsalva manoeuvre or by pneumatic otoscopy.
212 EYES – ORBIT AND ADNEXA; VISUAL FIELDS – To include appearance, position and movement of eyes and
their surrounding structures in general, including eyelids and conjunctiva. Visual fields check by
campimetry, perimetry or confrontation.
213 EYES – PUPILS AND OPTIC FUNDI – To include appearance, size, reflexes, red reflex and fundoscopy.
Special note of corneal scars.
214 EYES – OCULAR MOTILITY, NYSTAGMUS – To include range of movement of eyes in all directions;
symmetry of movement of both eyes; ocular muscle balance; convergence; accommodation; signs of
nystagmus.
215 LUNGS, CHEST, BREASTS – To include inspection of chest for deformities, operation scars, abnormality of
respiratory movement, auscultation of breath sounds. Physical examination of female applicant’s breasts
should only be performed with informed consent.
216 HEART – To include apical heartbeat, position, auscultation for murmurs, carotid bruits, palpation for
trills.