Current Medical Requirements

For more detailed information on medicals, please visit the CAA Medical website

Pilots can attend CAA medicals within 45 days of the expiry date of their current medical certificate.  In these cases a new certificate can be issued from the date of expiry.

Validity of Certificate



ECG





Audiogram



Opthalmology

Class 1 
Single pilot air transport operations carrying passengers

<40   1yr
>40   6 mon


At initial then
<30     5yrs
30-39  2yrs
40-49  1 yr
>50     6 mon

At inital then
<40     5yrs
>40     2yrs

At initial then if required

Class 1
Other commercial operations


<60   1yr
>60   6 mon


At initial then
<30     5yrs
30-39  2yrs
40-49  1 yr
>50     6 mon

At initial then
<40     5yrs
>40     2yrs

At initial then if required

Class 2
Private Pilot licence


<40     5yrs
40-49  2yrs
>50     1yr

At first examination after age 40,
then >50  2yrs




Initial instrument rating only
<40      5yrs
>40      2yrs