From 2 May – 12 June 2022, we sought feedback to help shape our review of aviation medical policy. Our review of the aviation medical rules aims to simplify and modernise our overall approach to medical certification.
We gathered data on the following 6 broad focus areas:
We also sought feedback on 3 key potential reforms that CASA is considering:
The consultation received 611 responses and where there was consent, responses are published.
Feedback received identified several main themes:
Read the full details in the summary of consultation below.
We have been working in consultation with the Aviation Safety Advisory Panel (ASAP) and Part 67 Aviation Medical Technical Working Group (TWG) to help achieve the outcomes of the review and make sure it reflects current practices in aviation medicine. Further information including the reports from their meetings is on the CASA website.
View submitted responses where consent has been given to publish the response.
We are seeking your input to help shape our review of aviation medical policy.
Our review of the aviation medical rules aims to simplify and modernise our overall approach to medical certification.
It follows work done over several years to improve and reform aviation medicine through a tiered approach to risk management. This considers how we can make it easy and simple for private pilots to get in the air and stay flying. It allows us to focus effort on higher risk activities such as passenger transport.
Part 67 of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998 was made in 2003 and sets out medical certification requirements.
We have identified 6 broad focus areas for the review:
Three key potential reforms we are considering are:
Your input will help us with the work we are doing with the Part 67 technical working group (TWG) appointed by the Aviation Safety Advisory Panel.
Much work has already been done in consultation with the TWG to explore options. Some of the resulting ideas are presented to you for consideration in the survey.
This consultation is relevant to all pilots (including drone flyers), medical professionals, and air traffic controllers. This is your chance to provide industry sector insight and ideas based on your understanding of current needs and challenges.
We are still in the early stages of this work and will publicly consult on a final policy proposal in a future consultation.
This is a key initiative of our general aviation (GA) workplan, focused on delivering tangible benefits on addressing longstanding issues raised with us by the GA community including growth of the sector.
Part 67 was made in 2003 and sets out the requirements relating to medical certification, designated aviation medical examiners and designated aviation ophthalmologists. Part 67 details the regulations relevant to medication certification, including:
Part 67 of CASR affects:
A range of changes to the aviation medical certification system were introduced in 2018 by instrument:
CASA recognises the valuable contribution community and industry consultations make to the policy decision-making process and future regulatory change. Comments are sought from every sector of the community.
This includes the public, government agencies and all sectors of the aviation industry, whether as an aviator, aviation consumer and/or provider of related products and services.
At the end of the response period, we will review each comment and submission received.
All submissions will be made publicly available on our website, unless you request your submission remain confidential.
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