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Important - Please read before selecting a training course

  • Prospective AMEs are required to complete the Medical Certification Standards and Procedures Training (MCSPT) and the Clinical Aerospace Physiology Review for AMEs (CAPAME) prior to attending a Basic AME Seminar.
  • You may substitute the Multimedia Aviation Medical Examiner Refresher Course (MAMERC) if you have attended a seminar within the last three years. Unlike MAMERC, CAPAME is not an acceptable substitue for seminar training.
  • Since refresher training is required every 36 months, MAMERC only extends training 36 months and seminar training is still required every six years (72 months), regardless of when the last MAMERC was taken. MAMERC may not be used to extend the seminar requirement beyond this 72 months.
  • You may complete MAMERC or CAPAME at any time for Continuing Medical Education (CME) Credit alone, since CME and refresher training are separate matters.

Medical Certification Standards and Procedures Training (MCSPT) Correspondence for AMEs and Staff

A Guide for Prospective FAA Aviation Medical Examiners

Medical certification of U.S. airmen officially began with the Air Commerce Act of 1926, mandating that all pilots be medically qualified to fly. Disqualifying for any class of medical certificate were conditions that could cause sudden incapacitation or death, or could otherwise compromise aviation safety.

Aviation Medical Examiner Frequently Asked Questions

Updated: 3:04 pm ET November 21, 2008