Guide for Aviation Medical Examiners
Application Process for Medical Certification

General Information

This General Information section provides input to assist an Aviation Medical Examiner (AME), otherwise known as an Examiner, in performing his or her duties in an efficient and effective manner. It also describes Examiner responsibilities as the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) representative in medical certification matters and as the link between airmen and the FAA.

• Airman Appeals
• Authority of Aviation Medical Examiners
• Authorization for Special Issuance of a Medical Certificate and AME Assisted Special Issuance (AASI)
• Classes of Medical Certificates
• Disposition of Applications and Medical Examinations
• Equipment Requirements
• Examination Fees
• Legal Responsibilities of Designated Aviation Medical Examiners
• Medical Certificates - AME Completion
• Medical Certification Decision Making
• No Alternate Examiners Designated
• Operations Not Requiring a Medical Certificate
• Privacy of Medical Information
• Protection and Destruction of Forms
• Questions or Requests for Assistance
• Release of Information
• Replacement of Medical Certificates
• Title 14 CFR § 61.53, Prohibition on Operations During Medical Deficiency
• Validity of Medical Certificates
• Who May Be Certified