PREPARING FOR A UK CAA CLASS 1 MEDICAL
Please remember at the present time, you will need to wear a face covering whilst inside the hospital.
1. The CAA have introduced a new Portal system for medical and licensing applications. All applicants for a medical certificate will need a portal account with the CAA and will need to have paid the CAA medical fee (currently £14 Class 1 and 3 and £8 Class 2 and LAPL) BEFORE an AME can undertake a medical. So please ensure these steps are completed before you come for your medical (or we will not be able to proceed!!). The weblink to follow to set up a Portal account and pay for the CAA fee is here and a CAA document summarising the process is here.
2. Bring your passport or other form of photo ID.
3. Bring any current or expired medical certificate.
4. This step is important OPTICIANS REPORTS:
If you need an opticians report you will need to bring one to the examination.
If you need one but don’t have one, I won’t be able to issue you with a certificate on the day.
If you need an opticians report, take this form to an optician, ask them to examine you, complete it and bring it with you.
You could help the optician by completing your own demographics (sections 1-13 and 302). The optician doesn’t need to complete section 310. Their sections are 303 to 323 and then name and address at the bottom.
Simple guide to work out if you need an opticians report:
a) If you don’t wear glasses or contacts (or if you do but
have a ‘weak‘ prescription), you won’t need a report.
b) If you wear glasses / contacts and have a ‘medium
strength’ prescription, you’ll need a report 5 yearly.
c) If you wear glasses / contacts and have a ‘high
strength’ prescription, you’ll need a report 2 yearly.
What counts as ‘weak’, ‘medium’ or ‘high’ prescriptions are summarised in this requirements spreadsheet, but you’ll need to know how many dioptres your current lenses are to use the calculator, so I suggest using the simple a,b,c guide above.
If you use eye correction and are in any doubt, just have an eyetest done - they are usually cost free.
5. If you have glasses, bring them (even if you wear contact lenses - we’ll check your eyes with and without glasses).
6. If you have any medical conditions or are on any medication (particularly new diagnoses or treatments) email me beforehand with details. I want to help you prepare for the medical to minimise problems on the day. The CAA produces flow charts for many conditions and these are widely available on the CAA website. If you have any of these conditions, you’ll need to comply with their requirements. Often a summary or report will be required from whichever doctor is managing the condition (see the section on submitting reports).
7. All class 1 pilots will need a finger prick haemoglobin blood test. Whilst I’m taking that blood we could use a drop to check your lipid profile. For some this is mandatory but for most it’s optional. So consider if you would like your lipid profile checking at the medical. I’ll use the information to calculate your stroke and heart attack risk over the next decade and discuss strategies to reduce elevated risk.
8. If you would like a chaperone to be present during the medical, either bring someone with you or let me know beforehand if you’d like me to make arrangements for one.
9. Bring some means of paying (see fees and paying page) unless you work for a company with whom I have an arrangement (such as Draken).
Medicals performed:
UK CAA Class 1 revalidation medical exam
UK CAA Class 1 renewal medical exam
EASA Class 1 revalidation medical exam
EASA Class 1 renewal medical exam
UK CAA Class 3 revalidation medical exam
UK CAA Class 3 renewal medical exam
EASA Class 3 revalidation medical exam
EASA Class 3 renewal medical exam
UK CAA Class 2 initial medical exam
UK CAA Class 2 revalidation medical exam
UK CAA Class 2 renewal medical exam
EASA Class 2 initial medical exam
EASA Class 2 revalidation medical exam
EASA Class 2 renewal medical exam
UK CAA LAPL initial medical exam
UK CAA LAPL revalidation medical exam
UK CAA LAPL renewal medical exam
EASA LAPL initial medical exam
EASA LAPL revalidation medical exam
EASA LAPL renewal medical exam
UK CAA Cabin crew initial medical exam
UK CAA Cabin crew revalidation medical exam
UK CAA Cabin crew renewal medical exam
EASA Cabin crew initial medical exam
EASA Cabin crew revalidation medical exam
EASA Cabin crew renewal medical exam
Airside Drivers Medical Exam
Parachute medical
