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Introduction – ORA.AeMC.105 Scope (Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011)
- Establishes the additional requirements to be met by an organisation to qualify for the issue or continuation of approval as an aero-medical center (AeMC) to issue medical certificates, including initial class 1 medical certificates.
ORA.AeMC.115 Application – Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011
Applicants for an AeMC certificate shall:
- Comply with MED.D.005; and
- in addition to the documentation for the approval of an organisation required in ORA.GEN.115, provide details of clinical attachments to or liaison with designated hospitals or medical institutes for the purpose of specialist medical examinations.
ORA.AeMC.135 Continued validity – Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011
The AeMC certificate shall be issued for an unlimited duration. It shall remain valid subject to the holder and the aero-medical examiners of the organisation:
- complying with MED.D.030;and
- ensuring their continued experience by performing an adequate number of class 1 medical examinations every year.
ORA.AeMC.200 Management system – Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011
The AeMC shall establish and maintain a management system that includes the items addressed in ORA.GEN.200 and, in addition, processes:
- for medical certification in compliance with Part-MED; and
- to ensure medical confidentiality at all times
ORA.AeMC.210 Personnel requirements – Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011
The AeMC shall:
- have an aero-medical examiner (AME) nominated as head of the AeMC, with privileges to issue class 1 medical certificates andsufficient experience in aviation medicine to exercise his/her duties; and
- have on staff an adequate number of fully qualified AMEs and other technical staff and experts.
o The head of the AeMC shall be responsible for coordinating the assessment of examination results and signing reports, certificates, and initial class 1 medical certificates.
ORA.AeMC.215 Facility requirements (Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011)
The AeMC shall be equipped with medico-technical facilities adequate to perform aero-medical examinations necessary for the exercise of the privileges included in the scope of the approval.
ORA.AeMC.220 Record-keeping Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011
In addition to the records required in ORA.GEN.220, the AeMC shall:
- maintain records with details of medical examinations and assessments performed for the issue, revalidation or renewal of medical certificates and their results, for a minimum period of 10 years after the last examination date; and
- keep all medical records in a way that ensures that medical confidentiality is respected at all times.
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