Do we (ie GFA) have any data on accidents due to medical incapacitation, which a medical examination might have detected? I can think of one incident which may have been related to dehydration hence not related to medical certification.
On Thu, Feb 23, 2017 at 1:15 PM, Jo Pocklington <jopockling...@bigpond.com> wrote: > 23 Feb 17 : CASA Briefing Newsletter - More comments needed on the future > of medicals > > Time is running down on the chance to have a say on the future of pilot > medical certification. CASA needs comments from people across the aviation > community on a comprehensive medical discussion paper. While some people > have already sent submissions, many more are needed. The paper sets out a > range of medical certification issues and puts forward a number of options. > These options range from continuing existing medical requirements to > developing a new medical certificate for the sport and recreational > sectors. They also include re-assessing risk tolerances, streamlining > certification practices, aligning sport and recreational standards and > mitigating the risks of any changes through operational restrictions. The > discussion paper looks at a range of other relevant issues such as CASA’s > approach to aviation medicine, the approach to medical certification in > four other nations, pilot incapacitation in Australia, accidents and risks, > psychiatric conditions and the protection of third parties. The discussion > paper makes it clear CASA’s operational objective is to strive to let as > many people continue to fly as safely as possible. However, CASA is aware > there is a perception from some elements of the pilot community that CASA > can take an overly rigorous approach in terms of testing and contesting > opinions from other doctors. Comment on the medical discussion paper > <https://mailinglist.casa.gov.au/lt.php?id=cRoFUAlKUlUGCB9VAAIJVQ> by 30 > March 2017. > > > > Regarding Class 2 Medical reform, AOPA put forward a proposal on 23 August > 2016 which you may wish to support (2 page summary CASA discussion paper > and AOPO recommendation attached). Possibilities include addressing each > of the 6 options put forward by CASA, or simply stating that "*the AOPO > proposal dated 23 August 2016 regarding Class 2 Medical reform is supported > by me*". Submissions to avmed...@casa.gov.au by 30 March 17 and should > include in the subject line: 'AvMed discussion paper'. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Aus-soaring mailing list > Aus-soaring@lists.base64.com.au > http://lists.base64.com.au/listinfo/aus-soaring > >
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