No, this is not the case at all. Foreign pilots, as GFA members, are capable of making a self-declaration if they do not suffer from any of the prescribed medical conditions and do not intend to instruct or fly charter operations. Where a medical is required, GFA will accept their overseas ICAO Class 2 or equivalent or they can get an Australian Registered GP to sign them off. I’m not sure there is any other country in the world that is this flexible!
Christopher Thorpe From: aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net [mailto:aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net] On Behalf Of jim crowhurst Sent: Friday, 11 October 2013 7:04 AM To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Medicals Ok thanks. So a foreign pilot must hold a class 2 or higher. Still quite restrictive..... --- Original Message --- From: "Christopher Thorpe" <ctho...@bigpond.com <mailto:ctho...@bigpond.com> > Sent: 10 October 2013 11:54 PM To: "'Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia.'" <aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net <mailto:aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net> > Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Medicals The Q&A means exactly what it says. An AUSTRALIAN pilot must have an AUSTRALIAN Medical Certificate. I’m not sure how this morphed into the requirements for foreign pilots, but there is a separate page dedicated to foreign pilots at the following link:- <http://www.glidingaustralia.org/GFA-Ops/foreignpilots.html> http://www.glidingaustralia.org/GFA-Ops/foreignpilots.html Christopher Thorpe From: aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net <mailto:aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net> [mailto:aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net] On Behalf Of jim crowhurst Sent: Thursday, 10 October 2013 9:37 PM To: aus soaring Subject: [Aus-soaring] Medicals I have just been reading the medicals section of the OPS part of the GFA website and was looking at the FAQ. With respect to overseas pilots, I am confused.... I am an Australian Citizen but hold a Class 1/Class 2 Medical Certificate issued overseas. Can I use this to meet GFA’s medical requirements? No. You must hold a Medical Certificate issued by an Australian Registered Doctor or DAME. This means that regardless of any medical obtained overseas, a visiting pilot on holiday MUST see an Australian doctor and get signed off if they have ever had any of the exclusions, even if they hold a class 1 or 2 medical in their country. Some of the conditions are quite common in the age group of pilots that visit Australia. Surely if they have been signed off in the UK or USA or Germany for example they would meet requirements here? Is there any reciprocal arrangement with certain countries? My concern is that Australia may lose out on overseas pilots coming to visit because of the medical requirements. Has this always been this way or are these new regulations? This is more stringent than EASA, and that's saying something! Can someone knowledgeable explain the rules for overseas pilots or is it simply that "if you can't self certify, see an Australian doctor" and hope they sign off? It's not exactly convenient....... thanks
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