Canadian Aviation Regulations
404.04 (1) Subject to subsection (2) and subsection 404.05(1), the Minister shall issue or renew a medical certificate on receipt of an application therefor if
(a) where the applicant is applying for a medical certificate in connection with an application for a student pilot permit-aeroplane, pilot permit — recreational, pilot or student pilot permit — ultra-light aeroplane, a pilot licence — glider or student pilot permit — glider, the applicant has completed and submitted a medical declaration, in accordance with the personnel licensing standards, that attests to the fact that the applicant is medically fit to exercise the privileges of the permit or licence that is applied for; or
(b) in any case not referred to in paragraph (a), it is established, by means of a medical examination conducted by a physician referred to in section 404.16, that the applicant meets the medical fitness requirements specified in the personnel licensing standards.
(1.1) A medical certificate is also renewed if it is signed, dated and stamped in accordance with paragraph 404.18(a).
(2) The Minister
(a) may request an applicant for the issuance or renewal of a medical certificate to undergo, before a specified date, any medical tests or examinations that are necessary to determine whether the applicant meets the medical fitness requirements specified in the personnel licensing standards;
(b) shall not issue or renew a medical certificate until the applicant has undergone all of the tests and examinations requested by the Minister pursuant to paragraph (a); and
(c) may suspend, or refuse to issue or renew, the applicant’s medical certificate if the applicant fails to comply with the request referred to in paragraph (a) before the specified date.
(3) The Minister may
(a) request the holder of a medical certificate to undergo, before a specified date, any medical tests or examinations or provide any additional medical information, as necessary to determine whether the holder continues to meet the medical fitness requirements specified in the personnel licensing standards; and
(b) suspend, or refuse to renew, the holder’s medical certificate if the holder fails to comply with the request referred to in paragraph (a) before the specified date.
(4) A medical certificate is subject to any restrictions or limitations that have been endorsed on the certificate in accordance with subsection 404.05(2).
(5) A medical certificate is valid starting on the day on which the applicant signs the medical declaration submitted for the issuance or renewal of the certificate or on the day on which the medical examination for the issuance or renewal of the certificate is conducted until the earliest of
(a) the end of the validity period set out in the table to subsection (6) for the certificate,
(b) the end of any shorter validity period endorsed on the certificate by the Minister, and
(c) the day on which a new medical certificate is issued to the holder.
(6) Subject to subsection (9), the validity period of a medical certificate for a permit, licence or rating that is set out in column 1 of the table to this subsection is set out in column 2 if the holder of the permit, licence or rating is less than 40 years of age and in column 3 if the holder of the permit, licence or rating is 40 years of age or older.
TABLE
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Item Licence, permit or rating Medical certificate validity period if the holder is less than 40 years of age Medical certificate validity period if the holder is 40 years of age or older 1 Airline transport pilot licence — aeroplane 12 months 6 months 2 Airline transport pilot licence — helicopter 12 months 6 months 3 Commercial pilot licence — aeroplane 12 months 6 months 4 Commercial pilot licence — helicopter 12 months 6 months 5 Private pilot licence — aeroplane 60 months 24 months 6 Private pilot licence — helicopter 60 months 24 months 7 Pilot licence — glider 60 months 60 months 8 Pilot licence — balloon 60 months 24 months 9 Pilot permit — recreational 60 months 24 months 10 Pilot permit — gyroplane 60 months 24 months 11 Pilot permit — ultra-light aeroplane 60 months 60 months 12 Flight instructor rating — glider 60 months 60 months 13 Flight instructor rating — ultra-light aeroplane 60 months 60 months 14 Flight engineer licence 12 months 12 months 15 Air traffic controller licence 24 months 12 months 16 Student pilot permit — aeroplane 60 months 60 months 17 Student pilot permit — helicopter 60 months 60 months 18 Student pilot permit — glider 60 months 60 months 19 Student pilot permit — gyroplane 60 months 60 months 20 Student pilot permit — balloon 60 months 60 months 21 Student pilot permit — ultra-light aeroplane 60 months 60 months (7) The end of the validity period of a medical certificate that is issued or renewed under subsection (1) is calculated from the first day of the month following
(a) the day on which the applicant signs the medical declaration submitted for the issuance or renewal of the certificate; or
(b) the day on which the medical examination for the issuance or renewal of the certificate is conducted.
(8) The end of the validity period of a medical certificate that is renewed in accordance with subsection (1.1) is calculated from
(a) the day on which the preceding validity period ends if the medical examination for the renewal of the certificate is conducted within 90 days before the end of that validity period; or
(b) the first day of the month following the day on which the medical examination for the renewal of the certificate is conducted if the examination is conducted more than 90 days before the end of the preceding validity period.
(9) The Minister may endorse a shorter validity period on a medical certificate if a physician referred to in section 404.16 recommends the shorter validity period in their medical report.
- SOR/2007-229, s. 2
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