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Ear, Nose, Throat and Equilibirum

CFR 67 Subpart C: Medical Standards - Class 2 (Commercial Pilot)

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Subpart C - Index of 2nd-Class Airman Medical Requirements

67.201 Eligibility.
67.203 Eye.
67.205 Ear, nose, throat, and equilibrium.
67.207 Mental.
67.209 Neurologic.
67.211 Cardiovascular.
67.213 General medical condition.
67.215 Discretionary issuance.

§ 67.205 Ear, nose, throat, and equilibrium.

Ear, nose, throat, and equilibrium standards for a secondclass airman medical certificate are:

(a) The person shall demonstrate acceptable hearing by at least one of the following tests:

(1) Demonstrate an ability to hear an average conversational voice in a quiet room, using both ears, at a distance of 6 feet from the examiner, with the back turned to the examiner.

(2) Demonstrate an acceptable understanding of speech as determined by audiometric speech discrimination testing to a score of at least 70 percent obtained in one ear or in a sound field environment.

(3) Provide acceptable results of pure tone audiometric testing of unaided hearing acuity according to the following table of worst acceptable thresholds, using the calibration standards of the American National Standards Institute, 1969:

 
500 Hz
1,000 Hz
2,000 Hz
3,000 Hz
Better Ear
35 dB
30 dB
30 dB
40 dB
Worst Ear
35 dB
50 dB
50 dB
60 dB

(b) No disease or condition of the middle or internal ear,

nose, oral cavity, pharynx, or larynx that--

(1) Interferes with, or is aggravated by, flying or may

reasonably be expected to do so; or

(2) Interferes with, or may reasonably be expected to

interfere with, clear and effective speech communication.

(c) No disease or condition manifested by, or that may reasonably be expected to be manifested by, vertigo or a disturbance of equilibrium.


What will my AME check exactly?

Click on a body area below to learn about each portion of the exam:

25. Head, Face, Neck, and Scalp
26. Nose
27. Sinuses
28. Mouth and Throat
29. Ear
30. Ear Drums
46. Neurologic (Vertigo and Equilibrium)
49. Hearing

Note: Numbers correspond to the required entry in the AME portion of the FAA Form 8500-8


67.201 Eligibility.
67.203 Eye.
67.205 Ear, nose, throat, and equilibrium.
67.207 Mental.
67.209 Neurologic.
67.211 Cardiovascular.
67.213 General medical condition.
67.215 Discretionary issuance.

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