Excerpts from AME Guide |
AME Assisted - All Classes
Sleep Apnea
Examiners may re-issue an airman medical certificate under the provisions of an Authorization, if the applicant provides the following:
- An Authorization granted by the FAA; and
- A current report (performed within last 90 days) from the treating physician that references the present treatment, whether this has eliminated any symptoms and with specific comments regarding daytime sleepiness. If there is any question about response to or compliance with treatment, then a Maintenance of Wakefulness Test (MWT) will be required.
- There is any question concerning the adequacy of therapy;
- The applicant appears to be non-compliant with therapy;
- The MWT demonstrates sleep deficiency; or
- The applicant has developed some associated illness, such as right-sided heart failure.
Other FAA (Aeromedical) Lung Issues Relevant to Pilots and Airman:
- Allergies
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Disease of the Lungs, Pleura, or Mediastinum
- Pleura and Pleural Cavity
- Pulmonary
- Sleep Apnea
AME Assisted Special Issuance (AASI) is a process whereby the FAA delegates to AMEs the ability to re-issue an airman medical
certificate under the provisions of an Authorization for Special Issuance of a Medical Certificate (Authorization) to
an applicant who has a medical condition that is disqualifying under Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 67.
A staff FAA physician provides the initial certification decision and grants the Authorization in accordance
with 14 CFR § 67.401.
The Authorization letter is accompanied by attachments that specify the information that treating physician(s) must
provide for the re-issuance determination. If this is a first time issuance of an Authorization for the
disease/condition, and the applicant has all of the requisite medical information necessary for a determination,
the AME must defer and submit all of the documentation to the AMCD or RFS for the initial determination.
Note: Numbers correspond to the required entry in the AME portion of the FAA Form 8500-8
Note: Numbers correspond to the required entry in the AME portion of the FAA Form 8500-8