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Validity of Medical Certificates

Durations

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Validity of Medical Certificates

  1. First-Class Medical Certificate: A first-class medical certificate is valid for the remainder of the month of issue; plus
    • 6 calendar months for activities requiring a first-class medical certificate, or plus
    • 12 calendar months for activities requiring a second-class medical certificate, or plus
    • 24 calendar months for activities requiring a third-class medical certificate (age 40 or older), or plus
    • 60 calendar months for activities requiring a third-class medical certificate if the airman has not reached his or her 40th birthday on or before the date of examination.*

  2. Second-Class Medical Certificate: A second-class medical certificate is valid for the remainder of the month of issue; plus
    • 12 calendar months for activities requiring a second-class medical certificate, or plus
    • 24 calendar months for activities requiring a third-class medical certificate (age 40 or older), or plus
    • 60 calendar months for activities requiring a third-class medical certificate if the airman has not reached his or her 40th birthday on or before the date of examination.*

  3. Third-Class Medical Certificate: A third-class medical certificate is valid for the remainder of the month of issue; plus
    • 24 calendar months for activities requiring a third-class medical certificate (age 40 or older), or plus
    • 60 calendar months for activities requiring a third-class medical certificate if the airman has not reached his or her 40th birthday on or before the date of examination.*
* Each medical certificate must bear the same date as the date of medical examination regardless of the date the certificate is actually issued.

Note: Flight Outside the Airspace of the United States
of America (U.S.A.)

A pilot who is issued a medical certificate under the age of 40 may not exercise the privileges of a private pilot certificate outside the U.S.A. after the 24 months of validity of that medical certificate except as permitted by a foreign country(s) where the flight occurs. The maximum validity of a private pilot medical certificate is 24 months under the standards of the International Civil Aviation Organization.

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