No "Alternate" Examiners Designated
FAA Prohibition against AMEs Delegating Exam Duties
Apr 2014
Guidance is compiled and interpreted by professional pilots and physicians at FlightPhysical.com from the 2014 AME Guide page 14, FAA and FDA web data (www.FAA.gov & www.FDA.gov), instructions specified in the Aeronautical Information Manual, Federal Air Surgeon Bulletins from 1999-2015, and 14 CFR Part 61 and Part 67 (the FARs).
<p>The Examiner is to conduct all medical examinations at their designated address only. An Examiner <em>is not permitted </em>to conduct examinations at a temporary address and is not permitted to name an alternate Examiner. During an Examiner's absence from the permanent office, applicants for airman medical certification shall be referred to another Examiner in the area. </p>
This page discussed the Prohibition of Alternate Examiners portion of the AME Info section of the Fight Physical Examination required of pilots.
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