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191.—(1) The CAA, or an approved medical examiner may, after carrying out an examination, issue a medical certificate, subject to such conditions as it thinks fit, if it considers that the applicant for, or holder of, a licence is fit to perform the functions to which the application or licence relates.
(2) The issue of a medical certificate must be consistent with the provisions of Annex I to the Chicago Convention and the Requirements for European Class 3 Medical Certification of Air Traffic Controllers laid down by the European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation (Eurocontrol) M1.
(3) The certificate is deemed to form part of the licence.
(4) A medical certificate is valid for—
(a)two years from the date of the medical examination in the case of an air traffic controller or student air traffic controller of up to (and including) the age of 40; and
(b)one year for an air traffic controller or student air traffic controller over the age of 40.
Marginal Citations
M1Published by Eurocontrol, Brussels, 8 February 2006, 2nd edition, HUM.ET2.ST08.1000.STD.02.