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§ 68.3 - Medical education course requirements.

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The medical education course required to act as pilot in command in an operation under § 61.113(i) of this chapter must—

Educate pilots on conducting medical self-assessments;

Advise pilots on identifying warning signs of potential serious medical conditions;

Identify risk mitigation strategies for medical conditions;

Increase awareness of the impacts of potentially impairing over-the-counter and prescription drug medications;

Encourage regular medical examinations and consultations with primary care physicians;

Inform pilots of the regulations pertaining to the prohibition on operations during medical deficiency and medically disqualifying conditions; and

Provide the checklist developed by the FAA in accordance with § 68.7.

Upon successful completion of the medical education course, the following items must be electronically provided to the individual seeking to act as pilot in command under the conditions and limitations of § 61.113(i) of this chapter and transmitted to the FAA—

A certification of completion of the medical education course, which shall be retained in the individual's logbook and made available upon request, and shall contain the individual's name, address, and airman certificate number;

A release authorizing single access to the National Driver Register through a designated State Department of Motor Vehicles to furnish to the FAA information pertaining to the individual's driving record;

A certification by the individual that the individual is under the care and treatment of a physician if the individual has been diagnosed with any medical condition that may impact the ability of the individual to fly, as required under § 61.23(c)(3) of this chapter;

A form that includes—

The name, address, telephone number, and airman certificate number of the individual;

The name, address, telephone number, and State medical license number of the physician performing the comprehensive medical examination;

The date of the comprehensive medical examination; and

A certification by the individual that the checklist described in § 68.7 was followed and signed by the physician during the medical examination required by this section; and

A statement, which shall be signed by the individual certifying that the individual understands the existing prohibition on operations during medical deficiency by stating: “I understand that I cannot act as pilot in command, or any other capacity as a required flight crew member, if I know or have reason to know of any medical condition that would make me unable to operate the aircraft in a safe manner.”.

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§ 68.3 - Medical education course requirements.