| (1) | A medical certificate shall be issued by the DAME concerned on the appropriate prescribed form. |
| (2) | The DAME concerned shall, within 60 days from the date on which the medical certificate has been issued, submit the original application together with any appropriate— |
| (a) | supporting medical reports; and |
| (b) | results of medical examinations or tests performed, to the designated body or institution for verification purposes. |
| (3) | On receipt of the documents referred to in subregulation (2), the designated body or institution shall verify that the holder of the medical certificate complies with the appropriate medical requirements and standards referred to in regulation 67.00.2(6). |
| (4) | A medical certificate issued by a DAME, shall remain in force, subject to any requirement or limitation endorsed thereon and for the period for which it was issued: Provided that the designated body or institution may— |
| (a) | if the medical certificate has been issued to an applicant who does not comply with the appropriate medical requirements and standards referred to in regulation 67.00.2(6), cancel the medical certificate; or |
| (b) | if medical conclusion requires that— |
| (i) | medical examinations or tests be performed at shorter intervals; |
| (ii) | additional examinations or tests be performed; or |
| (iii) | when the safe performance of the duties essential to the operation of an aircraft, of the holder of the medical certificate, depends on compliance with any special limitation, endorse the medical certificate with such requirement or limitation. |
| (4A) | Notwithstanding the provisions of this Part, a medical assessor may, in exceptional circumstances, issue or renew a medical certificate to an applicant who does not meet some of the medical standards prescribed in this Part if— |
| (a) | accredited medical conclusion indicates that in special circumstances the applicant’s failure to meet any requirement, whether numerical or otherwise, is such that exercise of the privileges of the licence applied for is not likely to jeopardize flight safety; |
| (b) | relevant ability, skill and experience of the applicant and operational conditions have been given due consideration; and |
| (c) | the licence is endorsed with any special limitation when the safe performance of the licence holder’s duties is dependent on compliance with such limitation. |
[Regulation 67.00.8(4A) inserted by regulation 8(d) of Notice No. R. 432, GG 40846, dated 19 May 2017 (Sixteenth Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2017)]
| (5) | For the purposes of subregulation (2), the words "original application" includes any incomplete application. |
