Class One Examination
CLASS 1 INDEX (PART 67)
A Class 1 FAA Medical Certificate is the highest level of medical clearance required for airline transport pilots (ATPs) who fly for commercial airlines.
The exam is comprehensive and ensures a pilot meets the strictest health and safety standards.
Key Components of a Class 1 Exam:
- Physical Health: A general physical check-up, including hearing and vision tests that have specific, stringent requirements for distant, near, and intermediate vision, as well as color and depth perception.
- Cardiovascular Health: An electrocardiogram (EKG or ECG) is required. This records the heart’s electrical activity and is mandatory for first-time Class 1 applicants and annually for pilots age 35 and over.
- Medical History Review: A detailed discussion of the pilot’s personal and family medical history, any current medications, and past surgeries or hospitalizations.
In short, it’s the most thorough FAA medical exam, designed to ensure an airline transport pilot has no health conditions that would risk the safety of passenger-carrying flight. It is typically valid for 12 months for pilots under 40 and 6 months for pilots 40 and over.
- 67.101 Eligibility.
- 67.103 Eye.
- 67.105 Ear, nose, throat, and equilibrium.
- 67.107 Mental.
- 67.109 Neurologic.
- 67.111 Cardiovascular.
- 67.113 General medical condition (Applies Class 1).
- 67.1 – 67.7 General medical condition
- (Applies to All Classes).
- 67.115 Discretionary issuance.
- 67.115 Sub-Part E – Waivers.
