SPEC - PHE Flashcards
Why do aircrew medical screening
Flight safety - prevent incapacitating illness
Physical and psychological suitability
Preventative medicine - screening risk factors
General health advice
Force sustainment
How do people initiate becoming aircrew
An initio - recruitment medical
In service transfers of serving members
- Medicals done by MO at health centres
- same medical as initio
How to serving members apply to change to aircrew and process
In Airforce there need to be an EOI for aircrew. If not then wasting time.
- preliminary medical review - PM101 to proceed
—- can be chart review.
—- review previous encounter properly.
Army - Either EOI or documentation from CMA. Can’t process them without it
Navy - no requirements
Outcome on medical assessment
Class 1 = fit
Class 2 = waiver is required
Class 3 = Pending information as requested by IAM
Class 4 = Unfit
Done by IAM for all services
What are the standards for aircrew medical
DHM Vol 2 part 5
- Chapter 7 are the requirement
- Chapter 6 is reasons for rejection
Initial medical assessment of serving members
Clinical - Medical history questionnaire - PM 165 - Examination - PHE SPEC AD147 - Anthropometry - Dental (PM599) - Ophthalmology (PM086) - ECG - spirometer - Pathology - UMR - Colour perception - Sharpened Romberg - Audiometry 12 months - 24 months - SPEC health assessment - AD146 -
Conditions of relevance/mandatory requirements often missed
Anthropometry/BMI Visual Standard/hearing standard Depression Asthma Headache/Migraine/Head injury Dental
What are the SPEC employment Groups
Aircrew A Controllers C Divers D Parachutists P Submariners S
Admin procedure for SPEC
DeHS If down - AD146-1 - SESAHA - AD 147- CPHE PM 105 Aircrew logbook
What a SPEC PHE involves
Same as PHE Preliminary examination - can be 3 months prior - Ht, WT, HR, BP - Snellen VA - Near vision - Urinalysis - Audiogram - Vaccination status
Plus SPEC components
- As per DHM Vol 002 part 006 Table A-1
CPHE extras as indicated
- FOBT, Papsmear, Mammogram, HIV, Hep B, Hep C test result only
- G6PD test result only
History
Examination
What is a medical certificate validity
Pilots and other army and navy aircrew is valid for 12months
Airforce Non-pilots = 24 months
Aircraft controller/remote pilots = 24 months
Flexibility some WSOs, FTE are on 12 monthly
Extension can be 60days without SSAMA approval
Common problems to occur to aircrew
Cholesterol Diabetes Blood pressure Kidney disease Wt and nutrition Mental health Smoking, alcohol
Regarding military pilot’s medical certificate validity A it is valid for 12 months B it is valid for 24 months C no extensions are ever possible D it is perpetually valid
It is valid for 12 months
