Medical fitness

Different EASA licences requiring different medical certificates as a mandatory document to keep the licence valid.

• Class 1 medical certificate is mandatory for all professional licence holders such as CPL, ATPL or MPL.
• Class 2 medical certificate is for non-professional licences such as PPL or LAPL
• Class 3 medical certificate is for Air Traffic Controllers (ATCo) 

With Class 1 medical, the Class 2 medical certificate is usually issued as well. Class 1 medical also covers the capability to exercise the privileges of ratings in night and during IFR flights.

Class 2 medical also applies for the instrument rating and night flying as well. However, to fly in night as Class 2 medical holder, the assessment of color vision must be performed.

In addition, to fly under IFR, the audiogram assessment has to be performed and passed.