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Ben Morgan takes aim at CASA's snail pace on self-certification medical reform -   

Courtesy AOPA Oz, via FB:

SELF-DECLARED PILOT MEDICAL CERTIFICATION FOR CASA RPL & PPL HOLDERS:  IT'S BEEN SIX YEARS, WHERE IS IT?

It's now four (4) months since the Civil Aviation Safety Authority closed out the Aviation Medical Policy Review DP2206FS and the industry is rightfully asking 'why hasn't self-declared medical certification for RPL & PPL holders been delivered?'.

Meanwhile, the US and UK are enjoying 6 years of safe and successful use of self-declared medicals in their respective countries.  But... here in Australia our regulator remains unable to deliver the reform.

And some comments in reply...

Steve Curtis · 4:25

Ben, I think you’re being a bit tough. It’s only taken 25 years to implement some of their regulation reform.

I reckon it’ll only take another 10 years to introduce an unworkable self certified medical.

Ian Carfrae · 0:00

Steve Curtis I hope you are wrong, but I fear that you are not

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Steve Curtis · 7:56

The GFA operate VH registered aircraft in controlled airspace, conducted aerobatics and operate over populous areas based on a self certified medical. There’s evidence it can and does happen in Australia.

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Steve Curtis

It’s interesting to find Aviation Medicals seem to be a bit of an industry now. Google Aviation medicals and many links pop up promoting services. It’s also interesting to note the cost of a class 2 medical plus the CASA processing fee is around the same cost of RAAus membership.

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Ian Tucker · 7:17

Good on ya Ben, CASA is a bloody disgrace and dispite early promise, Pip Spense has obviously been nobbled by the CASA salary factory machine. Keep exposing this blight on the GA community, self declared medicals MUST happen.

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Gary Gould · 0:03

Sir Humphrey Appleby:
"Yes, yes, yes, I do see that there is a real dilemma here. In that, while it has been government policy to regard policy as a responsibility of Ministers and administration as a responsibility of Officials, the questions of administrative policy can cause confusion between the policy of administration and the administration of policy, especially when responsibility for the administration of the policy of administration conflicts, or overlaps with, responsibility for the policy of the administration of policy".

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Ralph Holland · 0:52

It’s probably because they did not like the responses they received and they are trying to work out how they can get their way - as usual

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Jan Haak · 9:03

Probably never happen..... Sadly CASA seem to be working against aviation in every way.
They pulled the OCVA for colour defective pilots this year with no notification.
Independent instructor approvals is another point they haven't really actioned on at all.
You just need to watch the senate estimates hearings to see how disfunctional they really are.
Keep up the great work.

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Marc Sibun · 10:51

Gone to plan for RAus! Now they can continue the dictatorship!

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Barry Hayward · 4:31

Will never happen while the panel consists of DAME's and the head of raaus that make their money from medicals for recreational pilots. did someone say "Conflict of Interest"

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Simon McDermott · 6:13

Sorry Ben I’ll need to get you an estimate and you will need to pay it first before looking at that question

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James Geale · 8:12

Bloody joke, bureaucrats protecting jobs. Good on you Ben for saying it for what it is!

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Charles Mifsud

Keep it going Ben for /years casa medical has been making me do all different tests cause I got pace maker my specialists cardiologist approve me my pacemaker specialist approve me Both my GP and Dame and professor in stress approve me but casa keep sending me for more test at huge expense and I only fly 2 seat rv9

MTF...P2