Aviation medicine

"The aeromedical examination determines the fitness of aviation personnel to perform safety their professional duties. It has a major importance as contributes to flight safety, at the same time helps to preserve pilots` health for their flying carrier."

Elena CATAMAN - Head of Aeromedical Section

The Aeromedical Section is Responsible for:

• Setting and implementing medical standards for flight personnel and air traffic controllers;
• Controlling the medical certification of flight crew and air traffic controllers; participation in problematic medical certification and appeal cases;
• Designating aviation medical examiners;
• Keeping constant communication with the medical departments of other civil aviation authorities, working   within Licensing Sub-Sectorial Team (Medical) of the Joint Aviation Authorities – LSST(M) of JAA , European Civil Aviation Conference Working Group on Air Passengers Health Issues – ECAC APHI WG, collaborating with other international organizations in the field of Aviation Medicine;
• Determining and monitoring the training process in aviation medicine;
• Determining and overseeing medical service operations on board of aircraft and at airport medical services with regards to air passenger health;
• Collaborating with different departments of Ministry of Health in respect with national medical and sanitary standards;
• Other attributions.

For any queries, please find here below the contact persons:

Elena Cataman, Head of Aeromedical Section 
Tel: +373 22 52 64 36
Fax: +373 22 52 91 18
E-mail: Cataman @ caa.md

The regulation of the medical side of civil aviation within the CAA of the Republic of Moldova is performed by the Aeromedical Section. One of the main responsibilities of our CAA in the field of aviation medicine is the medical certification of all pilots, engineers, navigators, traffic controllers and cabin crewmembers, performed in strict compliance with the international and national requirements.

Medical certification for professional pilots, navigators and flight engineers is performed in accordance with Class 1 medical requirements of JAR-FCL 3.

Medical certification for private pilots, glider pilots, free balloon pilots and flight operators is performed in accordance with Class 2 medical requirements JAR-FCL 3.

Medical certification for air traffic controllers and cabin crew is performed in accordance with Class 3 medical requirements that are based on EUROCONTROL standards.

The medical requirements of JAA for Class 1 & Class 2 are available on the web site of JAA.

Section 2 - http://www.jaa.nl/licensing/manual_civil_aviation.html - JAA Manual of Civil Aviation Medicine

The complete structure of Aviation Medicine Services from the Republic of Moldova , with contact details of persons in charge can be found here: