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title: "MED.C.020 General — Part-MED · Avioverse"
description: "Cabin crew members shall be free from any: abnormality, congenital or acquired;"
url: "https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/aircrew/part-med/subpart-c/med-c-020"
---

# MED.C.020 General

ANNEX IV (Part-MED) · Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 · EAR revision 16 Oct 2026

Official sources: [EASA Easy Access Rules (opens in a new tab)](https://www.easa.europa.eu/en/document-library/easy-access-rules/easy-access-rules-aircrew) · [EUR-Lex 2011/1178 (opens in a new tab)](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32011R1178)

IR Implementing rule

## MED.C.020 General

Cabin crew members shall be free from any:

(a) abnormality, congenital or acquired;

(b) active, latent, acute or chronic disease or disability;

(c) wound, injury or sequelae from operation; and

(d) effect or side effect of any prescribed or non-prescribed therapeutic, diagnostic or preventive medication taken that would entail a degree of functional incapacity which might lead to incapacitation or an inability to discharge their safety duties and responsibilities.

IR · MED.C.020 — Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 · Aircrew Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 16 Oct 2026

[All rules in SUBPART C – REQUIREMENTS FOR MEDICAL FITNESS OF CABIN CREW](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/aircrew/part-med/subpart-c)

Consolidated from the EASA Easy Access Rules (revision 16 Oct 2026, extracted 2 Nov 2026) for convenience. Not the official publication — verify against the Official Journal of the European Union and the EASA publications before operational use.