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title: "ATCO.MED.B.005 General — ANNEX IV – PART ATCO.MED – MEDICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS, ATCO · Avioverse"
description: "Applicants shall be free from any of the following that would entail a degree of functional incapacity which is likely to interfere with the safe…"
url: "https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/atco/part-atco-med-medical-requirements-for-air-traffic/subpart-b/atco-med-b-005"
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# ATCO.MED.B.005 General

ANNEX IV – PART ATCO.MED – MEDICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS · Regulation (EU) 2015/340 · EAR revision 14 Jun 2024

IR Implementing rule

## ATCO.MED.B.005 General

Applicants shall be free from any of the following that would entail a degree of functional incapacity which is likely to interfere with the safe performance of duties or could render the applicant likely to become suddenly unable to exercise the privileges of the [licence](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/licence) safely:

(1) abnormality, congenital or acquired;

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

(3) wound, injury or sequelae from operation;

(4) effect or side effect of any prescribed or non-prescribed therapeutic, diagnostic or preventive medication taken.

IR · ATCO.MED.B.005 — Regulation (EU) 2015/340 · ATCO Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 14 Jun 2024

[All rules in SUBPART B – SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS FOR CLASS 3 MEDICAL CERTIFICATES](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/atco/part-atco-med-medical-requirements-for-air-traffic/subpart-b)

Consolidated from the EASA Easy Access Rules (revision 14 Jun 2024, extracted 13 Oct 2026) for convenience. Not the official publication — verify against the Official Journal of the European Union and the EASA publications before operational use.