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title: "ATCO.MED.C.025 Validity of AME certificates — ANNEX IV – PART ATCO.MED – MEDICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS, ATCO · Avioverse"
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# ATCO.MED.C.025 Validity of AME certificates

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.C.025 Validity of AME certificates

An AME certificate shall be issued for a period not exceeding 3 years. It shall be revalidated provided the holder:

(a) continues to fulfil the general conditions required for medical practice and maintains registration as a medical practitioner;

(b) has undertaken refresher training in aviation medicine and in the working environments of air traffic controllers within the last 3 years;

(c) has performed at least 10 aero-medical examinations every year. This number of examinations may only be reduced by the competent authority in duly justified circumstances;

(d) remains in compliance with the terms of their AME certificate; and

(e) exercises the AME privileges in accordance with this Part.

IR · ATCO.MED.C.025 — Regulation (EU) 2015/340 · ATCO Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 14 Jun 2024

AMC Acceptable means of compliance

## AMC1 ATCO.MED.C.025(b) Validity of AME certificates

REFRESHER TRAINING IN AVIATION MEDICINE

(a) During the period of authorisation certification, an AME should attend 20 hours of refresher training, including training with regard to the environment of air traffic control.

(b) A proportionate number of refresher training hours should be provided by, or conducted under the direct supervision of, the competent authority or the medical assessor.

(c) Attendance at scientific meetings and congresses and air traffic control observation may be credited by the competent authority for a specified number of hours against the training obligations of the AME, provided the medical assessor has assessed it in advance as being relevant for crediting purposes.

AMC · AMC1 ATCO.MED.C.025(b) — Regulation (EU) 2015/340 · ED Decision 2015/010/R · ATCO Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 14 Jun 2024

GM Guidance material

## GM1 ATCO.MED.C.025(b) Validity of AME certificates

REFRESHER TRAINING IN AVIATION MEDICINE

Scientific meetings or congresses that may be credited by the competent authority:

(a) European Conference of Aerospace Medicine;

(b) International Academy of Aviation and Space Medicine annual congresses;

(c) Aerospace Medical Association annual scientific meetings; and

(d) Other scientific meetings.

GM · GM1 ATCO.MED.C.025(b) — Regulation (EU) 2015/340 · ED Decision 2015/010/R · ATCO Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 14 Jun 2024

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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.