3.2 Responsibilities under the Civil Aviation Regulations

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When CASA (or a DAME, DAO or CO) refers an applicant to a specified medical specialist of it's / the referring practitioner's choice for investigation and / or report, CASA expects that the medical specialist concerned will observe an appropriate, ethical level of professional impartiality. Supreme Court of the ACT Practice Direction No 3 of 2002 (and similar court directives issued in other Australian jurisdictions) provides relevant guidance. If in doubt as to requirements, referring professionals are invited to contact the Aviation Medicine Section to discuss the matter.

DAMEs

The Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998 confer the following responsibilities on DAMEs:

To comply with any applicable requirements contained in the DAME Handbook
To observe of the Code of Ethics of the Australian Medical Association
To attend appropriate continuing education activities relevant to their aviation medicine practice
To report to CASA within five working days any safety-relevant condition detected in an applicant
To complete and promptly forward to CASA a Notice/Declaration/Consent/ Authorisation: Medical Certification of Applicants form in respect of each applicant examined. Note that part of this process requires the DAME to certify the identity of the applicant.

Further details appear in CASR 67.060 and 67.170.

DAOs and COs

The Civil Aviation Safety Regulations confer the following responsibilities on DAOs and COs:

To comply with any applicable requirements contained in the DAME Handbook.
To observe of the Code of Ethics of the Australian Medical Association or the Optometrists' Association Australia, as appropriate.
To report to CASA within 5 working days any safety-relevant condition detected in an applicant.

Further details appear in CASR 67.080 and 67.170.

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