Guide for Aviation Medical Examiners
Application Process for Medical Certification
Before logging on to AMCS, please check System Alerts and Important Notices.- System Alerts (See Notices of AMCS Downtime section below.)
- Important Notices (Information regarding the revised Privacy Act Statement.)
- Notice Archives for the proper procedure for handling the FAA Original Copy of the 8500-8 form.
- Previous Updates for important system update information.
- As of February 16, 2010, there are no AMCS outages scheduled.
Updates have been made to the Guide for Aviation Medical Examiners, and include these specific changes:
- March 18, 2010 - Binocular bifocal and binocular multifocal contact lens - updates have been posted.
- January 21, 2010 - Deferral and issuance criteria have been revised and clarified
for Item 18. v. in the Applicant History section of the AME Guide. - December 8, 2009 - The APT-5 Color Vision Tester is no longer approved. The manufacturer, LKC Technologies, Inc., has discontinued production and is no longer providing service support or replacements.
- Archive of updates to the Guide for Aviation Medical Examiners (PDF)
NOTICE: Please ensure that you are using only the GG Series 8500-8. This supersedes all previous editions. The FF Series of Form 8500-8 became obsolete in October 2008; all obsolete forms must be shredded. If you need new forms please order online.
October 7, 2009
Important!! Mandatory new procedure effective immediately for users of the hard-copy version of FAA Form 8500-8.
Recent revisions to the Privacy Act Statement have made the existing statement on the hard-copy version of FAA Form 8500-8 obsolete. Beginning immediately, your office must download the new Privacy Act Statement from the pdf linked below and provide a copy to all applicants using the paper version of FAA Form 8500-8. MedXPress has already been upgraded with the new Privacy Act Statement and no further action on your part is required. Look for further explanation regarding this matter in an upcoming edition of the Federal Air Surgeon’s Bulletin. June 24, 2009
To ensure continued security and integrity of your aviator's medical certification information on the FAA AMCS web based system, it is critical that only current authorized users from your office have valid AMCS accounts. It is your responsibility to notify the AMCS Online Support help desk at (405) 954-3238 if staff changes have occurred for individuals with AMCS privileges and their employment status no longer requires AMCS access.
Attention all Aviation Medical Examiners
Please remind your airmen they must carry their Authorization Letter at all times while exercising their pilot's license privileges. The Authorization Letter must be in the possession of the airman or be readily available in the aircraft. Airmen must present this Authorization to you at the time of each FAA medical application.
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- Instructions for Preparation and Submittal of Electrocardiogram (FAA Form 8065-1) (PDF)
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If you have any questions or problems regarding electronic submission of the FAA Form 8500-8, please contact us at:
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