Air Traffic Control Specialists – (ATCS) – Pilot Medical Solutions

ATCS Medical Standards Overview

ATCS personnel must comply with the standards outlined below. Air Traffic Control Specialist Applicants with disqualifying conditions may still be eligible for “Special Consideration” of a medical certificate. Contact Pilot Medical Solutions for additional information.

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FAA – ATCS Medical Standards
GENERAL MEDICAL	All other medical conditions will be evaluated on an individual basis. All applicants’ medical histories and current examinations will be carefully reviewed. This includes past medical records and, if applicable, a review of military medical records.
MEDICATIONS	ATCS Disqualifying medications / drugs: Any drugs, such as but not limited to antihypertensive agents or duodenal ulcer medications, which have an effect on the central or autonomic nervous system. Sedative type drugs Tranquilizers Any other drug and/or medication likely to affect the alertness, judgment, vision, equilibrium, or state of consciousness. ACCEPTABLE DRUGS ATCS ACCEPTABLE DRUGS PILOTS
CARDIOVASCULAR	No medical history of any form of heart disease. A medical history of high blood pressure requiring medication will require a review.
COLOR VISION	Normal Color Vision Discrimination.
DIABETES	A medical history or clinical diagnosis of diabetes mellitus will require special medical review.
HEARING	No hearing loss in either ear of more than 25db at 500, 1000 and 2000 Hz and no more than a 20 Db loss in the better ear by audiometry, using ANSI 1969 standards.
NEUROLOGICAL	No medical history or clinical diagnosis of a convulsive disorder or a disturbance of consciousness without satisfactory explanation of the cause, and must not be under any treatment, including preventative, for any condition of the nervous system.
MENTAL	A medical history or clinical diagnosis of a psychosis, or other severe mental disorder is disqualifying. All Air Traffic Control Specialist (ATCS) applicants must take and pass a psychological exam.
SUBSTANCE DEPENDENCE / ABUSE	A history of substance abuse / dependency including alcohol, narcotics, non-narcotic drugs and other substances must be extensively investigated.
VISION	Distant Vision: 20/20 or better in each eye separately, with or without correction.Near Vision: 20/20 or better in each eye separately, with or without correction.
DISQUALIFYING CONDITIONS	Air Traffic Control Specialist (ATCS) personnel with disqualifying conditions may still be eligible for “Special Consideration” of a medical certificate. Contact Pilot Medical Solutions for additional information.

	ATCS MED	ATCS Medical Standards Overview
	ATCS Drug Guide	ATCS Drug Guidelines for ATCS
	ATCS 3930	ATCS Detailed Medical Standards
HTML	ATCS 3930	ATCS Detailed Medical Standards
	ATCS 3930.3B	ATCS Detailed Medical Standards Revised 9/2012
	DRUG GUIDE	ATCS Drug Guide
	ATCSAME	ATCS Designated Medical Examiners
	8500-2	FAA Aviation Medical Examiner Application
	Order 7210.3U	FAA ATC Facility Operations, Section 8 – Medical
	Article 66	Article 66, Section 13, Medical Qualifications, FAA – Union Agreement