Meeting Aviation Authority Standards
Our assessments align with the rigorous standards of key aviation regulatory bodies.
The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) emphasizes overall fitness for duty for cabin crew, which includes physical, mental, and emotional well-being. This section explores these considerations.
The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) does not have specific regulations solely dedicated to mental health assessments for cabin crew. However, the CAA recognises the importance of mental well-being in the aviation industry and promotes a comprehensive approach to ensure the fitness for duty of cabin crew.
The CAA oversees aviation safety and regulation in the UK, setting standards for the medical certification of all aviation personnel. For cabin crew, this encompasses various aspects of health.
While the CAA does not outline specific mental health assessment procedures for cabin crew, they require a medical examination and assessment to ensure overall fitness for the role. This typically covers:
Mental health is considered part of the overall assessment of an individual's fitness for duty. Medical practitioners conducting these examinations are expected to inquire about and evaluate mental health conditions or concerns as part of this comprehensive assessment.
Understanding when a specialist psychiatric review may be necessary for aviation professionals, including Cabin Crew.
A psychiatric assessment is not a standard part of a medical assessment. However, if there are any aspects of your current or past mental health about which your AME requires additional clarification as part of the submission to the regulatory authority, they may require one.
It is then up to you to arrange an assessment, which is where we can help.
Sometimes it can be relatively straightforward – for example, assessing the impact of past episodes of treatment or counselling and whether there is any effect of this which would affect licensing at the moment. On other occasions, it may focus more on demonstrating resilience and effective coping strategies in the face of external stresses.
Or it can be more complex, for example, significant past episodes of mental illness, previous trauma or suspected conditions where your AME (and potentially the licensing authority) will require a more detailed assessment and formal report.
Often this is a one-off assessment and report as part of the initial licensing process or sometimes after a period of sickness as part of a return to work after some time being assessed as unfit. Occasionally the regulatory authority may require ongoing periodic mental health assessment and monitoring, which we can also provide.
Our assessments align with the rigorous standards of key aviation regulatory bodies.
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