The Space Industry Regulations 2021

Validity of medical certificate

76.—(1) Subject to paragraph (3), a medical certificate is valid for the period which is stated in the certificate.

(2) The period referred to in paragraph (1) may not be more than 12 months.

(3) The medical certificate is suspended—

(a) if the subject of the certificate (“S”) suffers a personal injury which means that S is not capable of undertaking S’s functions as a member of the crew, from the date on which the injury occurred,

(b) if S suffers any significant illness which means that S is not capable of undertaking S’s functions as a member of the crew, during the period of S’s illness, or

(c) if S becomes pregnant, from the confirmation of the pregnancy.

(4) In the case of injury or illness the suspension ceases upon S being medically assessed under arrangements made by the spaceflight operator and pronounced fit to resume S’s functions as a member of the crew.

(5) In the case of a pregnancy, the suspension—

(a) may be lifted by the regulator or an approved aeromedical examiner for such period, and subject to such conditions as the regulator or the approved aeromedical examiner thinks fit, and

(b) ceases upon S being medically assessed under arrangements made by the licensee after the pregnancy has ended and pronounced fit to resume S’s functions as a member of the crew.