AVIATION MEDICINE FAA - 1966,

Abstract

A review is presented of the nation-wide program which: establishes the standards of medical fitness for pilots, air traffic controllers, and other personnel connected with civil aviation; provides a certification program which involves the periodic medical examination of these personnel; provides medical investigation for aircraft accidents; conducts medical research on a variety of subjects of importance to civil aviation safety; operates an occupational health program for the agency's 44,000 employees; and provides for the education of civil airmen on medical subjects of importance to safe flying. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1967
Accession Number
AD0675943

Entities

People

  • P. V. Siegel

Organizations

  • Federal Aviation Administration

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accidents
  • Air Traffic
  • Air Traffic Controllers
  • Aircrafts
  • Aviation Accidents
  • Aviation Medicine
  • Aviation Safety
  • Biomedical Research
  • Civil Aviation
  • Medical Examination

Readers

  • Aviation Safety and Air Traffic Management
  • Medical or Health Care Field.
  • Theoretical Analysis.