title: Medical standards for airmen and air traffic controllers.
abstract: This article details aeromedical certification requirements for first-, second-, and third-class airmen and reviews special issuance, including the administrative process regarding disease-specific special issuance.
authors.affiliation: Federal Aviation Administration, FAA Room 806, 800 Independence Ave SW, Washington, DC 20591, USA.
authors.forename: Nicholas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Lomangino
mesh_terms: D000337:Aerospace Medicine; D001359:Aviation / Q000592:standards; D002568:Certification; D006801:Humans; D009790:Occupations / Q000592:standards*; D010560:Personnel Selection / Q000592:standards*; D000078329:Workforce