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FAA Handbook · Version 09/30/2026

Guide for Aviation Medical Examiners

Version updated September 30, 2026. The FAA revises the guide monthly; the next revision is expected October 28, 2026.

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About the AME Guide

Each chapter, appendix, glossary and index reads as one continuous document with its printed sections in the contents. Turn on Show Page Numbers to see where each printed page begins, and copy an exact citation from any section.

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Chapters

32

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Front Matter

10 pages · Pages 2–10.

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Chapter 1

GENERAL INFORMATION

Section 1 · 32 printed pages.

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Chapter 2

APPLICATION FOR MEDICAL CERTIFICATION

Section 2 · 13 printed pages.

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Chapter 3

EXAMINATION TECHNIQUES

Section 3 · 4 printed pages.

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Chapter 4

AME PHYSICAL EXAMINATION INFORMATION AND DISPOSITION TABLES

Section 4 · 30 printed pages.

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Chapter 5

ITEMS 31-34. Eye

Section 5 · 38 printed pages.

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Chapter 6

ITEM 35. Lungs and Chest

Section 6 · 25 printed pages.

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Chapter 7

ITEM 36. Heart

Section 7 · 50 printed pages.

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Chapter 8

ITEM 37. Vascular System

Section 8 · 7 printed pages.

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Chapter 9

ITEM 38. Abdomen and Viscera

Section 9 · 32 printed pages.

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Chapter 10

ITEM 39. Anus

Section 10 · 2 printed pages.

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Chapter 11

ITEM 40. Skin

Section 11 · 7 printed pages.

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Chapter 12

ITEM 41. G-U System

Section 12 · 25 printed pages.

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Chapter 13

ITEMS 42-43. Musculoskeletal

Section 13 · 13 printed pages.

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Chapter 14

ITEM 44. Identifying Body Marks, Scars, Tattoos

Section 14 · 1 printed page.

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Chapter 15

ITEM 45. Lymphatics

Section 15 · 7 printed pages.

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Chapter 16

ITEM 46. Neurologic

Section 16 · 88 printed pages.

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Chapter 17

ITEM 47. Psychiatric

Section 17 · 43 printed pages.

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Chapter 18

ITEM 48. General Systemic

Section 18 · 48 printed pages.

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Chapter 19

AME OFFICE-REQUIRED ANCILLARY TESTING

Section 19 · 33 printed pages.

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Chapter 20

AMCS SUPPORT DESK

Section 20 · 1 printed page.

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Chapter 21

APPLICATION REVIEW

Section 21 · 5 printed pages.

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Chapter 22

CACI CONDITIONS

Section 22 · 1 printed page.

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Chapter 23

DISEASE PROTOCOLS

Section 23 · 119 printed pages.

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Chapter 24

PHARMACEUTICALS

Section 24 · 54 printed pages.

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Chapter 25

AME ASSISTED SPECIAL ISSUANCES (AASI)

Section 25 · 43 printed pages.

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Chapter 26

SUBSTANCES OF DEPENDENCE/ABUSE

Section 26 · 21 printed pages.

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Chapter 27

Drug/Alcohol Monitoring Programs and HIMS

Section 27 · 24 printed pages.

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Chapter 28

SYNOPSIS OF MEDICAL STANDARDS

Section 28 · 2 printed pages.

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Chapter 29

Student Pilot Rule Change

Section 29 · 1 printed page.

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Chapter 30

GLOSSARY

Section 30 · 4 printed pages.

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Chapter 31

ARCHIVES AND UPDATES

Section 31 · 174 printed pages.

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