Section 217.5 - Duty to Submit to Medical Assessment; Overall Standards(a) A person applying for an original pilot license, applying for renewal of a pilot license, or holding a pilot license and who is directed to do so shall undergo a medical assessment to determine whether the person is mentally and physically fit to perform the duties of a pilot. A pilot license shall not be issued or renewed unless the person applying for that license or renewal successfully completes a medical assessment and is determined to be fit for duty as described in this article.(b)(1) A person who has accepted a position in the pilot trainee training program and a pilot trainee shall undergo a medical assessment to determine whether the person is mentally and physically fit to perform the duties of a pilot trainee.(2) A person offered a position in the pilot trainee training program shall have 20 days from acceptance of the offer of a position in the program to arrange for commencement of a medical assessment by a Board-appointed physician.(3) A person shall not be admitted into the pilot trainee training program and shall not be allowed to continue the training unless the person successfully completes a medical assessment and is determined to be a fit for duty as described in this article.(c) All fitness evaluations, including medical assessments, shall, except as otherwise provided in Section 217.15(f)(2), be made by both an examining physician and the Medical Review Officer, as described in this article. The Board shall maintain a list of the Board-appointed physicians who conduct fitness evaluations.(d) The fitness evaluations described in this article shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of the Code, the regulations in this article, and the guidance set forth in the Merchant Mariner Medical Manual (08/19), which is hereby incorporated by reference, and a copy of which shall be on file in the Board's office.(e) Except as otherwise provided in this article, the costs of the fitness evaluations required by the Code and these regulations shall be borne exclusively by the Board.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 7, § 217.5
1. New section filed 1-24-2014; operative 4-1-2014 (Register 2014, No. 4).
2. Governor Newsom issued Executive Order N-52-20 (2019 CA EO 52-20), dated April 16, 2020, which temporarily waived certain pilot license renewal requirements, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
3. Amendment of subsections (b)(2) and (c)-(e) filed 7-29-2021; operative 10-1-2021 (Register 2021, No. 31). Filing deadline specified in Government Code section 11349.3(a) extended 60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order N-40-20. Note: Authority cited: Section 1154, Harbors and Navigation Code. Reference: Sections 1101, 1141, 1157, 1157.1, 1157.2, 1157.3 1157.4, 1171, 1171.5, 1176, 1176.5, 1180, 1181, 1182 and 1183, Harbors and Navigation Code.
1. New section filed 1-24-2014; operative 4-1-2014 (Register 2014, No. 4).
2. Governor Newsom issued Executive Order N-52-20 (2019 CA EO 52-20), dated April 16, 2020, which temporarily waived certain pilot license renewal requirements, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
3. Amendment of subsections (b)(2) and (c)-(e) filed 7-29-2021; operative 10/1/2021 (Register 2021, No. 31). Filing deadline specified in Government Code section 11349.3(a) extended 60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order N-40-20.