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Faa sleep apnea screening. Obstructive sleep apnea screening guidance for airman medical examiners. Quick start for the ame pdf. February 2 2015 contact.
High bmi will not automatically trigger additional workup during flight physical. The faa didn t require me to have a sleep survey but i m a lot healthier for it. Download video mp4 69 0 mb.
Due to several incidents likely related to fatigue and interrupted sleep in both aviation and the trucking industry the ntsb and dot called on the faa to consider screening for sleep apnea. Revising earlier plans to require osa screening for all pilots with a body mass. Helps you find the contact information for submitting your medical records.
Obstructive sleep apnea osa reference materials. I don t know about the rest of the members of this board nor the pilot population but i think the faa screening us for sleep apnea above a certain bmi is actually helping us be healthy even if against our better judgement. New faa guidance to use aasm guidelines for osa screening and evaluation the federal aviation administration faa recently announced that on march 2 2015 it will publish new medical guidance for obstructive sleep apnea osa in the faa guide for aviation medical examiners ames.
Faa home news fact sheets fact sheet sleep apnea in aviation. Mandatory faa sleep apnea screening for obese pilots deferred faa diverts course for 2014. Alison duquette or les dorr phone.
The presence of any of the signs and symptoms simply indicates the possible risk for sleep apnea and that screening questions should be asked by the ame at the time of the faa physical examination. Department of transportation federal aviation administration 800 independence avenue sw washington dc 20591 866 tell faa 866 835 5322. Don t ignore sleep apnea symptoms whether you are at ideal weight or not.
The faa issued new medical guidelines on obstructive sleep apnea osa to its aviation medical examiners on march 2.
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