{"id":"AGY-AVIATION-SURFACE-023","kind":"order","level":"federal","jurisdiction":"United States (Federal Aviation Administration)","state":"","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"AVIATION-SURFACE","eco":"","issuer":"Federal Aviation Administration, Aviation Safety","authority":"49 U.S.C. § 44701(f)","instrument":"Exemption No. 18537, Regulatory Docket FAA-2020-0412, partial grant of the Air Medical Operators Association\u0027s petition","title":"Exemption 18537: COVID-19 relief from recurrent training and testing timeframes for air ambulance (helicopter and airplane) personnel","dateIssued":"2020-05-01","effective":"2020-04 / 2020-05","end":"2020-08-31 (\u0022This exemption terminates on August 31, 2020\u0022); extended by 18537A and 18537B (Ex. 026)","startDate":"2020-05-01","endDate":"2020-08-31","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3"],"types":["HC","EMP","OTHER"],"addressees":["part 135 air ambulance operators that are AMOA members; pilots, medical personnel"],"clause":"\u0022The Air Medical Operators Association (AMOA), on behalf of its members, requests an exemption from Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 135 pertaining to the timeframes for completing recurrent training and testing requirements for certain air ambulance personnel. For the reasons explained herein, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is granting th[e petition in part]....\u0022 \u0022This exemption terminates on August 31, 2020, unless sooner superseded or rescinded.\u0022","enforcement":"conditions and limitations of the exemption","functions":["HR air-medical crew training","HC emergency medical transport operations","WF"],"notes":"Health-care-adjacent aviation: the FAA\u0027s finding that COVID-19 orders prevented air ambulance crews from completing training in the ordinary course.","sourceUrl":"https://www.faa.gov/coronavirus/regulatory_updates/media/FAA-2020-0412_Exemption_for_Air_Ambulance_Personnel.pdf","snapshot":"http://web.archive.org/web/20200501163515/https://www.faa.gov/coronavirus/regulatory_updates/media/FAA-2020-0412_Exemption_for_Air_Ambulance_Personnel.pdf","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":389183,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"AGY-AVIATION-SURFACE","url":"/library/AGY-AVIATION-SURFACE-023","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/AGY-AVIATION-SURFACE-023","citation":"Federal Aviation Administration, Aviation Safety, Exemption No. 18537, Regulatory Docket FAA-2020-0412, partial grant of the Air Medical Operators Association\u0027s petition (May 1, 2020) (Ex. AGY-AVIATION-SURFACE-023)","stateName":"","related":["AGY-AVIATION-SURFACE-018"]}