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Ex. AGY-AVIATION-SURFACE-023 Order Primary source read

Exemption No. 18537, Regulatory Docket FAA-2020-0412, partial grant of the Air Medical Operators Association's petition

Exemption 18537: COVID-19 relief from recurrent training and testing timeframes for air ambulance (helicopter and airplane) personnel

Federal Aviation Administration, Aviation Safety · United States (Federal Aviation Administration) (Federal)

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The record

Jurisdiction
United States (Federal Aviation Administration)
Level
Federal
Authority
49 U.S.C. § 44701(f)
Issued
2020-05-01 May 1, 2020
Effective
2020-04 / 2020-05 (read as 2020-05-01)
End
2020-08-31 ("This exemption terminates on August 31, 2020"); extended by 18537A and 18537B (Ex. 026) (read as 2020-08-31)
In force
May 1, 2020 to Aug. 31, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q3
Limitation types
Health care ordersWorkplace rulesOther
Addressees
  • part 135 air ambulance operators that are AMOA members; pilots, medical personnel
Functions reached
  • HR air-medical crew training
  • HC emergency medical transport operations
  • WF
Collection
Aviation and surface-transport regulators AGY-AVIATION-SURFACE

Operative words

"The 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]...." "This exemption terminates on August 31, 2020, unless sooner superseded or rescinded."

Enforcement

conditions and limitations of the exemption

Notes

Health-care-adjacent aviation: the FAA's finding that COVID-19 orders prevented air ambulance crews from completing training in the ordinary course.

Retrieval note

Issue date approximate (capture date).