Medical Center is open from 8.30 am to 4.15.pm on all working days and is manned by a qualified Nurse for the convenience of the People involved in aviation duties and the Air Traffic Controllers for their medical requirements to serve aviatiors who require medical clearences. Routine Medical Examinations for all categories of Student Pilots, Professional Pilots and the Air Traffic Controllers held on Tuesdays to Fridays of the week from 10.00am – 12.30pm, by the special panel of Medical Examiners of the Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka who are in Aviation Medicine.
The Panel of the Medical Examiners
1. Dr. L. L. Weerasena
MB.BS (Ceylon) F.C.G.P. (Sri Lanka)
Certificate of Aviation Medicine, Farnborough, UK
2. Air Vice Marshal (Dr) N.H. Gunaratne
MB.BS (Sri Lanka)
Diploma in Family Medicine
Diploma in Aviation Medicine (Bangalore, India)
Diploma in Aviation Medicine (D. Av. Med, Royal
College of Physicians, UK)
3. Air Commodore (Dr) Y.K. Ratnayake
MB. BS (Ceylon)
Diploma in Aviation Medicine (London)
Diploma in Family Medicine (Colombo)
Diploma in Child Health (Colombo)
4. Group Capt. (Dr.) D.M.S. Karunaratne
MB, BS (Ceylon)
Diploma in Aviation Medicine (RCP. London)
Diploma in Quality Management (SL)
MSc in Managememnt
5. Dr. Mrs. Anomi Jayasinghe
MB.BS (Sri Lanka)
Certificate of Aviation Medicine, Melbourne, Australia
6. Dr. Asela Anthony
MB. BS (Ceylon)
Diploma in Aviation Medicine Karachi, Pakistan
Medical Examinations are held on appointment viz. Routine, Initial, Renewal medicals for Licences. The applicants will have to give at least two days notice for an appointment medical examination, and liase with the licensing section and the stipulated fee will be is to be paid to the Accounts branch of the CAASL and the receipt is to be produced to the Nurse for the appointment on the desired day. Then the medical examination form for Aviation Licences (From CAA/PL/E/01) is issued which form is duly filled by the applicant and meets the Nurse for the preliminary check and then the medical form and the personnel medical file will be forwarded to the Medical Officer for the final assessment.
Those who found to be medically unfit due to physical, mental, biological and functional
Deficiencies will be referred to Consultants of various specialties and their opinion is
Obtained subsequently they will be tried on a Medical Board by the panel of medical
Examiners and the decision is made.
Time Table for consultancy of the Aero medical Centre
Every Week
Tuesday 1000hrs – 1200hrs Dr. L.L. Weerasena
Wednesday 1000hrs – 1200hrs Dr. C.M.A. Anthony
Thursday 1000hrs – 1200hrs (Dr) Mrs. A. D. Jayasinghe
Every second Thursday Air Cdre (Dr) Mrs. YK Ratnayake
Friday 1000hrs – 1200hrs Air Cdre (Dr) Mrs. Y.K. Ratnayake
Initial & Routine Medical Investigations
Initial Class I - Medical Checks
01. Urine FR
02. Full Blood Count
03. Fasting Blood Sugar
04. Lipid profile
05. HIV 1&2
06. ECG
07. ECG Reporting
08. ECHO cardiogram
09. Chest X-ray
10. X-ray Reporting
11. Audiogram
12. Ophthalmology
Initial Class I - Medical Checks (Over 60 )
01. Urine FR
02. Full Blood Count
03. Fasting Blood Sugar
04. Liver profile
05. Lipid profile
06. VDRL
07. ECG
08. ECG Reporting
09. ECHO cardiogram
10. Exercise ECG
11. Lung function test
12. Chest X-ray
13. X-ray Reporting
14. Renal profile
15. Audiometry PTA with masking & Tynupanometry
16. Ophthalmology with Visual field Assessment & Binocular Function
Initial Class II - Medical Checks
01. Urine FR
02. Full Blood Count
03. Fasting Blood Sugar
04. ECG
05. ECG Reporting
06. Chest X-ray
07. X-ray Reporting
08. Audiogram
Initial Class III - Medical Checks
01. Urine FR
02. Full Blood Count
03. Fasting Blood Sugar
04. ECG
05. ECG Reporting
06. Chest X-ray
07. X-ray Reporting
08. Audiogram
09. Ophthalmology
Renewal Medical Tests
Renewal Medical Tests Class - I
|
Medical Tests |
Under 40 age |
Over 40 age |
Over 50 age |
Over 60 age |
01 |
UFR |
Every 1 year |
Every 1 year |
Every 6 month |
Every 6 month |
02 |
Fasting Blood sugar |
- |
Every 1 year |
Every 6 month |
Every 6 month |
03 |
Lipid profile |
- |
Every 1 year |
Every 6 month |
Every 6 month |
04 |
ECG |
Every 2 year |
Every 1 year |
Every 6 month |
Every 6 month |
05 |
Chest X-ray |
Every 5 year |
Every 5 year |
Every 5 year |
Every 5 year |
06 |
Audiogram |
Every 5 year |
Every 2 year |
Every 2 year |
Every 6 month |
07 |
ECHO cardiogram |
- |
- |
- |
* Every 1 year |
08 |
Ophthalmology |
- |
- |
At 50Years |
Every 6 month |
09 |
Exercise ECG |
|
|
|
* Every 1 year |
* Alternative
Renewal Medical Tests Class – II
|
Medical Tests |
Under 40 age |
Over 40 age |
Over 50 age |
Over 60 age |
01 |
UFR |
Every 1 year |
Every 1 year |
Every 6 month |
Every 6 month |
02 |
Fasting Blood sugar |
- |
Every 1 year |
Every 6 month |
Every 6 month |
03 |
ECG |
- |
- |
Every 2 year |
Every 2 year |
04 |
Chest X-ray |
Every 5 year |
Every 5 year |
Every 5 year |
Every 5 year |
05 |
Audiogram |
- |
- |
Every 2 year |
Every 2 year |
06 |
ECHO cardiogram |
- |
- |
- |
Every 6 month |
07 |
Ophthalmology |
- |
- |
- |
Every 6 month |
Renewal Medical Tests Class - III
|
Medical Tests |
Under 40 age |
Over 40 age |
Over 50 age |
Over 60 age |
01 |
UFR |
Every 1 year |
Every 1 year |
Every 6 month |
Every 6 month |
02 |
Fasting Blood sugar |
- |
Every 1 year |
Every 6 month |
Every 6 month |
04 |
ECG |
- |
- |
Every 2 year |
Every 2 year |
05 |
Chest X-ray |
Every 5 year |
Every 5 year |
Every 5 year |
Every 5 year |
06 |
Audiogram |
Every 4 year |
Every 2 year |
Every 2 year |
Every 2 year |
07 |
ECHO cardiogram |
- |
- |
- |
* Every 1 year |
08 |
Ophthalmology |
- |
- |
At 50Years |
Every 6 month |
09 |
Exercise ECG |
|
|
|
* Every 1 year |
* Alternative
All medical reports will be filed in individual medical files and treated as confidential.
The Aero Medical Center maintain the personnel files of the following:-
1. Pilots of the local and international air services serving in Sri Lanka.
2. Air Traffic Controllers.
3. Pilots of the Domestic Air Service.
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