Apply for recognition (or change of address) of an aeromedical examination center

As an aviation medical expert, you can apply for new examination centers or relocate existing ones. To do so, you must obtain approval from the Federal Aviation Office.

In aero-medical examinations, experts check whether people are fit to fly. Such medical examinations may only be carried out by recognized examination centres that have been approved by the German Federal Aviation Office (LBA).

The examination centers must meet special aeromedical requirements. They must be registered as recognized examination centres in the current certificate for aeromedical examiners (AME for short), the so-called AME certificate.

If you are an aeromedical examiner or a class 1 or 2 aeromedical examiner, you can have the following approved:

• to open a new examination center
• relocate an existing examination center or change the address

New examination centers

As an AME, you can maintain a maximum of one main inspection station and 2 additional inspection stations (branch inspection stations).

Relocation of an inspection center

If you relocate an inspection station, you must have it inspected and approved again before you are allowed to carry out roadworthiness tests there.

Swapping main and branch examination centers

You can swap main and branch examination centers. However, this is costly and time-consuming for you. In this case, you must contact the LBA before applying for a class 1, extension or renewal. You must coordinate the exchange with the LBA in advance.

before submitting the application:

• Completed "Form for the medical equipment of your examination center"
• signed proof of the right to use medical equipment from third parties,
  • • if you do not have the necessary medical equipment at the examination center yourself or
    • use third-party equipment

when submitting the application:

• Confirmation of the unrestricted right to use the examination center in the event that you are not the owner of the examination center yourself
• Signed certificates from doctors with whom you regularly cooperate for medical fitness examinations at this examination center, including the following information:
  • Practice stamp
  • name
  • address
  • e-mail address

• You have a currently valid recognition for aero-medical experts (AME) of class 1 or 2 from the German Federal Aviation Office (LBA).
• You submit the application as an AME. Representation is not possible.
• You are the owner of the examination center that is to be relocated or newly applied for or you can prove that you have an unrestricted right of use.

Contradiction

You can apply for a new aeromedical examination center or a change of address for existing examination centers online, by post or e-mail at the Luftfahrt-Bundesamt (LBA).

Online application:

• Go to the website of the federal portal and call up the online form "Apply for recognition (or change of address) of an aeromedical examination center".
• The online form will guide you step by step through the information and documents required.
• You can upload the required documents directly in the form.
• Check the entries and submit the application.
• The LBA will check for completeness and make additional requests if necessary.
• An inspection date will be arranged, usually by e-mail.
• During the inspection, the LBA will check whether the requested examination center meets all the requirements of an aeromedical examination center.
• You will then usually receive an inspection report by e-mail.
• If corrections are necessary, you must send the LBA documents relating to these corrections. This is usually done by e-mail.
• The LBA then issues a certificate as a document and sends it to you by post.
• In the event of a rejection, you will also receive a notification either by post or, in the case of verification via BundID, via the BundID mailbox.

Application by post or e-mail:

• Go to the website of the federal portal and call up the online form "Apply for recognition (or change of address) of an aeromedical examination center".
• Complete the application and check your details.
• Download the application, sign it and send it to the LBA by post or e-mail with all the necessary documents.

The remaining steps in the procedure are identical to the online application.

Rahmengebühr je nach Aufwand; Höchstsatz nur in Ausnahmefällen, beispielsweise bei Inspektionen im Ausland: Fee from 200,00 EUR to 2.600,00 EUR (Information on cost composition can be found here)