Hearing loss in civilian airline and helicopter pilots compared to air traffic control personnel.

Introduction: In order to investigate possible hearing loss as a consequence of aviation noise, a comparative analysis of audiometric data from Norwegian Air Traffic Control (ATC) personnel, airline (fixed-wing) pilots, and helicopter pilots was performed. The results may be of use in giving advice regarding preventive measures.

Methods: Male ATC, airline, and helicopter pilots were selected randomly from the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) medical files.

[Reasons for medical disqualification of Norwegian commercial pilots].

Background: The aim of this study is to present the reasons for medical disqualification (grounding) of Norwegian commercial pilots over a twenty-year period. We have also examined the issues of whether a change has taken place in the disease spectrum and to which extent new regulations have influenced aeromedical decision making.

Material And Methods: The material is collected from the aeromedical section's archive.

Medical disqualification of 275 commercial pilots: changing patterns over 20 years.

Introduction: The medical requirements for commercial pilots are issued by the ICAO and the European aviation safety organization JAA. In Norway, the Aeromedical Section of the Civil Aviation Authority assesses whether pilots are medically fit to fly. This study presents the reasons for medical disqualification among the Norwegian commercial pilot population during a 20-yr period.