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 An International

Resource

The Civil AerospaceMedical Institute

Welcome to

The FAA Civil AerospaceMedical Institute...

CAMI is the medical

certication, research,

education, and occupational health wing of the

FAA’s Offi ce of Aerospace Medicine. Te goal of

our activities is to enhance aviation safety.

 After America’s rst successful ight in

1903, the rst aviation fatality could not be far

off. Amazingly, ve years would pass before the

rst fatal accident. But since then, safety has

been an important concern. In 1926, the Civil Aeronautics Act marshaled the talents of the

medical profession to certify that all aviators are

physically t to y.

Tus, our principal concern at CAMI is

the human element in ight—pilots, ight

attendants, passengers, air traffi c controllers—

and the entire human support system that

embraces civil aviation. We study the factors

that inuence human performance in the

aerospace environment, nd ways to understand

them, and communicate that understanding to

the aviation community.

Te Institute’s people—researchers,

physicians and other medical specialists,

engineers, educators, pilots, technicians, and

communicators—all merged as a team in 1961

at our centralized Oklahoma City facility. Sincethen, the CAMI team’s synergistic products

serve people everywhere as they safely and

routinely achieve one of the oldest of human

dreams: Flight! 

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Aerospace Medical Certification

Since 1926, the Federal Aviation Administrationhas developed and utilized health standards forairmen to assure the safety of all who y. By federallaw, all aviators must be medically certied. Abouta half-million airman medical certicates are issued

each year on the basis of physical examinations, all of which require prompt review by the Aerospace MedicaCertication Division’s staff.

o manage this massive data inux, a newInternet-based system was developed. Called theDocument, Imaging, and Workow System, it nowreceives about 1,800 examinations each day via theInternet. Tis extraordinary computer system makesit possible for reviewers to resolve medical cases onstandard offi ce computer stations. Before the newsystem was implemented, examinations submitted

for review were mailed in, copied, then distributed,reviewed, resolved, and, nally, stored on shelves—acolossal storage and retrieval problem.

oday, medical records are stored in digital form,allowing faster retrieval, review, and more accuratecertication decisions to be made.

Medical examinations from aviation medical examiners aretransmitted via the Internet and reviewed by an AerospaceMedical Certification Division legal examiner or physician.

Bottom line: Greatly enhanced serviceto the aviation community.

he Civil Aerospace Medical Institute hasmore than a dozen complex labs and large-scale, computerized health system and performance

databases. Our most important resource is our staff.

Tese professionals are dedicated to their work at the

Institute—serving an aviation community and public

that rely upon safe, dependable air transportation.

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Aerospace HumanFactors Research

Human factors scientists study the behavior andperformance of people, both in laboratory stud-ies and while at work in aviation environments. Hu-man factors are the characteristics of human beings thatare applicable to the design of systems and devices of

all kinds. Tese include selecting the right person forthe job and determining the skills, tasks, training, andequipment that inuence performance, especially forsafety-critical jobs like those of aircrew members and airtraffi c controllers.

 Aviation is a demanding work environment; ourscientists look for ways to achieve harmony betweenindividuals and their tasks, between the operator and thecomputer, aircraft, or display.

 A pilot, servingas a research

subject, flies theCAMI Advanced

General Avia-tion Research

Simulatorduring an as-

sessment of thehuman factors

of advanceddisplays.

New Advanced Air Traffic Con-trol ResearchSimulator.Researchersvalidate designobjectives toensure thatcontrollersand equip-ment performharmoniously.

Bottom line: Improving performance,efficiency, and overall aviation safety.

 Aerospace Medical Education

he FAA is required by the U.S. Congress to pro-mote the safe and effi cient use of America’s airspace.One way the Civil Aerospace Medical Institute promotesaviation safety is through aerospace medical educationprograms that:• rain and evalu-

ate the performanceof Aviation MedicalExaminers, a special-ized group of 3,700physicians locatedin the U.S. and inabout 100 countriesaround the world,appointed by the FAAto perform the re-quired airman medical

examinations.

• rain civil avia-tion pilots and FAAaircrews in avia-tion physiology andglobal survival skills.

• Disseminateaeromedical infor-mation to the civil

aviation communitythrough publications(print and online) andparticipation (lecturesand practical demonstrations) in the National AviationSafety Program.

• Provide specialized aerospace medical library services.

 

CAMI’s General Aviation Pilot

Trainers teach pilots to recognizeand manage the symptoms ofspatial disorientation.

Bottom line: Resources that directlyenhance aviation safety.

 An aviation medical examinerand staff member view self-directed refresher training

 program in their office.

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Occupational Health

C AMI’s health professionals administer Federal Aviation Administration occupational healthprograms for agency employees at the Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center. Tese programs are mandated bythe Occupational Safety and Health Act; and Executive

Order 12196, Occupational Safety and Health Programsfor Federal Employees. Tey also provide professionaladvice and technical knowledge to the Federal AirSurgeon and other agency offi cials. A professional,technical, and clerical staff manages programs inoccupational medicine, clinical services, and industrialhygiene.

Bottom line: Occupational health programsimprove the safety and health standards

of employees and the aviation community.

Occupational health programs help to

improve the healthand safety of FAA

employees whowork in potentially

hazardous locationsacross the country.

Aerospace Medical Research

 A erospace medical issues are studied by scientists,engineers, and technical specialists working in twomajor laboratories.

Bioaeronautical Sciences Research• Supports aircraft acci-dent investigation through

medical and toxicologicalanalysis.• Researchers developimproved analytical pro-cedures and evaluate pilotperformance-related aspectsof drugs and alcohol.• Medical and accidentdatabases support researchactivities regarding pilot cer-tication and performance.· Atmospheric radiation research and analysis relative to

aircraft occupant safety and health.Protection and Survival Research

• Biodynamic and cabinevacuation research to im-prove occupant survivabilityin aircraft accidents.• Physiological aspects of al-titude and the aircraft envi-ronment research to supportimproved protective systemsand safety procedures.

• Medical and vision re-search to support the certi-cation of aircrew.

The CAMI Toxicology Labassists in determining themedical causes of fatalaviation accidents.

Smoke evacuation study inrealistic conditions.

The 747 Aircraft Environment Research Facility beingutilized for evaluation of simulated emergency

aircraft evacuation.

Bottom line: Applied medical research teams evaluatethe adverse events that occur in aerospace operations

and discover methods to enhance human safety, security,health, and performance.

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Te Civil Aerospace Medical Institute is located at the Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.For more information about programs, services, and publications, visit our Web site:

GENERAL INFORMATIONFOR PHYSICIANS

www.faa.gov/ ( + )

• How to become an aviation medical examiner• Continuing medical education for aviation medical

examiners. . .other_visit/aviation_industry/designees_

delegations/designee_types/ame/ametraining • Guide for Aviation Medical Examiners  . . .about/offi ce_org/headquarters_offi ces/avs/offi ces/

aam/ame/guide

FOR RESEARCHERS• Offi ce of Aerospace Medicine echnical Reports. . .library/reports/medical/oamtechreports/index.cfm

FOR PILOTS

www.faa.gov/ ( + )

• Medical certication information for pilots. . .licenses_certicates/medical_certication/get• Locate an aviation medical examiner in your area. . .pilots/amelocator • Pilot and air traveler safety information. . .passengers/y_safe/health• Physiological raining and Basic Survival Classes. . .pilots/training/airman_education

Or write:Director, Civil Aerospace Medical Institute, AAM-3Federal Aviation AdministrationP.O. Box 25082Oklahoma City, OK 73125

Publication AM-400-04/1 (rev.11/09Federal Aviation Administration

Civil Aerospace Medical InstituteAerospace Medical Education Division, AAM-400

 Written byMichael E. Wayda