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Via Oz Flying:

CASA calls for Feedback on Class 5 Medical
24 June 2025


CASA has today called for feedback to the implementation review of the Class 5 medical standard.

Class 5 was introduced in February 2024 and is a self-declared medical standard for PPLs and RPLs with some operational limitations.

With the standard in place for over 12 months, CASA is calling for industry feedback on the Class 5 standard and how it is impacting the GA community.

"As the first scheme of its kind, with limited comparable data in Australia or internationally, we’re taking this opportunity to evaluate the safety outcomes of the scheme, people’s experience with the application process and the medical and operational limitations," CASA states.

"Your feedback will help us determine if the desired benefits and safety outcomes of the Class 5 medical self-declaration scheme have been realised or if adjustments need to be made."

The feedback form canvasses questions relating to passengers, hours flown and medical status, and calls for comments regarding the operational limitations imposed, which include:

• 2000 kg MTOW
  
• no more than one passenger
  
• no flight over 10,000 feet AMSL
  
• no aerobatics
  
• day VFR only
  
• no formation flying.
  

CASA is also canvassing feedback over the decision to permit pilots flying on a Class 5 medical standard to access controlled airspace.

"The [Class 5] scheme is based on comprehensive risk analysis and a careful examination of what other safety authorities do overseas," CASA explains. "It includes operational limitations on what you can do when flying with a Class 5 medical self-declaration to ensure an acceptable level of risk is maintained.

"Risk work was conducted during the policy development phase to help develop the operational limitations. This included risk assessment workshops and a risk summary statement, supported by risk registers and a bowtie risk assessment."

Pilots can submit feedback to the Class 5 review via the CASA Consultation hub, which will remain open until 14 July.

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