What Does a Cabin Crew Medical Consist of?
Manchester Medicals has been providing cabin crew medicals as well as several other types of medicals such as HGV, Pilot and LGV medicals for a number of years now.
Our team of registered doctors and medical examiners provide expert care and advice to ensure that you are fit and healthy enough to carry out your job or hobby without endangering yourself or those around you.
But what does a medical consist of for a member of the cabin crew?
Read Manchester Medical’s latest blog post to find out.
Fit to Fly
The medical examination that cabin crew have to undergo is a worry for many due to the need to be ‘fit to fly’, in the aviation industry.
Cabin crew need to prove that they are fit to be allowed to fly and little sick days are allowed in the job.
If you are not fit to fly, you will be asked to leave.
The Initial Medical Form
The first part of the cabin crew medical consists of a medical form/declaration of health first needs to be completed by all aspiring cabin crew. At this point they are given the chance to declare any illnesses, pre existing conditions or past surgeries that may impact their ability to be deemed fit to fly.
General health questions will also be asked at this point, so you can expect to answer questions such as ‘how much do you smoke and drink each week?’.
Height and Weight and Urine Test
At a medical centre your height and weight will be taken to ensure that you are within the allowed parameters to be a part of the cabin crew.
You will then also have to provide a urine sample as part of the cabin crew medicals to check for diabetes as well as drug/ alcohol substances.
Whilst being a part of the cabin crew you can be randomly urine tested at any time, if you fail then you may well lose your job.
Further Tests and Immunisations
Further tests will be carried out as part of the cabin crew medicals such as eye and ear exams. If your vision is below 6/9 you may be turned down.
Blood pressure tests and potentially an ECG will be carried out to monitor your blood pressure and heart rate.
Your lung function will also be checked by blowing into a device.
You may be asked to do further tests such as lifting 20kg weights to prove you are strong enough to work at high altitudes.
You will then be given your immunisations for conditions such as tetanus, polio and TB.
If You Have passed all of these examinations, then you should be fit to fly!
Contact Your Cabin Crew Medicals Provider
Jones Dental Care is your local provider of cabin crew medicals and further medical examinations such as HGV, LGV and pilot medicals.
Our team of doctors and medical examiners are fast and efficient and will have you in the sky or on the road as quick as possible.