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The systolic and diastolic blood pressures shall be within normal limits.

There shall be no significant functional nor structural abnormality of the circulatory tree. The presence of varicosities will not necessarily entail an assessment of unfitness.

There shall be no acute disability of the lungs nor any active disease of the structures of the lungs, medias- tinum or pleura. Radiography will form a part of the medical examination in all doubtful clinical cases.

Cases of pulmonary emphysema will not be assessed as infit unless the condition is causing symptoms.

Cases of active pulmonary tuberculosis will be assessed as unfit.

Cases of quiescent or healed lesions which are known to be tuberculous, or are presumably tuberculous in origin, may be assessed as ft.

Cases of disabling disease with important impairment of the functioning of the gastro-intestinal tract and its adnexae will be assessed as unfit.

Proven cases of diabetes mellitus will be assessed as permanently unfit; doubtful cases will be assessed as unfit until the condition is proven to be non-diabetic.

Cases of significant localized and general enlargement of the lymphatic glands and of diseases of the blood will be assessed as unft; those duc to a transient condition may be assessed as temporarily unfit.

Cases presenting any signs of organic disease of the kidneys will be assessed as unfit; those due to a transient cundition may be assessed as temporarily unfit. The urine shall contain no abnormal element considered by the medical examiner to be pathological. Cases of affec- tions of the urinary passages and of the genital organs will be assessed as unfit; those due to transient conditions may be assessed as temporarily unfit.

An applicant who has a personal history of syphilis shall be required to furnish evidence, satisfactory to the medical examiner, that he has undergone adequate treat-

ment.

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In the event of pregnancy the applicant will be assessed as temporarily unfit until, at least, after the pregnancy has been terminated. After confinement or miscarriage the applicant will not be permitted to exercise the privileges of the licence until she has undergone a medical examination and been assessed as fit. (f) Eye examination.

There shall be no active pathological condition, acute or chronic, of either eye or adnexae which is likely to interfere with its proper function to an extent that would jeopardize safety in flight.

(Note: The details of the Visual Requirements are specified in regulations 202 to 205 and those for Colour Perception in regulations 206 to 208.)

(g) Ear examination.

There shall be--

() no active pathological process, acute or chronic, of the internal ear or middle ear cleft:

(ii) no permanent disturbances of the vestibular ap- paratus.

(Note: The details of the Hearing Requirements are specified in regulations 209 to 313.)

(h) Nose, throat, and mouth examination.

There shall be free nasal air entry on both sides. There shall be no serious malformation nor serious, acute or chronic, affection of the buccal cavity or upper respiratory tract. Applicants with significant defects of speech will be assessed as unfit.

VISUAL REQUIREMENTS,

202. The measurement of visual acuity will be made by means of a series of optotypes of Landholt, or similar optotypes, illuminated at not less than sixty lux and placed at distance of twenty feet from the applicant.

203. l'isual standard No. 4. -The applçant shall be required to have:

(4) a distance visual acuity of at least 6/18 in each eye separately without correction : provided that each eye is capable of correction to 6/6 and if the uncorrected