Cabin Crew Medical Information

UK Cabin Crew Medical

Those undertaking training for or working as cabin crew for UK based airlines need a UK cabin crew attestation

You can renew your certificate up to 45 days before expiry

How to prepare

• Please Download and complete a UK cabin crew application

• We have forms in the waiting room if you don't have access to a printer

(UK Cabin Crew Application Form)

What to bring on the day

• Your current passport or UK driver's licence

• Copies of any relevant Specialist Medical / GP Reports

• The spectacles that you will wear for work (if any)

• Contact lens wearers should be prepared to remove lenses to check unaided vision

• You will need to do a urine sample when you arrive

What does the medical involve?

The medical examination itself involves the following checks.

• Measuring height and weight

• Checking eyesight

• Checking colour vision

• Checking hearing (very simple whispered number test)

• Examining the chest with a stethoscope 

• ECG (electrocardiogram) for cabin crew over 40 years old

• Examination of the abdomen

• Examination of the ears 

• Examination of the back of the eyes 

• Checking the musculoskeletal system (full range of movement in the joints) and legs

What should I wear?

Wearing suitably loose fitting clothing reduces the need to undress to undertake the examination. Please wear a 2 piece outfit and avoid dresses. If you are over 40 and know that you are going to need an ECG then be aware that this involves attaching stickers to the chest wall.  

The examination will take just under a hour.