---
kind: "section"
citation: "14 C.F.R. § 183.21"
title: "14"
number: "183.21"
heading: "Aviation Medical Examiners."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/14/183.21"
---

# §183.21. Aviation Medical Examiners.


An Aviation Medical Examiner may—

- (a) Accept applications for physical examinations necessary for issuing medical certificates under [part 67](/cfr/14/part67.md) of this chapter;
- (b) Under the general supervision of the Federal Air Surgeon or the appropriate senior regional flight surgeon, conduct those physical examinations;
- (c) Issue or deny medical certificates in accordance with [part 67](/cfr/14/part67.md) of this chapter, subject to reconsideration by the Federal Air Surgeon or his or her authorized representatives within the FAA; and
- (d) [Reserved]
- (e) **As requested, participate in investigating aircraft accidents.**

## Notes

### Amendments

[Docket 1151, 27 FR 4951, May 26, 1962, as amended by Amdt. 183-2, 32 FR 46, Jan. 5, 1967; Amdt. 183-5, 38 FR 12203, May 10, 1973; Docket FAA-2010-1127, Amdt. 183-15, 81 FR 1307, Jan. 12, 2016]

### Authority

Authority: 31 U.S.C. 9701; 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g), 40113, 44702, 45303.

### Source

Source: Docket 1151, 27 FR 4951, May 26, 1962, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[Docket 1151, 27 FR 4951, May 26, 1962, as amended by Amdt. 183-2, 32 FR 46, Jan. 5, 1967; Amdt. 183-5, 38 FR 12203, May 10, 1973; Docket FAA-2010-1127, Amdt. 183-15, 81 FR 1307, Jan. 12, 2016]