CELLMA - aPPLYING FOR A UK AVIATION MEDICAL

Cellma is the new UK CAA medical records system which goes live on 29 March 2021.

It will be available as a service via the CAA customer portal. This online system will replace all existing paper-based application forms and allow medical certificate holders to view their own medical records and track the progress of applications and referrals to the Authority.

Prior to the day of their medical, the applicant will have to have registered to use this portal, logged in, completed the online application (which replaces the old Med160 paper form) and paid a fee to the CAA.

The registration process can take up to 10 days to process and applicants are advised to apply for a CAA customer portal account as soon as possible.

Information regarding the new medical system can be found on the CAA website: https://www.caa.co.uk/medical/

Instructions on creating a CAA customer portal account can be found here: https://www.caa.co.uk/Our-work/About-us/Doing-business-with-the-CAA/Customer-portal/

On the day of the medical, the AME will then be able to access the online application form and complete the rest of the medical electronically before issuing a certificate, where applicable.

It is imperative that the applicant completes the registration process and online application before attending their appointment as there is unlikely to be sufficient time to do this on the day of the medical. A failure to complete the process before the medical may delay the issue of a certificate, where applicable, to a later date.