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Regulatory Updates to BasicMed
The Federal Aviation Administration published this final rule in the Federal Register on November 18, 2024. It took effect on November 18, 2024.
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What the agency says
This final rule implements, without interpretation, the provisions of sections 815 and 828 of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 ("the Act"). To conform the FAA's regulations to the self- enacting provisions in the Act, this final rule amends certain regulations to: align aircraft conditions and limitations with the term "covered aircraft" as defined in section 2307(j) of the FAA Extension, Safety, and Security Act of 2016 to increase the number of allowable passengers from 5 to 6, increase the number of occupants from 6 to 7, and increase the maximum takeoff weight from 6,000 pounds to 12,500 pounds, while excluding certain transport category rotorcraft. This final rule facilitates updates to current standards the medical form a State-licensed physician uses in completing a comprehensive medical examination. Further, this final rule amends regulations to incorporate the statutory expansion of BasicMed medical eligibility to examiners conducting practical tests or proficiency checks if they meet the requirements for operating covered aircraft under BasicMed, as provided in the Act.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2024-26935
- Type
- Final rule
- Action
- Final rule
- Agency
- Transportation Department; Federal Aviation Administration
- Published
- November 18, 2024
- Takes effect
- November 18, 2024
- Dates
- This rule is effective on November 18, 2024.
- Docket
- Docket No. FAA-2024-2580; Amdt. Nos. 11-70, 61-158, 68-3, and 91-380
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 2120-AM06
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 14 CFR 11; 14 CFR 61; 14 CFR 68; 14 CFR 91
- Topics
- Administrative practice and procedure; Aircraft; Airmen; Aviation safety; Health; Reporting and recordkeeping requirements; Transportation
- Pages
- 7
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