49 U.S.C. § 44507 — Regions and centers
submitted 32 years ago by Pub. L. 103-272 to r/title-49-TRANSPORTATION · 215 words · no verdicts yet
The Civil Aeromedical Institute may study aviation medicine and human factors, such as accident survival, drug effects, and equipment design. It may also advise the FAA Administrator on the human-factors side of safety rules, training programs, and joint research projects. The Institute may give the Administrator medical advice on certifying airmen.
This section lists what the Civil Aeromedical Institute, created under section 106(j), is allowed to do.
(1) It may conduct civil aeromedical research. That research can cover: (A) protecting aircraft occupants and helping them survive accidents; (B) the medical side of accident investigations and certifying airmen medically fit to fly; (C) toxicology and how drugs affect human performance; (D) how disease and disability affect human performance; (E) vision and how it relates to human performance and equipment design; (F) human factors for flight crews, air traffic controllers, mechanics, inspectors, airway facility technicians, and other people who operate or maintain aircraft and air traffic control equipment; and (G) making the agency's own workforce work better, including training, equipment design, cutting down errors, and finding tasks that machines could take over.
(2) It may give the FAA Administrator comments on the human-factors side of proposed air safety regulations.
(3) It may give the Administrator comments on the human-factors side of proposed training programs, equipment requirements, standards, and procedures for aviation personnel.
(4) It may advise, assist, and represent the FAA in the human-factors parts of joint projects between the FAA and NASA, other federal agencies, industry, and foreign governments.
(5) It may give the Administrator medical consultation services about certifying airmen.
The Civil Aeromedical Institute established by section 106(j) of this title may—
conduct civil aeromedical research, including research related to—
the protection and survival of aircraft occupants;
medical accident investigation and airman medical certification;
toxicology and the effects of drugs on human performance;
the impact of disease and disability on human performance;
vision and its relationship to human performance and equipment design;
human factors of flight crews, air traffic controllers, mechanics, inspectors, airway facility technicians, and other individuals involved in operating and maintaining aircraft and air traffic control equipment; and
agency work force optimization, including training, equipment design, reduction of errors, and identification of candidate tasks for automation;
make comments to the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration on human factors aspects of proposed air safety regulations;
make comments to the Administrator on human factors aspects of proposed training programs, equipment requirements, standards, and procedures for aviation personnel;
advise, assist, and represent the Federal Aviation Administration in the human factors aspects of joint projects between the Administration and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, other departments, agencies, and instrumentalities of the United States Government, industry, and governments of foreign countries; and
provide medical consultation services to the Administrator about medical certification of airmen.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1179; Pub. L. 115–254, div. B, title V, § 524(a), Oct. 5, 2018, 132 Stat. 3363; Pub. L. 118–63, title II, § 206(h), May 16, 2024, 138 Stat. 1046.)
- 1994Enacted · Pub. L. 103-272 · 108 Stat. 1179
- 2018Amended · Pub. L. 115-254 · 132 Stat. 3363
- 2024Amended · Pub. L. 118-63 · 138 Stat. 1046
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 103-272 on 1994-07-05.
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