DAME Lite + Exam 2027 - Melbourne | Registration Form
This intensive 7-day course will cover the competencies set out by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) for training of Designated Aviation Medical Examiners. It is a highly interactive course, with only 24 participants, and employs adult learning principles. It is assessed, with a MCQ and a brief oral/practical test. It includes practical exposure to aviation workplaces (including flight simulators and, subject to confirmation, air traffic control facilities).
The 7-day course does not include:
- The day of GA experience. You need to gain this experience yourself (if you do not already have it) by arranging a Trainee Instructional Flight (TIF) with a flying school near you.
The programme is full-time for eight days and will require your full attention. The programme will run 0800 – 1700 Friday – Wednesday, and your competency assessment will be held between 0900 and 1700 on the Thursday.
The teaching will be led by Dr David Powell, former Medical Advisor to International Air Transport Association (IATA). David is a specialist in aviation and occupational medicine, taught on the University of Otago’s aviation medicine programme for 20 years, and has been Chief Medical Officer at Air New Zealand and Virgin Australia. He holds commercial pilot licences on aeroplanes and helicopters. Working with David will be a teaching faculty of aerospace medicine specialists including Dr Jeremy Robertson, Qantas Pilot, DAME and Medical Officer at Qantas.
A reference textbook and required teaching materials will be supplied.
The training is being supported by CASA and has been recognised as suitable (when accompanied by the other regulatory requirements) for achieving certification as Designated Aviation Medical Examiners (DAME) in Australia.
Doctors interested in starting to work in this fascinating field of medicine should apply. In case of oversubscription, priority will be given to those intending to work as a DAME in areas where there is a shortage.
