PLT447: Medical Certificate Requirements
What code PLT447 covers, why the FAA tests it, and how to study Medical Certificate Requirements before your checkride.
Recall regulations - privileges / limitations of medical certificates
What this means for your checkride
The class of medical certificate a person must hold depends on the operation being conducted. A first-class medical is required to exercise airline transport pilot in command privileges, at least a second-class medical for commercial pilot privileges in most aircraft, and at least a third-class medical for private, recreational, or student pilot privileges. Some operations, such as those in gliders and balloons or under BasicMed style driver's license conditions, do not require an FAA medical certificate.
Pilots must match the correct class of medical certificate to the privileges they intend to exercise.
A higher class medical is not always required; the class needed is tied to the specific privilege being exercised, not to the highest certificate held.
Where to study it
A code on your test report is an area of deficiency. An authorized instructor must review it with you and endorse that review before you take the practical test, and the examiner may revisit it during the oral. Study it until you can explain it out loud, not just recognize the answer.