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B-256092 1 (1994-07-06)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadoew0001 and id is 1 raw text is: a Ceinwo~e5 zem omS.e UafSWss $1048117 Decision Matter of: National Transportation Safety Board - Physical Examinations for Air Safety investigators File B-256092 Date: July 6, 1994 DIGEST The National Transportation Safety Board may use appropriated funds to reimburse Air Safety Investigators for the costs of physical examinations for a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) medical certificate performed by FAA certified private physicians where there are no FAA certified physicians at available public health facilities and the examination is performed for the sole purpose of obtaining a current FAA medical certificate. DECISION Pursuant to 31 U.S.C. S 3529, the National Transportation safety Board (NTSB) asks whether appropriated funds may be used to reimburse approximately 70 Air Safety investigators for part of the cost of non-mandatory physical examinations that are performed by private physicians who have been certified by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to perform examinations for FAA medical certificates. For reasons met forth below, we conclude that NTSB may do so. BACKGROUND Air Safety Investigators of the NTSB Office of Aviation' Safety investigate most aviation accidents and incidents, including all major ones. In order to qualify for an Air Safety Investigator, position, applicants are required to have a valid FAA medical certificate. NTSB encourages investigators, once appointed to the position, to maintain the currency of their FAA medical certificates by having physical examinations performed every two years by FAA certified physicians. The NTSB states that because of the physical demands of the job, the health of its investigators is a primary conce-n of the agency. The NTSB maintains a preventive health service program to assure that its employees are physically able to safely withstand the physical rigors of the job. This is necessary for several reasons. Of an estimated 2,200 aviation accidents the NTSB has investigated, the

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