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second-class medical certificate

For second-class medical certificate, occupation / regulator is pilot (FAA); age / service condition is Any age; operation / activity covered is an airline transport pilot certificate for second-in-command privileges; valid for is 12th month after the month of the date of examination shown on the medical certificate; citation is 14 CFR 61.23, recorded from its source on 2026-08-11.

Occupation / regulator
pilot (FAA) our reading
Certificate and class
second-class medical certificate verified
Age / service condition
Any age verified
Operation / activity covered
an airline transport pilot certificate for second-in-command privileges verified
Valid for
12th month after the month of the date of examination shown on the medical certificate verified
Citation
14 CFR 61.23 verified
Sourceecfr.gov
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DatasetHow long medical certificates last for pilots, commercial drivers and merchant mariners — by class, age and service type

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(2) A second-class medical certificate | (i) Any age | an airline transport pilot certificate for second-in-command privileges (other than the operations specified in <https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-14/section-61.23#p-61.23(d)(1)> paragraph (d)(1) of this section), a commercial pilot certificate (other than a commercial pilot certificate with a balloon rating when conducting flight training), a flight engineer certificate, or an air traffic control tower operator certificate | 12th month after the month of the date of examination shown on the medical certificate.

ecfr.gov, retrieved 2026-08-11

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