Fitness and Health

AME job is physically demanding. 
AME work in widely varying physical environments, 
including cramped spaces, extremes of temperature, etc.

Two aspects to fitness and health:
  1.  the disposition of the engineer prior to taking on employment and 
  2. the day-to-day well being of the engineer once employed. 

        Pre-employment Disposition ; Medical check up before employment ensure that applicant is fit for particular job. 
 Airworthiness authority requie medical certificate CA Form 19-06 before issuing AME licence.

       Day-to-Day Fitness and Health - Fitness and health can have a significant affect upon job performance (both physical and cognitive). Day-to-day fitness and health can be reduced through illness (physical or mental) or injury.
Many conditions can impact on the health and fitness of an engineer - 
• Minor physical illness (such as colds, ‘flu, etc.);
• More major physical illness (such as HIV, malaria, etc.);
• Mental illness (such as depression, etc.);
• Minor injury (such as a sprained wrist, etc.);
• Major injury (such as a broken arm, etc.);
• Ongoing deterioration in physical condition, possibly associated with the ageing
process (such as hearing loss, visual defects, obesity, heart problems, etc.);
• Affects of toxins and other foreign substances (such as carbon monoxide
poisoning, alcohol, illicit drugs, etc.).

 Positive Measures - steps to maintain  fitness and health. 
1. Eating regular meals and a well-balanced diet;
2.Taking regular exercise 
3. No smoking;
4. No alcohol or Sensible alcohol intake
Note : Sensible alcohol intake - for men, this is no more than 3 - 4 units a day or 28 per week, where a unit is equivalent to half a pint of beer or a glass of wine or spirit;

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