23 July 2020: The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) and Changi General Hospital (CGH) have signed a Collaboration Agreement to establish a Civil Aviation Medical Examination Centre (CAMEC) in Changi Airport. This development follows the establishment of the Changi Aviation Medicine Centre at CGH in June 2019. The CAMEC is dedicated to providing Singapore aviation licence holders, such as pilots, aircraft maintenance engineers and air traffic controllers, convenient access to services such as medical examination, fitness evaluation and aeromedical review, among other aeromedical and occupational medicine services.
Mr Kevin Shum, Director-General of CAAS, said, “The establishment of the CAMEC at Changi Airport marks a significant milestone in our efforts to achieve the highest standards of aviation safety and productivity. By drawing on CGH’s expertise and experience in delivering quality clinical practice, we will further augment our capabilities in aviation medicine.”
“Changi General Hospital is honoured to contribute towards Singapore’s world-class aviation infrastructure, by leveraging its expertise in medicine to further strengthen the ecosystem for Aviation Medicine right at the heart of Changi Airport. We will harness the many opportunities to define tomorrow’s medicine for Singapore’s aviators, and grow our expertise in this niche specialty to support the development of Singapore’s aviation sector,” added Professor Ng Wai Hoe, Chief Executive Officer of CGH.
The CAMEC is set up within CAAS’s My PEL Hub, which is a one-stop service centre for aviation professionals at Changi Airport. Singapore aviation licence holders can now go for medical fitness assessments, as well as renew or collect their licences at the same location. This offers time-savings and added convenience, as aviation licence holders will no longer need to make separate arrangements at various locations to complete their licensing process.
