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The medical certificate you need for the thing you want to do
The medical certificate you need for the thing you want to do: this guide has a section for each certificate: the driving licence medical with the actual…
This launch guide maps the topic, the source base and the practical questions. Check the linked official authority before acting on a rule, deadline, price or safety requirement.
What this guide covers
This guide has a section for each certificate: the driving licence medical with the actual vision, hearing, diabetes and epilepsy standards from the EU annex and the validity by age and category; the food handler's certificate; a weapons permit; commercial and recreational diving; the seafarer's medical; aviation Class 1, Class 2 and LAPL; a child's sports certificate; a fitness-to-work statement; the conscription medical board.
Each says who may issue it, what is measured, what it costs, how long it lasts, and what a refusal or a restriction actually means. One focus is "The driving licence medical: the vision standard, the diabetes and epilepsy rules, and the validity by age".
How to use it
Use The medical certificate you need for the thing you want to do as a map of the process: identify the situation, check which country or authority owns the rule, and confirm the current version before a deadline or application.
The page keeps the main question, its evidence base and its limits together in one canonical place. That makes it useful as a quick orientation and avoids splitting a broad subject into shallow pages before each narrower answer has enough verified material of its own.
Search vocabulary in four languages
Terminology changes across borders. These are example phrases people use for the same subject in Estonian, Finnish, Russian and English; they are included as a practical vocabulary aid, not as hidden keywords.
| Language | Example phrase |
|---|---|
| Estonian | tervisetõend toidutöötajale kus teha |
| Finnish | ajokorttitodistus näkövaatimukset |
| Russian | справка о здоровье для водительских прав Эстония |
| English | EASA class 2 medical requirements vision |
Evidence and provenance
The evidence map below records the primary, official or openly licensed material chosen for this guide. It is deliberately visible so a reader can tell the difference between a rule published by an authority, a measured dataset and an editorial explanation.
Source: Directive 2006/126/EC Annex III and Regulation (EU) 1178/2011 Part-MED (EUR-Lex), MLC 2006 for seafarers, the national implementing regulations on Riigi Teataja, Finlex, likumi.lv and e-tar.lt, plus Transpordiamet and Traficom guidance. · checked 2026-09-09
Source names are preserved even where an authority changes its web address. No figure is added to this launch page unless it is already present in the cited source description or can be computed from a named dataset.
Scope and boundaries
This guide owns the explanatory layer for the topic. Personal decisions, diagnoses, legal determinations and live availability remain with the relevant professional or official service.
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Frequently asked questions
What does this guide cover?
This guide has a section for each certificate: the driving licence medical with the actual vision, hearing, diabetes and epilepsy standards from the EU annex and the validity by age and category; the food handler's certificate; a weapons permit; commercial and recreational diving; the seafarer's medical; aviation Class 1, Class 2 and LAPL; a child's sports certificate; a fitness-to-work statement; the conscription medical board. Each says who may issue it, what is measured, what it costs, how long it lasts, and…
What evidence does it use?
Directive 2006/126/EC Annex III and Regulation (EU) 1178/2011 Part-MED (EUR-Lex), MLC 2006 for seafarers, the national implementing regulations on Riigi Teataja, Finlex, likumi.lv and e-tar.lt, plus Transpordiamet and Traficom guidance.
Where does this guide stop?
It explains the topic and points to primary or official sources. It does not replace a qualified professional, an official decision, or advice based on your own circumstances.
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