Aerospace Medicine Longitudinal Assessment Program (LAP)
2026 LAP Content
The following sections of the Aerospace Medicine exam content outline will be covered in the 2026 Longitudinal Assessment Program (LAP).
01 – The flight environment
- 01.02 – Theory of flight
- 01.02.01 – Aviation – fixed/rot wing
- 01.03 – Physiology
- 01.03.02 – Cardiovascular
- 01.03.03 – Spatial orientation
- 01.03.03.03 – Illusions
- 01.03.05 – Visual
- 01.04 – Gravitational effects
- 01.04.02 – Microgravity
- 01.06
- 01.06.01 – Shock and vibration
- 01.06.03 – Radiation
- 01.06.04 – Toxicology
- 01.07
- 01.07.01 – Human-machine interface
- 01.08
- 01.08.02 – Ground support
- 01.08.04 – Remotely piloted vehicles
- 01.08.05 – Escape mechanisms
02 – Clinical Aerospace Medicine
- 02.01 – Fitness for duty and return to work
- 02.01.01.03 – Coronary artery disease
- 02.01.02 – Pulmonary
- 02.01.04 – Otolaryngology
- 02.01.04.02 – Clinical conditions
- 02.01.05
- 02.01.05.03 – Assessment
- 02.01.07 – Other med/surg conditions
- 02.01.07.09 – Musculoskeletal conditions
- 02.02 – Health maintenance
- 02.02.01 – Wellness
- 02.02.01.02 – Risk assessment
- 02.02.01 – Wellness
03 – Operational Aerospace Medicine
- 03.01
- 03.01.01 – Military
- 03.05 – Mishap investigation
- 03.05.01 – Site activities
- 03.05.02 – Forensic considerations
04 – Management and Administration
- 04.01 – Regulations
- 04.01.02 – Civil
- 04.01.03 – International
- 04.02 – Organizations
- 04.02.03 DOT/FAA