Table 2.

FAA code and description

Code	Grade	Royal Navy description	Army/RAF description
FAA 1	Fully fit	Fully fit, field or seas worldwide	Can do all aspects of their job and all general military duties
FAA 2	Fit for trade and fit for restricted general or military duties	Fit for flying, aircrew duties	Able to do all aspects of their primary task but not all the physical aspects of their physical duties (this might apply to a clerk but is unlikely to apply to an infantry soldier)
FAA 3	Unfit for trade but fit for restricted general or military duties	Fully employable ashore/ship in harbour or ashore only in own trade/skill at sea Fit for limited flying aircrew duties	Unable to do primary task but able to perform some limited physical tasks (eg, aircraft engineer who cannot perform his trade but can do some other physical duties or an infantryman who can work in MT or stores)
FAA 4	Unfit for all but sedentary duties	Employable in restricted duties ashore only	Only able to perform light duties
FAA 5	Off all duties	Off all duties (ashore sick leave)	On sick leave, Y-listed or non-effective

FAA, functional activity assessment; MT, mechanical transport; RAF, Royal Air Force.