What happened
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Narrative: on March 1, 1997, Canada 3000 was operating flight 471 from toronto to san juan,. At approximately 0840 EST, the first officer started to experience stomach pains while they were enroute to san juan, (oceanic airspace, approximately 200 miles from bermuda). The first officer advised the captain that he had a gall stone condition. The first officer stated to the captain that during the previouis two days he had seen a doctor and also had an ultra sound exam regarding this condition and that the doctor assured the first officer he could fly. The captain suggested at this time the flight could divert to bermuda but the first officer stated this was only a temporary discomfort and he felt he could continue to san juan. After approximately 30 minutes the first officer started to experience severe pain and advised the captain he could no longer continue. The captain at this time decalared a medical emergency and received a clearance to bermuda. ATC was advised of the first officer's condition and an ambulance was waiting upon flight 471 arrival bermuda. Canada 3000 (cmm 471) landed bermuda without incident. On board flight 471 were two first officers who were in training for the A-320 and were utilized by the captain to read checklists and perform other duties normally done by the first officer. The first officer was taken to the hospital and after being examined underwent an emergency operation, which involved the removal of his gall bladder. Captain d. thompson, vp flight operations Canada 3000 advised in a telephone conversation with this inspector that the company flight safety officer will complete an investigation and file a report including recommendations.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON MARCH 1, 1997, CANADA 3000 WAS OPERATING FLIGHT 471 FROM TORONTO TO SAN JUAN,. AT APPROXIMATELY 0840 EST, THE FIRST OFFICER STARTED TO EXPERIENCE STOMACH PAINS WHILE THEY WERE ENROUTE TO SAN JUAN, (OCEANIC AIRSPACE, APPROXIMATELY 200 MILES FROM BERMUDA). THE FIRST OFFICER ADVISED THE CAPTAIN THAT HE HAD A GALL STONE CONDITION. THE FIRST OFFICER STATED TO THE CAPTAIN THAT DURING THE PREVIOUIS TWO DAYS HE HAD SEEN A DOCTOR AND ALSO HAD AN ULTRA SOUND EXAM REGARDING THIS CONDITION AND THAT THE DOCTOR ASSURED THE FIRST OFFICER HE COULD FLY. THE CAPTAIN SUGGESTED AT THIS TIME THE FLIGHT COULD DIVERT TO BERMUDA BUT THE FIRST OFFICER STATED THIS WAS ONLY A TEMPORARY DISCOMFORT AND HE FELT HE COULD CONTINUE TO SAN JUAN. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES THE FIRST OFFICER STARTED TO EXPERIENCE SEVERE PAIN AND ADVISED THE CAPTAIN HE COULD NO LONGER CONTINUE. THE CAPTAIN AT THIS TIME DECALARED A MEDICAL EMERGENCY AND RECEIVED A CLEARANCE TO BERMUDA. ATC WAS ADVISED OF THE FIRST OFFICER'S CONDITION AND AN AMBULANCE WAS WAITING UPON FLIGHT 471 ARRIVAL BERMUDA. CANADA 3000 (CMM 471) LANDED BERMUDA WITHOUT INCIDENT. ON BOARD FLIGHT 471 WERE TWO FIRST OFFICERS WHO WERE IN TRAINING FOR THE A-320 AND WERE UTILIZED BY THE CAPTAIN TO READ CHECKLISTS AND PERFORM OTHER DUTIES NORMALLY DONE BY THE FIRST OFFICER. THE FIRST OFFICER WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL AND AFTER BEING EXAMINED UNDERWENT AN EMERGENCY OPERATION, WHICH INVOLVED THE REMOVAL OF HIS GALL BLADDER. CAPTAIN D. THOMPSON, VP FLIGHT OPERATIONS CANADA 3000 ADVISED IN A TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH THIS INSPECTOR THAT THE COMPANY FLIGHT SAFETY OFFICER WILL COMPLETE AN INVESTIGATION AND FILE A REPORT INCLUDING RECOMMENDATIONS.