No Aircraft
Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Multiengine; Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural FAR; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
General None Reported / Taken
Chart Or Publication; Procedure; Human Factors
During the course of planning for my next medical certificate; I noticed the Company showed my certificate expiring two months earlier than I was aware of.  Due to the COVID extension from the previous year; it appeared I did not need a new exam until the following [Month X].  I apparently did not fully understand the details of the COVID extension.  Nor did [the app] alert me of the expiration of my medical.  The FAA letter I received after the extension showed a [Month X] expiration in bold typeset.  Further down in the letter however in normal typeset it shows an exam due six months before. The actual certificate I received in the mail from the FAA shows the following [Month X] as the expiration date.The COVID medical extension caused confusion for multiple parties; including myself; my AME; the company; and possibly even the FAA itself.  The bold typeset states a [Month X] expiration which apparently does not apply to the COVID extension. The verbiage in the FAA letter is difficult to understand and lends itself to multiple interpretations.Clearer verbiage and guidance regarding the COVID medical extension would certainly have helped. Closer attention to detail by all parties involved would hopefully mitigate these types of threats during an unprecedented pandemic.
Air Carrier Captain reported confusion regarding medical certification expiration date in reference to the COVID-19 extension.