Revising the procedures for medical examination of aircraft personnel for alcohol consumption over six years after they were last issued, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has asked all scheduled operators operating flights originating from India to subject each flight crew member and cabin crew member to pre-flight breath-analyser examination at first departure airport during a flight duty period.
In a Civil Aviation Requirement (CAR) on flight safety released on December 20, the civil regulator has directed all operators to keep doctors, trained paramedics or emergency medical technicians on full-time employment of the company to conduct pre-flight breath-analyser examination at a designated place within the airport premises.
