Lok Sabha Question No. 5325 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-06
Subject: Suspension of Commercial Pilot Licence
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: RAM CHARITRA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY  OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO. : 5325 (To be answered on the 6rn April 2017)

## SUSPENSION OF COMMERCIAL PILOT LICENCE

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SHRI RAM CHARITRA NISHAD

## will the Minister  of Cl  L AVIATION

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- (a) Whether the Directorate General of  9ivil  Aviation (DGCA) has--suspended ihe commercial pilot licenses of an Air India and a Jet Airways pilot as they failed their  post  flight brcath analyser  testl
- (b) If so, the detrils thereof;
- (d) If so, the details  thereof:
- (ci Whether DGCA  proposes to come out with strict rules regarding undisciplined behaviour of pilots;
- (ej  Wtreitrer  Air India had served show cause notices to three pilots and if sn' the details thereoli  and
- (f) Whether due to protest by pilots,many flights werc delayed  and if so' the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

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(Shri Jayant Sinha)

(a) & (b) Following two cases rvere lrrought to the notice of DGCA in the month of August 20I6

2.Jet Airways pilot, after operating flight no.9W 525 (AUH-MAA)  r as tested Breath Anaiyzer positive o-n 03'08.2016 at Chennri during Post flight medical test.

l.Air India pllot, "ft"r operating flight no. AI-994 (SHJ-CCJ)  was tested Brcath Analj,zer  irositive  6n ,0.0E'2016 at Calicut during Post flight medlcal t€st.

The privileges of pilot license of both the pilots were suspended for 04 years and FIR was lodged with police for taking further legal action as per Schedule VI of the Aircraft Rules 1937'

- (i) R'uIe 24 of Aircraft Rules'1937 prohibits  the consumption of intoxicating
- (c)  &  (d)  There is no need to amend the extant rules and regulations as adequate provisions already exists'the details of which-are  as follows:-

and psychoactive  substances  by person acting as, or carried in aircraft for the purpoie of acting as pilot, comminder, navigator,  engineer,  crbin crell or the other operating member of the crew thereof

In case a crew is detected  Br€ath  Analyzer Positive in pre'flight medical test, the privileges  of license are suspended for a period  of

- (ii) Civil Aviat'ion Requlrements (CAR) Section 5 Series I-Part-III  has been iisued for the compllance of Rule 24 ofAircrrft Rules 1937 and examine flight crew before violation  of Rule 24
- (i)  Three months in case of violation  for the first time,
- (ii) Three years in case of violation for the second time,
- (iv) Any pilot holding privileges  of an Instructor/Examiner/Check  pilot/Cabin Crew In-charge will iose such ratings/ authol'ization  for a period of three years in addition to the above mentioned  action,
- (iii)  t,icenie of the crelv member  is cancelled  in case of violation for the third time,
- (v)  Expatriate pitot's FATA (Foreign Aircrew T€mlrorar)'.Authorization)  is cancelied  and never considered for issue of the FATA again,
- (i)  ln iase of violation for the first time,license/auth  orization/approval irispended for a period of one year. In case of an expatriatc pilot, the FATA is cancelled.

In case a crew is detected Breath Analyzer Positive  in Post -flight medlcal' the privileges of license are suspended  for a period of-

- (ii) Action on such cases ls tak€n in accordance  with the proviso of Schedule Vl of the Aircraft  Rules,  1937.
- (iv) ln case of a repcat violation of the provisions contained, the lic ense/ap  p  roval of the crew member is cancelled.
- (iii) Any pilot holding privileges  ofan Instructor/Examiner/Check  pilot/Cabin Crew In-charge wili lose such ratings/ authorization for a period of three years in addition to the above mentioned  action,
- (e) No, Madam,
- (fl No flight has been delayed by any protest,