Lok Sabha Question No. 788 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-21
Subject: Increase in Number of Drunk Pilots
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: KRISHNAN NARAYANASAMY RAMACHANDRAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 788 (To be answered on the July 2016) 21st

## INCREASE IN NUMBER OF DRUNK PILOTS

788.

SHRI KN. RAMACHANDRAN

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether there has been increase in the number of drunk pilots, having higher than permissible limit of alcohol in their bloodstream and grounded during the last three years;
- (c) whether such pilots have been suspended for the first offence and for two years
- (b) if so, the details thereof; regions/ year-wise;
- (d) if so, the number of such pilots suspended during the above period; yearwise;
- (f) if so, the details thereof and the other measures proposed by the Government to tackle this problem?
- (e) whether any awareness campaign have been iaunched sensitizing the pilots about air safety and alcohol drinking; and

## ANSWER

Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

Minister of State in the

(Shri Jayant Sinha)

- (a) (b) As per the data available, 122 Pilots have tested alcohol positive during pre-flight medical examination for consumption of alcohol during the last three

Year

No of Pilots

2013

30

2014

26

2015

43

2016( 30.06.2016)

23

The Airport-wise details are attached as Appendix-I;

Part-III such were suspended for three months for the first violation and for five years for the second violation. After O6th June, 2014, such pilots are suspended for three months for the first violation and for three years for the second violation: pilots

- regarding air safety regulations and alcohol abuse. pilots
- (d) The year- wise details of the pilots suspended for first violation and second violation during the above period are attached as Appendix-2

Appendix-1

| AirportYear   | 2013   | 2014   | 2015   | 2016 (up to 30.06.46)   |
|---------------|--------|--------|--------|-------------------------|
| Delhi         | 8      | 5      | 11     |                         |
| Mumbai        | 9      | 5      | 13     |                         |
| Chennai       | 5      | 0      | 4      |                         |
| Bangalore     |        | 5      |        | 1                       |
| Hyderabad     | 0      | 2      | 3      | 0                       |
| Kolkata       | 4      | 5      | 5      | 4                       |
| Ahmedabad     |        |        | 0      | 0                       |
| Trivandrum    | 0      |        |        |                         |
| Cochin        | 2      |        |        | 0                       |
| Mangalore     | 0      |        |        |                         |
| Pune          | 0      |        |        |                         |
| Goa           | 0      |        |        |                         |
| Bangkok       |        |        |        | 0                       |
| Prague        |        |        |        |                         |
| Istanbul      | 0      |        |        |                         |
| Sharjah       | 0      | 0      |        | 0                       |
| Total         | 30     | 26     | 43     | 23                      |

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## violation 2nd

| Year              |   Total No. of Pilots suspended |   Suspended for 1st violation |   Suspended for violation 2nd |
|-------------------|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| 2013              |                              30 |                            28 |                            02 |
| 2014              |                              26 |                            24 |                            02 |
| 2015              |                              43 |                            36 |                            07 |
| 2016 (30.06.2016) |                              23 |                            22 |                            01 |

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