Lok Sabha Question No. 1906 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-05
Subject: Cases of Drunken Pilots
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: CH. MALLA REDDY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 1906 (To be answered on the Sth 2016) May

## CASES OF DRUNKEN PILOTS

1906

SHRI CH MALLA REDDY

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

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be pleased to state:-

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- (2) whether there has been an increase in the uunber %f pilots, both public a8 well as private airlines, reporting for duty with high level of alcohoi in their blood;
2. (b) if s0, the details of such cases reported during each Of the last three years and the current year, airlinelyear-wise;
3. (c) whether the Government has given any punishments except suspending the license or taking off duty, to any of the Piots for failing the high biood alcohol checks;
4. (d) if $0, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
5. (e) the action taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

## (a) & (b)

last three years and current year: The year-wise details are as follows:

| Year              | No. of Pilots   |
|-------------------|-----------------|
| 2013              | 30              |
| 2014              | 26              |
| 2015              | 43              |
| 2016 (28.04.2016) |                 |

(Dr Mahesh Sharma)

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The Airline-wise details are attached as Appendix-I (c) to (e)

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Action other than suspension is taken for the violation of Rule .24 of the Aircraft Rules 1937 which inter alia states that "No person acting as, or carried in aircraft for the purpose of acting as pilot; commander, navigator; engineer, cabin crew or Other operating member of the crew thereof, shali have taken or used any alcoholic drink; sedative, narcotic o stimulant drug or preparation within twelve hours of the commencement of the flight or take or use any such preparation in the course of the flight; and no such person shall; whiie s0 acting or carried, be in a state of intoxication or have detectable blood alcohol whatsoever in his breath, urine or blood alcohol analysis or in a state in which by reason of his having taken any alcoholic, sedative, narcotic or stimulant or drug

However, no case of violation of Rule 24 of the Aircraft Rule 1937, in respect of pilot has come to the notice of DGCA during the last three year and current year.

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## Airlines\_wise\_Details of BA positive case

|     | Air lines          | Year   | Year   | Year   | Year                   | Total   |
|-----|--------------------|--------|--------|--------|------------------------|---------|
|     | Air lines          | 2013   | 2014   | 2015   | 2016 (upto 28.04.2016) | Total   |
| 1   | Air India          | 02     | 05     | 09     | 03                     | 19      |
| 2_  | Indigo             | 05     | 04     | 13     | 03                     | 25      |
| 3_  | Air India Charters | 01     | Nil    | Nil    | 01                     | 02      |
| 4.  | Blue Dart          | Nil    | Nil    | Nil    | Nil                    | Nil     |
| 5_  | Jet Lite           | 03     | 02     | Nil    | Nil                    | 05      |
| 6_  | Spice Jet          | 05     | 07     | 05     | 03                     | 20      |
| 7_  | Go Air             | 01     | 01     | 03     | Nil                    | 05      |
| 8_  | Jet Airways        | 12     | 07     | 12     | 02                     | 33      |
| 9   | Alliance Air       | 01     | Nil    | Nil    | Nil                    | 01      |
| 10  | Air Asia           | NIA    | Nil    | 01     | Nil                    | 01      |
| 11_ | Vistara            | NIA    | Nil    | Nil    | 01                     | 01      |
|     | Total              | 30     | 26     | 43     | 13                     | 112     |