DGCA asks flight crew to specify their medical conditions to airlines, issues list
India Today
The DGCA has issued a list of medical conditions which are to be informed by the flight crew members to airlines.
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) specified medical conditions, besides those conditions that result in decrease in medical fitness in 15 days, or the continued use of any prescribed medications, about which flight crew should inform the airlines. The airlines should in turn notify the DGCA Medical Directorate so that they can take a fresh medical test before the issuance or renewal of a medical assessment for a license to fly.
These medical conditions include:
- Pregnancy- Any Injury or Surgical Procedure- Any Loss of Consciousness- Kidney or Gall Bladder Stone Treatment- Coronary Angiography- Coronary Angioplasty- Abnormal heart rhythms- Any medical investigation with abnormal results- Any regular use of medication- On testing positive for Alcohol or Psychoactive Substances
The DGCA has asked airlines to introduce this aspect formally in the preventive and educative part of the periodic health education imparted by the airlines for their flight crew.
The DGCA also stated that the crew members shall not exercise the privileges of his/her licence without being declared ‘fit’ after a fresh medical examination if he/she has suffered from a sickness or injury and was incapable of discharging duties for a continuous period of more than 15 days.
The DGCA also advised the flight crew to refrain from flying duties while suffering from any medical illness or injury or taking any medication.
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