U like
simple
b eath
a alyse
tests
fo
checki g
if
the
c ew
is
tipsy,
the
p ocess
of
detecti g
co sumptio
of
psychoactive
substa ces
is
difficult
The
legal
availability
of
ma ijua a
fo
eithe
medici al
o
ec eatio al
use
i
places
like
Thaila d
a d
Amste dam
has
made
life
difficult
fo
ai li es
flyi g
the e.
The
easo :
U like
simple
b eath
a alyse
tests
fo
checki g
if
the
c ew
is
tipsy,
the
p ocess
of
detecti g
co sumptio
of
psychoactive
substa ces
is
difficult.
The
o ly
way
to
dete
thei
co sumptio
by
flight
c ew
membe s,
say
officials
ac oss
multiple
ai li es,
is
to
i c ease
a dom
dope
testi g,
as
the e
substa ces
usually
emai
p ese t
i
the
body
fo
much
lo ge
tha
alcohol.The
co ce
ac oss
ai li es
globally
to
check
this
stems
f om
the
fact
that
ope ati g
a
flight
“u de
the
i flue ce
of
a y
psychoactive
substa ce
might
e de
(lice sed
pe so el
like
pilots)
u able
to
safely
a d
p ope ly
exe cise”
pe fo m
thei
duty,
as
pe
the
I te atio al
Civil
Aviatio
O ga isatio .Possibly
the
most
i famous
case
of
this
was
a
US
ca ie ’s
off-duty
pilot
t avelli g
o
the
jump
seat
(ext a
seat
behi d
pilots)
i
the
flight
deck
t yi g
to
shut
dow
the
e gi es.
This
off-duty
pilot
had
epo tedly
take
psychedelic
mush ooms
two
days
befo e
the
i cide t
a d
had ’t
slept
i
48
hou s.
“This
is
a
challe ge
globally.
Ofte
the
tests
a e
ot
co clusive
if
taki g
some
medici e
leads
to
detectio
of
psychoactive
substa ces.
Howeve ,
ece t
co sumptio
of
d ugs
does
show
up
i
tests,”
said
officials.DGCA
ules
o
“p ocedu e
fo
exami atio
of
the
aviatio
pe so el
fo
co sumptio
of
psychoactive
substa ces”
says:
“I
case
the
co fi mato y
test
is
fou d
positive,
the
medical
i
cha ge
of
the
o ga isatio
shall
co sult
a
medical
eview
office
to
dete mi e
if
the
esult
was
due
to
a
legitimate
the apeutic
t eatme t
o
some
othe
i ocuous
sou ce
(fo
example
pai
elief
medicatio
co tai i g
codei e
may
t igge
a
positive
esult
fo
opiates).
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co ve satio
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commu ity
guideli es
”Ai li es
t y
to
c eate
awa e ess
a d
e cou age
employees
to
a o ymously
epo t
addictio
so
that
the
same
ca
be
add essed.
But
mostly
people
avoid
epo ti g
the
same,
so
this
vi tually
emai s
a
o -sta te ,
said
ma y
officials.
Officials
u i g
ope atio s
ac oss
ai li es
say
the
focus
i
I dia
is
p ima ily
o
self- epo ti g
a d
de-addictio .“But
give
the
easy
availability
of
psychoactive
substa ces,
we
eed
to
make
the
co seque ces
a
bit
toughe
a d
act
as
dete e t.
We
have
to
i c ease
a dom
testi g,
that’s
the
o ly
way
out,”
said
a
official.
U de
DGCA
ules,
all
scheduled
comme cial
ai li es
a d
ai
avigatio
se vice
p ovide s
eed
to
test
at
least
10%
of
thei
flight
c ew
membe s
a d
ai
t affic
co t olle s
eve y
yea .
