This Country Doesn’t Test Their Pilots for Sobriety
Ryan Boyd September 20, 2018
In the wake of a Singapore Airlines pilot being refused the ability to fly out of Melbourne Airport (MEL) last Saturday after a random breathalyzer test, Marcus Diamond of the Australian Federation of Air Pilots (AFAP) has confirmed that there is no national regulation compelling pilots to take a sobriety test before flying.
“The figures on positive tests for pilots was less than 0.001 per cent of the tests that were done,” said Diamond. “Testing a pilot at every sign-on would be a huge waste of resources and almost impossible to facilitate.
Diamond pointed out, however, that AFAP partners with a health organization in order to help rehabilitate pilots with substance abuse problems.
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