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India's Pilot Dope Test: Breath Analysis Rules Before Flying Explained
Before flying a big airplane, the people in charge must prove they have not been drinking alcohol.
In India, pilots take a special 'dope test' to check this.
The test uses a small machine that measures their breath.
If a pilot's breath has alcohol in it, the machine will show it.
Pilots leaving India take the test before the plane takes off.
Pilots flying back into India take the test after the plane lands.
That is because alcohol drinks are sometimes served on airplanes.
The rule-makers warn pilots not to use mouthwash, tooth gel, or perfume that contains alcohol.
Even those can make the test show alcohol by mistake.
This check helps keep everyone on the plane safe.
Pilots operating flights out of India must clear a breath-analyser test before departure at their first airport.
Crew on flights arriving into India take the test after landing, because alcohol is served on board.
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), India's aviation regulator, oversees the testing rules.
DGCA warns pilots that mouthwash, tooth gel, or perfume containing alcohol can throw off a test reading.
The test is a pre-flight alcohol check commonly referred to as the 'dope test'.
- Who
- Pilots and flight crew operating flights to and from India, and the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), India's aviation regulator.
- What
- A mandatory breath-analyser 'dope test' checking that crews are not under the influence of alcohol before flying.
- Where
- At the first airport pilots fly from in India, and upon landing at Indian airports.
- When
- Before departure for flights out of India, and after landing for flights arriving from abroad.
- Why
- To ensure pilots are fit to fly and not affected by alcohol.
Key facts
- Common name
- Dope test
- Test type
- Breath-analyser test for alcohol
- Regulator
- Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA)
- Outbound flights from India
- Test taken before departure at the first airport
- Inbound flights to India
- Test taken after landing because alcohol is served on board
- Can affect readings
- Mouthwash, tooth gel, or perfume containing alcohol
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