Mumbai: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has asked airlines to ensure their pilots undergo additional simulator training to handle adverse weather conditions, a move aimed at improving passenger safety during the monsoon.
Although such instructions are issued every year, the DGCA said it has specified additional requirements which would be enforced strictly this year.
A note issued to all airlines on May 6 has asked them to put their pilots through simulator sessions, irrespective of whether they have flown previously during monsoons. DGCA said that it would pay special attention to first-time commanders during monsoons.
“We are taking special measures to bring about improved safety standards. We want airlines to organise training sessions for all their pilots. In the previous years this was largely considered to be a voluntary excercise. This year we have made it compulsory for all airlines,” said Dr Nasim Zaidi, Director General of Civil Aviation.
The DGCA circular says, “Analysis has shown that most of the incidents and accidents, that have occurred, were not generally attributable to inadequacies in aircraft performance but occurred mostly due to various deficiencies/shortcomings of the human element”.
10/05/10 Ranjani Raghavan/Indian Express
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