Fresh guidelines have been issued to pilots and air traffic controllers on ways to handle unexpected events like systems malfunction, communication trouble or weather-related problems, as was witnessed in the Faridabad aircrash that claimed 10 lives.
Rules have also been framed to counter the problem of fatigue among ATC officers and pilots, apart from their general working conditions.
In a series of operations circulars published in the past few days, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation has recommended that all training of pilots should include unexpected or surprise situations which can crop up anytime mid-air or while landing and take-off.
Issues like how to face sudden events like systems malfunction, deep air pockets, crew-member incapacitation or communication problems with the ATC or other crew members have been dealt with in detail, with the DGCA asking all training institutions and airlines to integrate these issues into their training programmes.
In a circular on the workload of pilots, the DGCA has underlined that since the cockpit crew have a variety of tasks to perform, they could be vulnerable to errors if proper multi-tasking environment does not exist.
The regulator has also directed the presence of cabin crew in the cockpit in case one pilot leaves it during flight, they said. Following reports of fatigue among pilots, a committee was set up by the government to examine the flight duty time limitations of crew members, which too submitted its report last year and a draft regulation has been prepared.
29/05/11 PTI/Outlook
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