Chennai: Temper tantrums in aircraft cockpits can have disastrous consequences, and now the Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has stepped in to keep pilots composed during crises. It has come out with a draft civil aviation requirement (CAR) detailing the periodic training needed for pilots with stress on the human behavioural element.
The draft has been sent to airlines and other stakeholders inviting comments by July. The move is part of the reforms the aviation regulator is aiming to bring after the Germanwings incident (where a copilot intentionally crashed the aircraft) and following the Federal Aviation Administration's upgrade of India after a brief downward rating citing lapses in supervision.
Sources said the move comes after it was found that airlines were not training crew to manage crises. "Regular training should be a common feature in pilot and cabin crew induction programmes. Several airlines conduct training stressing on the technical and operational aspects, and not on the psychological aspect," said an airline official.
06/06/15 V Ayyappan/Times of India
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The draft has been sent to airlines and other stakeholders inviting comments by July. The move is part of the reforms the aviation regulator is aiming to bring after the Germanwings incident (where a copilot intentionally crashed the aircraft) and following the Federal Aviation Administration's upgrade of India after a brief downward rating citing lapses in supervision.
Sources said the move comes after it was found that airlines were not training crew to manage crises. "Regular training should be a common feature in pilot and cabin crew induction programmes. Several airlines conduct training stressing on the technical and operational aspects, and not on the psychological aspect," said an airline official.
06/06/15 V Ayyappan/Times of India
