"Crew members of commercial aircraft should not commence a flight duty period with a blood/alcohol level in excess of 20mg of alcohol per 100ml of blood. ie One-quarter of that allowed to motorists and reflects JAR-OPS adopted by the JAA."
FL - does it really say 'should' rather than 'shall' not? Because 'should' is defined under JARs as being a recommendation only, whereas 'shall' refers to a mandatory requirement.
Thus this would seem merely to 'recommend' a limit, not mandate one.
Incidentally, 20 years ago it was common for the temporary cabin staff on at least one charter airline to add a little taste to the flight crew's fruit salad from a miniature bottle of Drambuie or something similar from the bar.... Or so one told me. But not if there was a checker on board!
Personally I'm totally against the idea of random testing from some constable wandering about the flight despatch or airside areas. 'Peer reporting' seems to work OK - I think BALPA has got it right. Do we really want to live in the police state that some seem to advocate?
Last edited by BEagle; 23rd December 2003 at 15:49.