why Cathay Pacific allowed pilot with measles to fly
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Aaaagh...,..... Yawn....! I am 100% certain the pilot in question did not suspect he had the measles. He would have only known when the doctors told him. It's that simple.
I only know what I have read here, which is not a good grounding for evidence, but apparently he had pustules on his face and a high temperature.
Adult measles is thankfully rare, although becoming more common with the anti vaxxing movement, but with those symptoms a pilot would know he was unfit to operate an aircraft. It is possible that he did not know he that had a reportable contagious disease as he may not have seen the signs before. Measles, thankfully these days, is not a Usual Childhood Ailment. It has become a deadly disease which affects adults and unborn children. It is virulently contagious.
That he turned up for a flight shows the appalling consequence of a medical threat scenario in CX where, because of the managed sickness system pilots are intimidated into flying when they know they are not fit. Vacuous statements by management that, "It is the pilots responsibility ... yada yada", are valueless, when the same manager brings the guy in the next day to tell him he is on notice for a sickness report.
I hope that one day the manager does this to someone and the victim gives him a contagious disease which affects the managers family when he takes it home. It is the only way these muppets learn.
Adult measles is thankfully rare, although becoming more common with the anti vaxxing movement, but with those symptoms a pilot would know he was unfit to operate an aircraft. It is possible that he did not know he that had a reportable contagious disease as he may not have seen the signs before. Measles, thankfully these days, is not a Usual Childhood Ailment. It has become a deadly disease which affects adults and unborn children. It is virulently contagious.
That he turned up for a flight shows the appalling consequence of a medical threat scenario in CX where, because of the managed sickness system pilots are intimidated into flying when they know they are not fit. Vacuous statements by management that, "It is the pilots responsibility ... yada yada", are valueless, when the same manager brings the guy in the next day to tell him he is on notice for a sickness report.
I hope that one day the manager does this to someone and the victim gives him a contagious disease which affects the managers family when he takes it home. It is the only way these muppets learn.
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Ultimately the statute, irrespective of the coercion requires pilots to exercise their judgement without fear or malice or prejudice, Their framing mind is always to be the most safe outcome.
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I only know what I have read here, which is not a good grounding for evidence, but apparently he had pustules on his face and a high temperature.
Adult measles is thankfully rare, although becoming more common with the anti vaxxing movement, but with those symptoms a pilot would know he was unfit to operate an aircraft. It is possible that he did not know he that had a reportable contagious disease as he may not have seen the signs before. Measles, thankfully these days, is not a Usual Childhood Ailment. It has become a deadly disease which affects adults and unborn children. It is virulently contagious.
That he turned up for a flight shows the appalling consequence of a medical threat scenario in CX where, because of the managed sickness system pilots are intimidated into flying when they know they are not fit. Vacuous statements by management that, "It is the pilots responsibility ... yada yada", are valueless, when the same manager brings the guy in the next day to tell him he is on notice for a sickness report.
I hope that one day the manager does this to someone and the victim gives him a contagious disease which affects the managers family when he takes it home. It is the only way these muppets learn.
Adult measles is thankfully rare, although becoming more common with the anti vaxxing movement, but with those symptoms a pilot would know he was unfit to operate an aircraft. It is possible that he did not know he that had a reportable contagious disease as he may not have seen the signs before. Measles, thankfully these days, is not a Usual Childhood Ailment. It has become a deadly disease which affects adults and unborn children. It is virulently contagious.
That he turned up for a flight shows the appalling consequence of a medical threat scenario in CX where, because of the managed sickness system pilots are intimidated into flying when they know they are not fit. Vacuous statements by management that, "It is the pilots responsibility ... yada yada", are valueless, when the same manager brings the guy in the next day to tell him he is on notice for a sickness report.
I hope that one day the manager does this to someone and the victim gives him a contagious disease which affects the managers family when he takes it home. It is the only way these muppets learn.
