Three pilots who were suspended by the Nigerian Civil Aviation
Authority (NCAA) for allegedly taking alcohol before operating their
flights are to undergo a psychiatric evaluation before rejoining the
service, the authority said on Friday.
Mr Sam Adurogboye, Acting
General Manager, Public Relations, NCAA, disclosed this while speaking
to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos.
NCAA had recently
withdrawn the licenses of the trio and placed them on a three-month
suspension for breaching civil aviation regulations in the country.
According to the rules, a pilot is prohibited from taking alcohol for at least three hours before flight time.
Adurogboye
noted that such act could compromise the safety of their passengers,
adding that the NCAA was very vigilant in ensuring strict compliance to
safety rules.
“It is very clear. They are to be off duty for three
months. While on suspension, they are to be made to go through
psychiatric evaluation before rejoining the service,” he said.
Adurogboye,
therefore, advised all airline operators and pilots to abide by the
Nigerian Civil Aviation Regulations (Nig.CARs), stressing that offenders
would be visited with severe penalties.
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