New Delhi: Becoming a pilot maybe be the most common childhood dream but the recent Germanwings crash — reportedly caused by its co-pilot — will make joining flying schools in India difficult.
The government is planning to have a three-phase monitoring of mental health of pilots that will begin right from the time a Class 12 pass science side student (the minimum requirement in India) wants to join flying schools.
"The psyche of a person wanting to join a flying school will be checked. Only if found mentally fit at that stage, will he or she be allowed to take lying classes and chart out on the course to become a pilot," said a senior official.
The second stage of mental health examination would be included in the directorate general of civil aviation (DGCA) tests that need to be cleared to get the pilot license, whether commercial or personal. "The DGCA exams will have psychometric questions too," said the official.
10/04/15 Times of India
The government is planning to have a three-phase monitoring of mental health of pilots that will begin right from the time a Class 12 pass science side student (the minimum requirement in India) wants to join flying schools.
"The psyche of a person wanting to join a flying school will be checked. Only if found mentally fit at that stage, will he or she be allowed to take lying classes and chart out on the course to become a pilot," said a senior official.
The second stage of mental health examination would be included in the directorate general of civil aviation (DGCA) tests that need to be cleared to get the pilot license, whether commercial or personal. "The DGCA exams will have psychometric questions too," said the official.
10/04/15 Times of India
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