As the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) finalises the new
regulations that cabin crew and pilots will have to adhere to in terms
of health and precautionary measures during flying — psychometric tests
being one of them as a mandatory procedure — a clutch of private
airlines have already started incubating the medical procedure while
hiring new pilots.
Psychometric tests are done to see the mental condition of the pilots and other flying staff. These tests that study the mental health of pilots took the world by storm after a Germanwings co-pilot (allegedly suffering from depression) locked his fellow co-pilot outside the cockpit and crashed the plane in the French Alps killing 150 passengers earlier this year.
The aviation regulatory officials said that at least four private airlines — AirAsia, SpiceJet, IndiGo and GoAir — have already started conducting psychometric tests while hiring pilots. “This is not yet mandatory until the regulations are made, but some of the private airlines have already started doing it, but we are not aware up to what extent are these tests being done. The regulations, once finalised, will have the complete understanding of the tests,” officials said.
Read news in full 10/07/15 Sunny Sen/The Financial Express
Psychometric tests are done to see the mental condition of the pilots and other flying staff. These tests that study the mental health of pilots took the world by storm after a Germanwings co-pilot (allegedly suffering from depression) locked his fellow co-pilot outside the cockpit and crashed the plane in the French Alps killing 150 passengers earlier this year.
The aviation regulatory officials said that at least four private airlines — AirAsia, SpiceJet, IndiGo and GoAir — have already started conducting psychometric tests while hiring pilots. “This is not yet mandatory until the regulations are made, but some of the private airlines have already started doing it, but we are not aware up to what extent are these tests being done. The regulations, once finalised, will have the complete understanding of the tests,” officials said.
Read news in full 10/07/15 Sunny Sen/The Financial Express
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