Indian airlines have responded negatively to new regulations from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) that mandate commercial pilots to take medical examinations at Indian Air Force stations. The previous regulation allowed commercial pilots by DGCA-enrolled medical examiners and from the approved private hospitals.
According to the media reports, the reason behind DGCA's new regulation is that some individuals falsified their medical records to pass.
"We felt there was a change needed for the process as there was suspicion that a few were falsifying the records to pass their medicals", said an official associated with the matter, media reported.
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It is to be noted that this regulation is also coming into effect following an incident where a co-pilot suffered cardiac arrest after the flight. DGCA conducted a probe into the incident which then revealed that the co-pilot had pre-existing ailments of cardiac arrests but the airline was not notified about the same.
The reason behind the worry of airlines is the difference between the medical standards of IAF and commercial pilots. The medical criteria of IAF is a very strict and lengthy process. The airlines also fear that a strict IAF medical process will deem them unfit.
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