DGCA issues medical rules for cabin crew
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The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has issued Civil Aviation Requirements (CAR) for the
medical examination of the cabin crew. The CAR prescribes the requirement of Boby Mass Index (BMI) and rules for disposal of high BMI cases in terms of overweight and obese cabin crew.
The regulator has issued CAR Section 7, cabin crew medical standards, series-C part 2, prescribing requirements for initial and renewal medical examination equivalent to Class 2 medical examination. These requirements have been issued under the provisions of Rule 38B of Aircrafts Rule 1937 which state that cabin crew must remain medically fit to discharge duties in in-flight operations including aircraft emergency as specified in the operations manual.
Taking into consideration the ageing process and requirement of agility to perform cabin safety duty efficiently, frequency of medical examinations for the cabin crew has been prescribed as under :
– Once every four years till the age of 40 years
– Once every two years till the age of 50 years
– Yearly above 50 years of age
Based on the medical report, the cabin crew shall be categorised as fit, temporarily unfit and permanently unfit. The new rules also prescribes guidelines for disposal of cases of temporary unfit cabin crew and also the permanent unfit cabin crew. The CAR also lays down the appellate mechanism in cases of any grievance against the medical examination.
The new regulations are implemented with immediate effect and are issued after extensive consultation with stakeholders.
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