ONL Bureau : A pilots' grouping on Monday urged regulator DGCA to withdraw its draft guidelines for fatigue risk management system for airlines, saying the proposed framework "ignores" the operational realities of Indian aviation and bypasses essential legal safeguards.
On September 4, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) came out with a detailed draft circular on Fatigue Risk Management System (FRMS). The regulator said the aim is to enhance flight safety through scientific, data-driven fatigue management approaches that complement existing prescriptive FDTL regulations.
The move also came at a time when the much-discussed Flight Duty Time Limitation (FDTL) norms for pilots are being implemented in a phased manner amid concerns in various quarters about fatigue among airline crew.
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