Civil Aviation Act, 2009 (Act No. 13 of 2009)RegulationsCivil Aviation Regulations, 2011Part 65 : Air Traffic Service Personnel LicensingSubpart 1 : General65.01.11 Consumption of alcohol and drugs |
| (1) | No air traffic service personnel member shall— |
| (a) | consume any liquor less than 8 hours prior to the specified reporting time for operational duty or the commencement of a shift; |
| (b) | commence an operational duty period while the concentration of alcohol in any specimen of blood taken from any part of his or her body is more than 0,02 gram per 100 milliliters; |
| (c) | consume alcohol during the operational duty period or whilst on standby for operational duty; |
| (d) | commence an operational duty period while under the influence of liquor or any drug having narcotic effect; |
| (e) | exercise the privileges of their licences and related ratings while under the influence of any psychoactive substance which might render him or her unable to safely and properly exercise these privileges; and |
| (f) | engage in any problematic use of substances. |
| (2) | An air traffic service personnel member who engage in any problematic use of substances must be identified and shall be denied the right to exercise the privileges of his or her licence. |
| (3) | Reconsideration of the right to exercise the privileges of his or her licence shall only take place— |
| (a) | after successful treatment; or |
| (b) | in cases where no treatment is deemed necessary, after cessation of the problematic use of substances, and upon determination of the fact that the personnel member is unlikely to jeopardise safety in the performance of his or her duties. |
| (4) | Re-instatement of privileges shall only be considered after— |
| (a) | certification by a medical practitioner that the personnel member has received effective and acceptable treatment and that the applicant is free from any effect of a psychoactive substance (where applicable); |
| (b) | a signed declaration by the personnel member stating that he or she is no longer using the psychoactive substance nor intends to use the substance in future; and |
| (c) | signed consent by the personnel member of his or her willingness to submit to one or more drug tests if and when required by the Director. |