Pilots asked to avoid overruns

NEW DELHI: In a bid to promote air safety, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has decided to 'encourage' pilots to avoid runway excursions and overruns.

The regulator has found that "majority of unstabilized approaches continued to landings" in India just like globally.

"DGCA's endeavour is to encourage pilots to go around when approach becomes unstabilised. It also aims to reduce the number of unstabilised approaches by... fine tuning of training of pilots," a DGCA statement said Thursday. It adds that the regulator has a "non-punitive policy" towards go around.

The regulator has again emphasized that cockpits must have two crew members at all times. When one pilot has to leave teh cockpit for any reason like going to the toilet, a cabin crew member must remain there till the pilot returns. "The cabin crew in the flight deck will remain vigilant in case of subtle incapacitation of the flight crew member or any other situation that requires assistance. The cabin crew shall remain in the flight deck till such time the flight crew member returns to the cockpit," the DGCA statement said.

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