Lagos—THE Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, at the weekend suspended the medical certificates of five Cabin crews over drug-related offences.

The crew, whose names were yet to be disclosed were said to have tested positive to marijuana during Drug Screening Test, MDST, conducted on participants of the Cabin Crew Training Basic Course – 30 (CCTB – 30 ) at the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT) Zaria, Kaduna State According to Mr Sam Adurogboye, General Manager, Public Relations, NCAA, the Substance, marijuana, is deemed under Part 1.2.1.8. of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Regulations (Nig. NCARs) 2015 to be a psychoactive substance which made the defaulters disoriented and thereby violated Part 2.11.2.7 (b) (2) (a) (ii) of the Nig. NCARs 2015. Adurogboye said “The five crew members (names withheld) tested positive to marijuana (Tetra Hydro Cannabinol – THC.) “Upon receipt of the test result from NCAT Zaria where they went for training before they get involved in flight duties, NCAA issued a letter of investigation (LOI) to the involved crew members and they responded.

” He added that: “The Authority accordingly considered their responses which were in writing after it had been duly established that they all tested positive to Tetra Hydro Cannabinol (THC – Marijuana). “Consequent upon the findings, the defaulted crew members no longer meet the requirements for the issuance of a Cabin Crew licence. In the light of the above and in accordance with the provision of Part 2.11.1.8 (f) (i) of the Nig. NCARs 2015, the Authority resolves as follows: “Suspended their medical certificate for a period of 180 days from the date of receipt of NCAA letter to them. And Put on hold the processing of their initial cabin crew licence.

“They were requested to repeat the examination but will not be issued the cabin crew licence even if they pass the examination until they are successfully rehabilitated and re-issued the medical certificate. “NCAA has therefore mandated the suspended Cabin Crew members to undergo rehabilitation for psychoactive substance abuse under the strict supervision of a consultant psychiatrist at designated medical centres forthwith”.

“At the end of the rehabilitation exercise, a report is expected to be forwarded in strict confidence by the medical centre to the Authority for consideration of re -issuance of their medical certificate in accordance with the provisions of Part 2.2.9.2 (a) of the Nig. NCARs 2015. “The Authority expects strict compliance by the suspended crew members without which their medical certificates would not be issued.”

Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/12/ncaa-suspends-5-cabin-crews-testing-positive-marijuana/

Getting High in the air?
Chai

Hmmm

Atiku2019:

Guy you are funny oo seems you have an Atiku meme for every news

Plane takes you high ,Marijuana takes you high ::abeg flight na flight

BornStunner1:


Guy you are funny oo seems you have an Atiku meme for every news

Brother how we go do na

But weed is good now

K

that's good. Nigeria will be great again

am not understanding

this is crap
so pilots can't get high when flying high

I have nothing to say

Awon apaayan..they should be tried for attempted murder ..

chai!
This is serious
After smoking marijuana they will start playing super man with passengers abi?

good b4 them sleep 4 cockpit and u no the next calamity

LEOSIRSIR:
am not understanding

Water you not hunder standing.

Scary

Mary J can stay in your system very long. If they tested hair or nail samples as long as 6 months. I doubt they smoked off duty as I dont think ( i hope not) they would be stupid enough to do it on duty. I dont know the rules of employment, so if its states they will be randomly tested they should take that into effect. Pretty crappy for them I suppose........................

Ok

This is serious. Flying a plane under the influence of marijuana. The judgement serves them right.

Bad news for them welcome to the Labour market

Bad pilots.

That is how they'll get stoned one day and think that the Atlantic Ocean is Heathrow Airport.

So pilot sef dey smoke? Am speechless

naijacentric:
So pilot sef dey smoke? Am speechless

Yes, but not hard drugs....

Aviation medicals is very very rigorous.

see dem

Abeg...leave this distraction news. I am not impressed. I advise FG to sack plus including NCAA and other related Aviation body top ogas. All of them and replace with people who have integrity. Imagine our airports putting notices that A.Cs are not working? Imagine them having dilapidated furniture? Infact imagine Arik Airline graduating from master's degree in flights cancellations and delays to a phd yet their licence is not revoked? Because some well positioned politicians and NCAA ogas have shares or benefit in some monetary way or otherwise abi?
They think they are doing me? They are doing themselves. Idiats!!!

@op those people that were suspended on the ground of Marijuana intake aren't pilot but Cabin Crew Executives. This issue happened during the course of their training at NCAT, Zaria sometimes this year (July precisely), I was in NCAT when those 5 ladies were caught and sent to the college's clinic for medical test. Please let's desist from spreading false information

naijacentric:
So pilot sef dey smoke? Am speechless

The best.
Why should I drink and drive when I can smoke and fly.