Document ID (ISN) | 73646 |
CIS number |
99-1729 |
ISSN - Serial title |
0095-6562 - Aviation, Space, and Environmental Medicine |
Year |
1999 |
Convention or series no. |
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Author(s) |
Maxwell E., Harris D. |
Title |
Drinking and flying: A structural model |
Bibliographic information |
Feb. 1999, Vol.70, No.2, p.117-123. Illus. 19 ref. |
Abstract |
Under a recent revision of the European Joint Aviation Authorities operations regulations it is prohibited to act as a crew member of an aircraft with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of greater than 0.02%. This survey of UK Civil Aviation Authority pilots suggests that over 50% of respondents may have flown an aircraft with a BAC of greater than this prescribed amount. Professional pilots were heavier drinkers than private pilots and were also more likely to infringe the 0.02% BAC rule. Analysis of the data using path analysis suggests that professional pilots may be more prone to offending as a result of training in a "drinking culture" and as a response to commercial pressures in the industry. Topics: air transport; alcoholism; human behaviour; questionnaire survey; sex-linked differences; stress factors; work time schedules. |
Descriptors (primary) |
alcoholism; air transport; human behaviour |
Descriptors (secondary) |
work time schedules; sex-linked differences; stress factors; questionnaire survey |
Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
Country / State or Province | United Kingdom |
Subject(s) |
Transport and communications
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Broad subject area(s) |
Stress, psychosocial factors
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Browse category(ies) |
Alcohol and drug abuse Air transportation Psychological factors
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