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No more lunchtime drinks for Chinese pilots
by yuls.source | August 12, 2008 at 09:14 am | 48 views | add comment | 0 recommendations
The job of a pilot is definitely a stressful one but to relieve stress with a sip of cognac before taking off to the skies just does not feel safe. Apparently, gulping down a beverage or two during a meal used to be a standard practice for military pilots in China. But not any more, as the new provision bans the consumption of alcohol during meals. The offenders of the new ruling will risk being demoted or even losing their jobs.
This was the first time for the air force to "formally order" its personnel to stay away from alcohol, the China News Service reported on Monday.
The provision also put harsh restrictions on the driving of vehicles. Officers would be demoted or dismissed, while soldiers were to face demerit if caught driving after drinking.
Their driving licenses would also be revoked, according to the provision.
Officers would be sacked and soldiers would face punishment, including labor reform, if their drunk driving had caused "average accidents," according to the provision.
In China, accidents are categorized into four areas. "Average accidents," or the least severe, refer to those that led to the death of less than three people, or serious injury of 10 people, or direct economic loss of less than 10 million yuan (about 1.46 million U.S. dollars).
Soldiers and officers would also face criminal charges if they caused serious accidents, it said, adding their senior leaders would face possible punishment including a warning or dismissal.
Digital breathalyzers were being installed in sentries and posts at parking lots, aimed at stricter monitoring measures to check alcohol consumption, the military source said.
August 12, 2008 at 09:14 am by yuls.source, 48 views, add comment
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