RPAS Crew Member Drug Impairment Prohibition
Verified from official sourcesSOR/96-433, s. 901.19Version 1Effective -Verified 23 August 2026
In plain language
Do not act as a crew member if you are using any drug (prescription, over-the-counter, or recreational) that impairs your faculties and could compromise aviation safety or the safety of any person.
Requirement as structured
No person shall act as a crew member of a remotely piloted aircraft system while using any drug that impairs their faculties to the extent that aviation safety or the safety of any person is endangered or likely to be endangered.
Original regulatory text
No person shall act as a crew member of a remotely piloted aircraft system [...] (c) while using any drug that impairs the person’s faculties to the extent that aviation safety or the safety of any person is endangered or likely to be endangered.
Applies when
- country
- Canada
- regulatory category
- General