RPAS Crew Member Drug Impairment Prohibition

Verified from official sources
SOR/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