First Class Medical for Aviation??

Question

Does an AME First Class Medical for flying include drug testing initially?

Answer 1

The real question is why would you worry about this. One too many poppy seed muffins, or is that your excuese.

If it is prescription drugs with a valid prescription, it doesnt matter if they show up on the test. You just cant fly while under the influcence of them. If they are from your local street pharmacist, then you better quit very quickly if you want to be a pilot. Any drug convictions are grounds for a certifiacte denial/suspension.

Answer 2

Your First Class medical exam does not test for drugs, BUT if you want to fly for a living, any company that hires you as a commercial pilot is required to test , both pre-employment and random screens.  If you want to fly for a living, DON'T DO DRUGS!

Answer 3

No it does not.

You'll be asked to pee in a cup, but that is a blood sugar test to test you for diabetes.  There is no requirement to pass a drug test to get a First Class Medical.  However, many flight schools require it so you better be clean.

Answer 4

no,

once you are using the privileges of it and the commercial pilots certificate,you are subject to random drug testing  

§ 121.429   Prohibited drugs.

(a) Each certificate holder shall provide each employee performing a function listed in appendix I to this part and his or her supervisor with the training specified in that appendix.

(b) No certificate holder may use any contractor to perform a function listed in appendix I to this part unless that contractor provides each of its employees performing that function for the certificate holder and his or her supervisor with the training specified in that appendix.

§ 121.457   Testing for prohibited drugs.

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(a) Each certificate holder or operator shall test each of its employees who performs a function listed in appendix I to this part in accordance with that appendix.

(b) No certificate holder or operator may use any contractor to perform a function listed in appendix I to this part unless that contractor tests each employee performing such a function for the certificate holder or operator in accordance with that appendix.

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135.249   Use of prohibited drugs.

(a) This section applies to persons who perform a function listed in appendix I to part 121 of this chapter for a certificate holder or an operator. For the purpose of this section, a person who performs such a function pursuant to a contract with the certificate holder or the operator is considered to be performing that function for the certificate holder or the operator.

(b) No certificate holder or operator may knowingly use any person to perform, nor may any person perform for a certificate holder or an operator, either directly or by contract, any function listed in appendix I to part 121 of this chapter while that person has a prohibited drug, as defined in that appendix, in his or her system.

(c) No certificate holder or operator shall knowingly use any person to perform, nor shall any person perform for a certificate holder or operator, either directly or by contract, any safety-sensitive function if the person has a verified positive drug test result on or has refused to submit to a drug test required by appendix I to part 121 of this chapter and the person has not met the requirements of appendix I to part 121 of this chapter for returning to the performance of safety-sensitive duties.

§ 135.251   Testing for prohibited drugs.

(a) Each certificate holder or operator shall test each of its employees who performs a function listed in appendix I to part 121 of this chapter in accordance with that appendix.

(b) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this section, no certificate holder or operator may use any contractor to perform a function listed in appendix I part 121 of this chapter unless that contractor tests each employee performing such a function for the certificate holder or operator in accordance with that appendix.

(c) If a certificate holder conducts an on-demand operation into an airport at which no maintenance providers are available that are subject to the requirements of appendix I to part 121 and emergency maintenance is required, the certificate holder may use persons not meeting the requirements of paragraph (b) of this section to provide such emergency maintenance under both of the following conditions:

(1) The certificate holder must give written notification of the emergency maintenance to the Drug Abatement Program Division, AAM–800, 800 Independence Avenue, Washington, DC, 20591, within 10 days after being provided same in accordance with this paragraph. A certificate holder must retain copies of all such written notifications for two years.

(2) The aircraft must be reinspected by maintenance personnel who meet the requirements of paragraph (b) of this section when the aircraft is next at an airport where such maintenance personnel are available.

(d) For purposes of this section, emergency maintenance means maintenance that—

(1) Is not scheduled and

(2) Is made necessary by an aircraft condition not discovered prior to the departure for that location..