FAA – Federal Aviation Administration

Regulation 14 CFR Part 120 applies to all air carriers and operators certificated under part 119, Certifications: Each employer’s drug and alcohol testing program must ensure that all drug and alcohol testing conducted complies with the procedures in 49 CFR part 40, Procedures for Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing Programs.

Employee Tested

• Flight crew member duties
• Flight instruction duties
• Flight attendant duties
• Aircraft dispatcher duties
• Aircraft maintenance and preventive maintenance duties
• Ground Security coordinator duties
• Aviation screening duties
• Operations control specialists’ duties

Substances Screened

• Marijuana
• Cocaine
• Opiates (expanded)
• Phencyclidine
• Amphetamines

Types of required testing

• Pre-employment drug testing
• Random drug testing
• Post-accident drug testing
• Reasonable cause drug testing
• Follow-up drug testing