Licences, fitness and medicalQuestion 173 of 351

A passenger’s faculties are impaired by a drug. When may the operator allow the person to board?

  1. When the person has a return ticket
  2. When the person says the drug is harmless
  3. When the person sits next to the exit
  4. When the drug was given with a medical authorization and an attendant supervises the person
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Correct answer: When the drug was given with a medical authorization and an attendant supervises the person

Subsection 602.04(5) allows boarding if a medical authorization covers the drug and an attendant supervises the person.

Source: Canadian Aviation Regulations (SOR/96-433), CAR 602.04(5) Alcohol or Drugs — Passengers

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Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026