1. CIMP COMMISSION INTERNATIONALE MÉDICO-PHYSIOLOGIQUE
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2. Alcohol World Anti Doping Agency – WADA
FAI intended to delete ALCOHOL from the forbidden Drug List
Juergen K Knueppel, MD
President FAI CIMP

3. Effects of Low Dose Alcohol (0. 01 to 0
Effects of Low Dose Alcohol (0.01 to 0.04 BAL) Psychologic Impact on Aviatior Performance // Potential Performance Enhancement
Improves subjective well-being & selfconfidence
Provides Stress Relaxation in sympathomimetic excitation; athletes may focus better on tasks
Reduction of tensions; has anxiolytic effect
A drink or two, to keep up the spirit: „Dutch Courage“

4. Effects of High Dose Alcohol (> 0
Effects of High Dose Alcohol (> 0.05 BAL) Psychologic Impact on Aviatior Performance // Potential Performance Enhancement
Increases agressiveness
Reduces attention
Reduces mental performance
Is against flight safety
Is a major factor in contributing to accidents

5. Letter from WADA to FAI Requests comment from FAI to WADA! T: 08/ 13
“Is Alcohol only a SAFETY ISSUE?“
Issues involved:
Alcohol is clearly a safety issue !
Many publications on the effects of Alcohol in the literature
Athletes fear competitors under the influence of Alcohol
Administration does not allow drunk driving and flying
Science: Clear prove of negative effects in the human body
Legal Issue:
Driving/Flying under the influence of alcohol is a criminal act !

6. Important Aspects:
Ethics of Sports
Safety
Doping Issues (low dose)
Practicability
Legal Aspects

7. Consider the special situation in FAI Airsports
What to do?
Consider the special situation in FAI Airsports
Flight Safety
Doping Aspects
Cooperation with FAI Sport Commissions
Review FAI Policy vs. WADA Policy
Discuss Alternative Means

8. Results: Safety is paramount
There is a low dose performance enhancement
Legally:
It is easy to test on the basis of WADA principles
Supranational legal consequences will be clear
With Alcohol being the No 1 Drug in the world it would be a problematic message to delete it for FAI Airsports
Unified Decision from EB and CPs

9. Quotations from FAI delegates: (1)
WADA-Program says:Anti-doping programs seek to preserve what is intrinsically valueable.
This intrinsic value is often referred to as “the spirit of sport“....
Doping is fundamentally contrary to the spirit of sport.

10. Quotations (2): Amongst the values mentioned as forming part of the „spirit of sport“ are things as:
Ethics
Fair play
Honesty
Health
Respect for Rules and Laws
Respect for self and others
„It is clear for me that consuming alcohol in such a way that significant traces are still in the bloodstream during competition may be a breach of several of these values.“

11. Quotations (3)
“Therefore I think it would send entirely the wrong message to our community if the rules on Alcohol were to be liberalized (even if it were proven that Alcohol could not enhance performance) !“
“I do not think we should differentiate between the various air sports in this respect.
Aviation of any sort and Alcohol do not mix!
It´s not only a safety matter – it is a cultural issue.

12. Max Bishop III:
Tolerance of inappropriate Alcohol use during air sport events is unethical, unhealthy, possibly illegal .... and a breach of selfrespect.

13. Review all !
Dilemmas ?
Suggestions ?
Comments ?
Questions ?
Solutions ?
- Let us take time to consider all aspects -