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The Air Line Pilots   code of ethics
(As adopted by the Ninth Convention, held in February, 1947)

A pilot should strive at all times to uphold the honor and to maintain the dignity of the profession.

There is an obligation on the part of every pilot to respect the Air Line Pilots Association with undivided fidelity, and to never divulge any of its secrets or confidences.

The pilot should guard the Association against the admission to the profession of candidates unfit or unqualified because deficient in either ability or moral character.

Efforts, direct or indirect, of any pilot in any way to encroach upon the rights of another pilot are unworthy of those who should be brethren in the Association.

A pilot should expose without fear or favor, to the proper person or persons, within his Association, any actions detrimental to the best interest of his fellow pilots. In such cases, the charges should be encouraged and persons making them should be protected.

When two or more pilots find cause to disagree as to any matter, the conflict of opinion should be frankly stated to him (or them) for final determination. If the nature of the differences makes it impracticable to reach any decision, the nature of the differences should be carried in successive steps to the next highest source in the Association until a final settlement is reached.

A pilot should refrain from any action whereby, for his personal benefit or gain, he abuses or takes advantage of the confidence reposed in him by his fellow members.

It is steadfastly to be borne in mind that the great trust placed in the pilot is to be performed within and not without the bounds of law.

Marked attention and unusual hospitality on the part of a pilot towards company officials, uncalled for by the personal relations of the parties, subject both the supervisory personnel and the pilot to misconstruction of motives and should be avoided. A self-respecting independence in the discharge of a pilot's duties, without denial or diminuation of the courtesy and respect due the company officials, is the only proper foundation for cordial personal relations between the pilots and company officials.

Nothing operates more certainly to create or foster popular prejudice against pilots as a group, and to deprive the profession of that full measure of public esteem and confidence which belongs to the piloting profession than do breaches of the use of alcohol. There is no room in the Association for this type of conduct.

A pilot should always maintain the proper respect towards his uniform.

A pilot should always maintain a respectful attitude toward his employer and be ever cognizant of the obligations he owes, with emphasis on fairness and consideration.

It should be the responsibility of a pilot to deliver his maximum degree of efficiency at all times.

It is improper for a pilot to permit his name to be used in any manner which is calculated or likely to deceive or injure the profession, or to lower the dignity or standing of the progession.

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