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The risks involved in one pilot being alone on a secured flight deck On 17 February 2024, an aircraft captain was initially unable to  re-enter the flight deck after a short absence in the cruise. On  succeeding, he discovered that the first officer had become  incapacitated with what ICAO classifies as a ‘seizure disorder,’  which was subsequently found to have occurred almost  immediately after the captain had left. Once back on the  flight deck, an emergency was declared with immediate  diversion to Madrid Barajas where the first officer was  hospitalised. A safety recommendation to consider further  assessment of the risks of one pilot being alone on a secured  flight deck was made.

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