FLIGHT CREW COMPOSITION
Minimum Flight Crew
For any flight, the number and composition of the flight crew must never be less than the number required by the applicable OM Part B. This minimum number may be increased by the terms of OM Part A, Chapter 7. Any such increase then becomes the essential minimum for Company operations.
All flight crew must hold applicable and valid licences acceptable to the Authority and be suitably qualified and competent to conduct the duties assigned to them.
Minimum fight crew on Company aeroplanes for normal commercial flight operations is defined in OM Part A, Chapter 4.
Designation of the Commander
For each flight, the Company will designate only one pilot to be the Commander. Under normal circumstances the Commander shall act as CM1 and First Officer as CM2. The Company will nominate a pilot as Commander only if he meets the minimum qualification and recency requirements laid down in OM Part A, Chapter 5.
The Commander is the flight crew member holding overall responsibility for the safety of the aeroplane, its crew, its passengers and its load. The handling of an aeroplane or conduct of flight may be delegated by the Commander to another suitably qualified pilot who he deems competent and fit for duty.
The Commander is also the Pilot-in-Command unless he has been relieved in flight of his duties at the controls by another pilot (e.g. Cruise Relief Captain) who then assumes the command of the flight and thus becomes the Pilot-in-Command.
No pilot may accept a nomination as Commander unless, in addition to his licence qualifications and his training, he has the recent experience and knowledge required and considers himself to be in all respects competent and fit for the task.
Designation of the Commander on Flights with multiple Captains
If on a flight more than one pilot holds the qualification of being Captain (nominated by the Company) one shall be designated as Commander, the other(s) as First Officer(s).
Whenever possible the Captain with higher seniority will be designated as Commander and CM1 throughout the flight. The Captain designated as CM2 has to be current and qualified for the right seat. Captains without CM2 qualification shall under normal conditions not operate as CM2 below FL 200.
If above is not possible, the Captain with the right seat qualification will be designated as CM2, and the Captain acting as CM1 will be designated as Commander irrespective of his seniority.
During line training flights, supervision flights and check flights with the LTC or TRI acting as CM2, the CM2 shall be designated as the Commander.
On line check flights during which the TRI/LTC is observing the conduct of the flight from the observer’s seat, he shall not be the designated as the Commander.
In-Flight Relief
When, in accordance with the provisions of OM Part A, Chapter 7, flight crew is augmented and scheduled for in-flight relief, the following rules shall be observed:
A flight crew member who is inexperienced following the completion of a type rating or command course and the associated line flying under supervision shall not be rostered with another inexperienced flight crew member.
A flight crew member is considered as inexperienced until he has achieved on the type either:
For any flight, the number and composition of the flight crew must never be less than the number required by the applicable OM Part B. This minimum number may be increased by the terms of OM Part A, Chapter 7. Any such increase then becomes the essential minimum for Company operations.
All flight crew must hold applicable and valid licences acceptable to the Authority and be suitably qualified and competent to conduct the duties assigned to them.
Minimum fight crew on Company aeroplanes for normal commercial flight operations is defined in OM Part A, Chapter 4.
Designation of the Commander
For each flight, the Company will designate only one pilot to be the Commander. Under normal circumstances the Commander shall act as CM1 and First Officer as CM2. The Company will nominate a pilot as Commander only if he meets the minimum qualification and recency requirements laid down in OM Part A, Chapter 5.
The Commander is the flight crew member holding overall responsibility for the safety of the aeroplane, its crew, its passengers and its load. The handling of an aeroplane or conduct of flight may be delegated by the Commander to another suitably qualified pilot who he deems competent and fit for duty.
The Commander is also the Pilot-in-Command unless he has been relieved in flight of his duties at the controls by another pilot (e.g. Cruise Relief Captain) who then assumes the command of the flight and thus becomes the Pilot-in-Command.
No pilot may accept a nomination as Commander unless, in addition to his licence qualifications and his training, he has the recent experience and knowledge required and considers himself to be in all respects competent and fit for the task.
Designation of the Commander on Flights with multiple Captains
If on a flight more than one pilot holds the qualification of being Captain (nominated by the Company) one shall be designated as Commander, the other(s) as First Officer(s).
Whenever possible the Captain with higher seniority will be designated as Commander and CM1 throughout the flight. The Captain designated as CM2 has to be current and qualified for the right seat. Captains without CM2 qualification shall under normal conditions not operate as CM2 below FL 200.
If above is not possible, the Captain with the right seat qualification will be designated as CM2, and the Captain acting as CM1 will be designated as Commander irrespective of his seniority.
During line training flights, supervision flights and check flights with the LTC or TRI acting as CM2, the CM2 shall be designated as the Commander.
On line check flights during which the TRI/LTC is observing the conduct of the flight from the observer’s seat, he shall not be the designated as the Commander.
In-Flight Relief
When, in accordance with the provisions of OM Part A, Chapter 7, flight crew is augmented and scheduled for in-flight relief, the following rules shall be observed:
- To ensure effective relief of pilots during the series of flights which require augmented flight crew, Company may designate individual sectors to different Commanders.
- The designated Commander may only be relieved at or above FL200 by a pilot who is qualified as Commander or by a First Officer who satisfies the conditions for Cruise Relief Pilot-in-Command (Cruise Relief Pilot) laid down in OM Part A, Chapter 5 and is designated as such by the Company. The time (UTC), at which Commander is relieved, will be noted on the OFP.
- The First Officer may be relieved by other pilot who holds qualifications equivalent or superior to his own (including right seat qualification if relieved below FL200).
A flight crew member who is inexperienced following the completion of a type rating or command course and the associated line flying under supervision shall not be rostered with another inexperienced flight crew member.
A flight crew member is considered as inexperienced until he has achieved on the type either:
- 100 block hours and flown 40 sectors within a consolidation of 120 consecutive days after a line check following the associated line flying under supervision; or
- 150 block hours and flown 20 sectors within a consolidation of 90 consecutive days after a line check following the associated line flying under supervision.
FLIGHT CREW COMPOSITION
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