FLIGHT TIME LIMITATIONS
GENERAL
The Company has established flight and duty time limitations and a rest scheme for all crew members in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter and any additional provisions that are applied by the SSCA for the purpose of maintaining safety.
Flights are planned to be completed within the allowable flight duty period taking into account the time necessary for pre-flight duties, the flight and turn-around times.
Duty rosters will be prepared and published sufficiently in advance by the Crew Planning to provide the opportunity for crew members to plan adequate rest.
Flight duty periods as planned in duty rosters shall enable crew members to remain sufficiently free from fatigue so they can operate to a satisfactory level of safety under all circumstances.
Efforts are made to prepare crew monthly roster equally. However in case of any change on the flight schedule roster due to operational requirements, Crew Planning will endeavour to even-up each crew’s roster according to their availability and general roster feasibility.
It is recognized that the nature of the Company business is such that the operational crew roster may be subject to alteration which could require the change of a crew member's assigned duties. When possible an early notification of any material change will be given, except that such notification may be reduced to avoid disturbance to the crew member's sleep.
TERMINOLOGY
Unless otherwise defined below all words, phrases, definitions and abbreviations, have identical meanings to those described in CAR 1996, as amended.
1) ‘Acclimatised’
When a crew has spent 3 consecutive local nights on the ground within a time zone which is 2 hours wide, and is able to take uninterrupted nights sleep. The crew will remain acclimatized thereafter until a duty period finishes at a place where local time differs by more than 2 hours from that at the point of departure.
2) ‘Available’ (AVL)
Available for duty. Any suitable duties may be assigned in place of the AVL provided crew is notified well beforehand, latest by 14:00 LT the day before. AVL will be automatically reassigned as REST DAY if no other duty is assign latest by 14:00 LT the day before. It is the crew’s responsibility to check and acknowledge the duty assignment as per normal procedure. Only 2 AVAILABLE days are allowed in a rostered month. This is not to be considered as a duty day.
3) ‘Flight Attendant’
A person employed to facilitate the safety of passengers, whose duties are detailed by AirAsia or the aircraft Commander. Such persons will not act as a member of the flight crew.
4) ‘Contactable’
A short period of time during the day, other than on a ‘day off’, during which AirAsia requires a crew to be contactable for the purpose of giving notification of a duty period which will commence not less than 10 hours ahead. The contactable period will be between 0900-1000 and 1700-1800 local time. If a crew's rest impinges the AM period, the crew must still be contactable for the latter PM period, subject to receiving full rest.
5) ‘Crew’
A member of the flight crew or flight attendant.
6) ‘Days Off’
Periods available for leisure and relaxation free from all duties. A single day off shall include 2 local nights. Consecutive days off shall include a further local night for each additional consecutive day off. A rest period may be included as part of a day off.
7) ‘Dispatch Crew’
A fully qualified and current flight crew/flight attendant authorised to carry out pre-flight duties as defined by AirAsia.
8) ‘Duty’
Any continuous period during which a crew is required to carry out any task associated with the business of AirAsia.
9) ‘Early Start Duty’
A duty is an Early Start Duty if it commences in the period 0500 to 0659 hours local time.
10) ‘Flight Crew’
Those members of the crew of an aircraft who act as a pilot or flight engineer.
11) ‘Flying Duty Period (FDP)’
Any time during which a person operates in an aircraft as a member of its crew. It starts when the crew is required by AirAsia to report for a flight, and finishes at on-chocks on the final sector.
12) ‘Flight Time’
In relation to any person, the time interval spent between the moment an aircraft first moves under its own power for the purpose of flight until the moment it comes to a stop at the end of the flight by that person in an aircraft which may or may not be registered in Malaysia, other than an aircraft of which the authorized maximum total weight does not exceed 1,600 kilogrammes and which is not flying for the purpose of public transport or aerial work, while it is in flight and he is carried therein as a member of the crew thereof.
13) ‘Late Finish Duty’
A duty is a Late Finish when the duty finishes in the period 0100 to 0159 hours local time.
14) ‘Local Night’
A period of 8 hours falling between 2200 hours and 0800 hours local time.
15) ‘Night Duty’
A duty is a Night Duty if any part of that duty falls within the period 0200 to 0459 hours local time.
16) ‘Positioning’
The practice of transferring crew from place to place as passengers in surface or air transport at the behest of AirAsia.
17) ‘Regular’
Regular, when applied to duties that are Late Finishes, Night or Early Starts, means a run of 4 or 5 consecutive duties, not broken by a period of 34 hours free from such duties, contained in a single 7 consecutive day period.
18) ‘Reporting Time’
The time at which a crew is required by AirAsia to report for any duty. 60 minutes for pilots and flight attendants.
19) ‘Rest Period’
A period of time before starting a flying duty period which is designed to give crew adequate opportunity to rest before a flight.
20) ‘Rostered/Planned Duty’
A duty period, or series of duty periods, with stipulated start and finish times, notified by AirAsia to crew in advance.
21) ‘Rostering Period’
A number of consecutive weeks, usually 4 but defined by the operator.
22) ‘Scheduled Duty’
The allocation of a specific flight or flights or other duties to a crew within the prenotified rostered/planned series of duty periods.
23) ‘Sector’
The time between an aircraft first moving under its own power until it next comes to rest after landing, on the designated parking position.
24) ‘Split Duty’
A flying duty period which consists of two or more sectors, separated by less than a minimum rest period.
25) 'Standby Duty'
A period during which the operator places restraints on a crew who would otherwise be off duty. However, it shall not include any time during which an operator requires a crew to be contactable for the purpose of giving notification of a duty which is due to start 10 hours or more ahead.
26) ‘Suitable Accommodation’
A well furnished bedroom which is subject to minimum noise, is well ventilated, and has the facility to control the levels of light and temperature.
27) ‘Travelling’
All time spent by a crew transiting between the place of rest, and the place of reporting for duty.
28) ‘Week’
A period of 7 consecutive days starting at any time and on set day as specified and stated by the operator.
The Company has established flight and duty time limitations and a rest scheme for all crew members in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter and any additional provisions that are applied by the SSCA for the purpose of maintaining safety.
Flights are planned to be completed within the allowable flight duty period taking into account the time necessary for pre-flight duties, the flight and turn-around times.
Duty rosters will be prepared and published sufficiently in advance by the Crew Planning to provide the opportunity for crew members to plan adequate rest.
Flight duty periods as planned in duty rosters shall enable crew members to remain sufficiently free from fatigue so they can operate to a satisfactory level of safety under all circumstances.
Efforts are made to prepare crew monthly roster equally. However in case of any change on the flight schedule roster due to operational requirements, Crew Planning will endeavour to even-up each crew’s roster according to their availability and general roster feasibility.
It is recognized that the nature of the Company business is such that the operational crew roster may be subject to alteration which could require the change of a crew member's assigned duties. When possible an early notification of any material change will be given, except that such notification may be reduced to avoid disturbance to the crew member's sleep.
TERMINOLOGY
Unless otherwise defined below all words, phrases, definitions and abbreviations, have identical meanings to those described in CAR 1996, as amended.
1) ‘Acclimatised’
When a crew has spent 3 consecutive local nights on the ground within a time zone which is 2 hours wide, and is able to take uninterrupted nights sleep. The crew will remain acclimatized thereafter until a duty period finishes at a place where local time differs by more than 2 hours from that at the point of departure.
2) ‘Available’ (AVL)
Available for duty. Any suitable duties may be assigned in place of the AVL provided crew is notified well beforehand, latest by 14:00 LT the day before. AVL will be automatically reassigned as REST DAY if no other duty is assign latest by 14:00 LT the day before. It is the crew’s responsibility to check and acknowledge the duty assignment as per normal procedure. Only 2 AVAILABLE days are allowed in a rostered month. This is not to be considered as a duty day.
3) ‘Flight Attendant’
A person employed to facilitate the safety of passengers, whose duties are detailed by AirAsia or the aircraft Commander. Such persons will not act as a member of the flight crew.
4) ‘Contactable’
A short period of time during the day, other than on a ‘day off’, during which AirAsia requires a crew to be contactable for the purpose of giving notification of a duty period which will commence not less than 10 hours ahead. The contactable period will be between 0900-1000 and 1700-1800 local time. If a crew's rest impinges the AM period, the crew must still be contactable for the latter PM period, subject to receiving full rest.
5) ‘Crew’
A member of the flight crew or flight attendant.
6) ‘Days Off’
Periods available for leisure and relaxation free from all duties. A single day off shall include 2 local nights. Consecutive days off shall include a further local night for each additional consecutive day off. A rest period may be included as part of a day off.
7) ‘Dispatch Crew’
A fully qualified and current flight crew/flight attendant authorised to carry out pre-flight duties as defined by AirAsia.
8) ‘Duty’
Any continuous period during which a crew is required to carry out any task associated with the business of AirAsia.
9) ‘Early Start Duty’
A duty is an Early Start Duty if it commences in the period 0500 to 0659 hours local time.
10) ‘Flight Crew’
Those members of the crew of an aircraft who act as a pilot or flight engineer.
11) ‘Flying Duty Period (FDP)’
Any time during which a person operates in an aircraft as a member of its crew. It starts when the crew is required by AirAsia to report for a flight, and finishes at on-chocks on the final sector.
12) ‘Flight Time’
In relation to any person, the time interval spent between the moment an aircraft first moves under its own power for the purpose of flight until the moment it comes to a stop at the end of the flight by that person in an aircraft which may or may not be registered in Malaysia, other than an aircraft of which the authorized maximum total weight does not exceed 1,600 kilogrammes and which is not flying for the purpose of public transport or aerial work, while it is in flight and he is carried therein as a member of the crew thereof.
13) ‘Late Finish Duty’
A duty is a Late Finish when the duty finishes in the period 0100 to 0159 hours local time.
14) ‘Local Night’
A period of 8 hours falling between 2200 hours and 0800 hours local time.
15) ‘Night Duty’
A duty is a Night Duty if any part of that duty falls within the period 0200 to 0459 hours local time.
16) ‘Positioning’
The practice of transferring crew from place to place as passengers in surface or air transport at the behest of AirAsia.
17) ‘Regular’
Regular, when applied to duties that are Late Finishes, Night or Early Starts, means a run of 4 or 5 consecutive duties, not broken by a period of 34 hours free from such duties, contained in a single 7 consecutive day period.
18) ‘Reporting Time’
The time at which a crew is required by AirAsia to report for any duty. 60 minutes for pilots and flight attendants.
19) ‘Rest Period’
A period of time before starting a flying duty period which is designed to give crew adequate opportunity to rest before a flight.
20) ‘Rostered/Planned Duty’
A duty period, or series of duty periods, with stipulated start and finish times, notified by AirAsia to crew in advance.
21) ‘Rostering Period’
A number of consecutive weeks, usually 4 but defined by the operator.
22) ‘Scheduled Duty’
The allocation of a specific flight or flights or other duties to a crew within the prenotified rostered/planned series of duty periods.
23) ‘Sector’
The time between an aircraft first moving under its own power until it next comes to rest after landing, on the designated parking position.
24) ‘Split Duty’
A flying duty period which consists of two or more sectors, separated by less than a minimum rest period.
25) 'Standby Duty'
A period during which the operator places restraints on a crew who would otherwise be off duty. However, it shall not include any time during which an operator requires a crew to be contactable for the purpose of giving notification of a duty which is due to start 10 hours or more ahead.
26) ‘Suitable Accommodation’
A well furnished bedroom which is subject to minimum noise, is well ventilated, and has the facility to control the levels of light and temperature.
27) ‘Travelling’
All time spent by a crew transiting between the place of rest, and the place of reporting for duty.
28) ‘Week’
A period of 7 consecutive days starting at any time and on set day as specified and stated by the operator.
FLIGHT TIME LIMITATIONS
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