REST REQUIREMENTS AND STANDBY
REST REQUIREMENTS
Minimum Rest
The minimum rest period which must be scheduled prior to a flight duty period shall be:
a) Not less than 10 hours if it includes a local night and not less than 11 hours if it does not include a local night; and
b) At least as long as the preceding duty rounded up to the next whole hour; and
c) If the preceding duty exceeded 16 hours, not less than 16 hours plus two hours for every hour or part of an hour that the previous duty exceeded 16 hours.
The rest periods shall be subject to the following provisions:
• If the preceding duty period exceeded 18 hours, the rest period must include a local night;
• If the rest is taken in accommodation provided by the Company the minima in paragraph (a) above are to be increased by the amount, if any, by which the return travelling time to and from the rest accommodation exceeds 1 hour.
Suitable accommodation shall be provided when rest periods are required away from the home base.
When on minimum rest away from home base crew members shall be allowed minimum of 8 hours sleep opportunity taking due account of travelling and other physiological needs.
The Company will ensure that effects on crew members of time zone differences will be compensated by additional rest, as regulated by the SSCA.
Days Off
A crew member shall achieve days free of all duties and standby as follows:
Crew members shall be granted an average of 2 days off per week, not counting periods of leave.
A minimum of 6 days off in any consecutive 4 weeks is permissible, provided the shortfall is made good in the preceding or following 4 weeks.
Crew members shall:
• Be rostered to have two consecutive days off every two weeks; and
• Not work more than seven consecutive days between days off.
Layover days away from homebase shall not be counted as days off.
Days off must include at least two local nights at the homebase.
A rest period may be included as a part of the day off.
Within a calendar month at least one period of 3 consecutive days off has to be granted to the crew member if requested.
Among the monthly days off at least one day off has to be a Sunday.
Discretion to reduce a Rest Period
A Commander on behalf of the crew or an individual on his own behalf may at his discretion reduce the rest period below the minima, stated in Chapter 7.5.1, provided:
a) The safety of the flight or flights will not be prejudiced, and
b) The rest actually taken allows a minimum of 10 hours at the accommodation where rest is taken.
Travelling Time
a) Travelling time, other than that time spent on positioning, does not count as duty.
b) Travelling time, from home to departure aerodrome, if long distances are involved, is a factor influencing any subsequent onset of fatigue. If the journey time from home to normal departure airfield is usually in excess of 1½ hours, crew should make arrangements for temporary accommodation nearer to base.
c) When crew is required to travel from their home to an aerodrome other than the one from which they normally operate, any travelling time over and above the journey time from home to the usual operating aerodrome will count as positioning.
The notional additional times when reporting to the following airfields are as stated:
All other airports; 20 minutes
If reporting to any other airfield the Company will specify an appropriate allowance for the extra travel involved.
Delayed Reporting Time in a Single FDP
a) When a crew is informed of a delay to the reporting time due to a changed schedule, before leaving the place of rest, the FDP shall be calculated as follows. When the delay is less than 4 hours the maximum FDP allowed will be based on the original report time and the FDP will start at the actual report time. When the delay is 4 hours or more, the maximum FDP will be calculated using the more limiting of the planned and actual report times and the FDP will start 4 hours after the original report time.
b) When the company informs a crew before leaving the place of rest of a delay in reporting time of 10 hours or more ahead and that crew is not further disturbed by the company until a mutually agreed hour, then that elapsed time is classed as a rest period. If, upon the resumption of duty, further delays occur then the appropriate criteria in this paragraph and in a) above will be applied to the re-arranged reporting time.
Positioning
All time spent on positioning at the behest of the Company shall count as duty, but positioning does not count as a sector when calculating the FDP. In these circumstances the FDP commences not later than the time at which the crew reports for the positioning journey, or positions in accordance with paragraph c).
If, after a positioning journey, the crew spends less than a minimum rest period at suitable accommodation provided by the Company, and then carries out an FDP, the positioning will be counted as a sector if a split duty is claimed when calculating the allowable FDP. If it is not, a split duty FDP will not be used.
On occasion, when agreed by the DCAM, the company can recover a crew to main base from an overseas airfield on a positioning on the eighth consecutive day of duty.
Standby Duty
The time of start, end and nature of the standby duty will be defined and notified to crew. The time a standby duty starts determines the allowable FDP, except that when the actual FDP starts in a more limiting time band, then that FDP limit will apply. However, when a standby duty is undertaken at home or in suitable accommodation provided by the Company during the period 2200 to 0800 hours local time, and a crew is given 2 hours or less notice of a report time, then the allowable FDP starts at the report time at the designated reporting place.
When a crew is on standby duty on immediate readiness at an airport, the allowable FDP is calculated using the start time of the standby duty.
If a crew is called out from standby, the standby duty will cease when the crew reports at the designated reporting point.
The following limits apply:
Duty Maximum Duration
Standby Duty (all cases) 12 hours
Standby followed by FDP As in Case A and B below
• Case A :
If a crew is called out from standby to conduct an FDP before completing 6 hours standby duty then the total duty period allowed is the sum of the time spent on standby and the FDP obtained.
• Case B :
Time spent on standby and the FDP obtained from 7.3.8, reduced by the amount of standby worked in excess of 6 hours.
Note:
1. The method on adding time spent on standby to cumulative totals is stated in Section 7.4.9.
2. The reference to ‘total duty period’ applies only to the sum of the standby time achieved + the allowable FDP obtained from 7.3.8 On the day, for cumulative duty totals and for minimum rest purposes, the total duty achieved will be standby time achieved + FDP achieved + post flight duties + any positioning.
When any period of standby finishes, during which a call-out has not occurred, at least 12 hours rest must follow prior to the next duty period. Similarly, following the end of a contactable period or periods, at least 10 hours must elapse prior to the next duty period.
STANDBY
Standby is a period during which the crew member shall be available and ready to report for duty upon notification – in case of home standby, within the notification time. Crew members shall be immediately contactable during the standby period and shall report for duty as soon as possible when called out.
The Company interests dictate that the report for duty should be such that delay to flight departure is avoided or minimised but in any case the crew member must report for duty within 60 minutes.
The use of answer-phone or other recording equipment is not an acceptable means of contact for standby duty. The crew member must be available personally to answer the telephone.
The time of start, end and nature of the standby duty shall be defined and notified to crew members. The time a standby duty starts determines the allowable FDP, except that when the actual FDP starts in a more limiting time band then that FDP limit will apply.
Airport Standby
When a crew member is on standby duty on immediate readiness at an aerodrome.
Minimum Rest
The minimum rest period which must be scheduled prior to a flight duty period shall be:
a) Not less than 10 hours if it includes a local night and not less than 11 hours if it does not include a local night; and
b) At least as long as the preceding duty rounded up to the next whole hour; and
c) If the preceding duty exceeded 16 hours, not less than 16 hours plus two hours for every hour or part of an hour that the previous duty exceeded 16 hours.
The rest periods shall be subject to the following provisions:
• If the preceding duty period exceeded 18 hours, the rest period must include a local night;
• If the rest is taken in accommodation provided by the Company the minima in paragraph (a) above are to be increased by the amount, if any, by which the return travelling time to and from the rest accommodation exceeds 1 hour.
Suitable accommodation shall be provided when rest periods are required away from the home base.
When on minimum rest away from home base crew members shall be allowed minimum of 8 hours sleep opportunity taking due account of travelling and other physiological needs.
The Company will ensure that effects on crew members of time zone differences will be compensated by additional rest, as regulated by the SSCA.
Days Off
A crew member shall achieve days free of all duties and standby as follows:
Crew members shall be granted an average of 2 days off per week, not counting periods of leave.
A minimum of 6 days off in any consecutive 4 weeks is permissible, provided the shortfall is made good in the preceding or following 4 weeks.
Crew members shall:
• Be rostered to have two consecutive days off every two weeks; and
• Not work more than seven consecutive days between days off.
Layover days away from homebase shall not be counted as days off.
Days off must include at least two local nights at the homebase.
A rest period may be included as a part of the day off.
Within a calendar month at least one period of 3 consecutive days off has to be granted to the crew member if requested.
Among the monthly days off at least one day off has to be a Sunday.
Discretion to reduce a Rest Period
A Commander on behalf of the crew or an individual on his own behalf may at his discretion reduce the rest period below the minima, stated in Chapter 7.5.1, provided:
a) The safety of the flight or flights will not be prejudiced, and
b) The rest actually taken allows a minimum of 10 hours at the accommodation where rest is taken.
Travelling Time
a) Travelling time, other than that time spent on positioning, does not count as duty.
b) Travelling time, from home to departure aerodrome, if long distances are involved, is a factor influencing any subsequent onset of fatigue. If the journey time from home to normal departure airfield is usually in excess of 1½ hours, crew should make arrangements for temporary accommodation nearer to base.
c) When crew is required to travel from their home to an aerodrome other than the one from which they normally operate, any travelling time over and above the journey time from home to the usual operating aerodrome will count as positioning.
The notional additional times when reporting to the following airfields are as stated:
All other airports; 20 minutes
If reporting to any other airfield the Company will specify an appropriate allowance for the extra travel involved.
Delayed Reporting Time in a Single FDP
a) When a crew is informed of a delay to the reporting time due to a changed schedule, before leaving the place of rest, the FDP shall be calculated as follows. When the delay is less than 4 hours the maximum FDP allowed will be based on the original report time and the FDP will start at the actual report time. When the delay is 4 hours or more, the maximum FDP will be calculated using the more limiting of the planned and actual report times and the FDP will start 4 hours after the original report time.
b) When the company informs a crew before leaving the place of rest of a delay in reporting time of 10 hours or more ahead and that crew is not further disturbed by the company until a mutually agreed hour, then that elapsed time is classed as a rest period. If, upon the resumption of duty, further delays occur then the appropriate criteria in this paragraph and in a) above will be applied to the re-arranged reporting time.
Positioning
All time spent on positioning at the behest of the Company shall count as duty, but positioning does not count as a sector when calculating the FDP. In these circumstances the FDP commences not later than the time at which the crew reports for the positioning journey, or positions in accordance with paragraph c).
If, after a positioning journey, the crew spends less than a minimum rest period at suitable accommodation provided by the Company, and then carries out an FDP, the positioning will be counted as a sector if a split duty is claimed when calculating the allowable FDP. If it is not, a split duty FDP will not be used.
On occasion, when agreed by the DCAM, the company can recover a crew to main base from an overseas airfield on a positioning on the eighth consecutive day of duty.
Standby Duty
The time of start, end and nature of the standby duty will be defined and notified to crew. The time a standby duty starts determines the allowable FDP, except that when the actual FDP starts in a more limiting time band, then that FDP limit will apply. However, when a standby duty is undertaken at home or in suitable accommodation provided by the Company during the period 2200 to 0800 hours local time, and a crew is given 2 hours or less notice of a report time, then the allowable FDP starts at the report time at the designated reporting place.
When a crew is on standby duty on immediate readiness at an airport, the allowable FDP is calculated using the start time of the standby duty.
If a crew is called out from standby, the standby duty will cease when the crew reports at the designated reporting point.
The following limits apply:
Duty Maximum Duration
Standby Duty (all cases) 12 hours
Standby followed by FDP As in Case A and B below
• Case A :
If a crew is called out from standby to conduct an FDP before completing 6 hours standby duty then the total duty period allowed is the sum of the time spent on standby and the FDP obtained.
• Case B :
Time spent on standby and the FDP obtained from 7.3.8, reduced by the amount of standby worked in excess of 6 hours.
Note:
1. The method on adding time spent on standby to cumulative totals is stated in Section 7.4.9.
2. The reference to ‘total duty period’ applies only to the sum of the standby time achieved + the allowable FDP obtained from 7.3.8 On the day, for cumulative duty totals and for minimum rest purposes, the total duty achieved will be standby time achieved + FDP achieved + post flight duties + any positioning.
When any period of standby finishes, during which a call-out has not occurred, at least 12 hours rest must follow prior to the next duty period. Similarly, following the end of a contactable period or periods, at least 10 hours must elapse prior to the next duty period.
STANDBY
Standby is a period during which the crew member shall be available and ready to report for duty upon notification – in case of home standby, within the notification time. Crew members shall be immediately contactable during the standby period and shall report for duty as soon as possible when called out.
The Company interests dictate that the report for duty should be such that delay to flight departure is avoided or minimised but in any case the crew member must report for duty within 60 minutes.
The use of answer-phone or other recording equipment is not an acceptable means of contact for standby duty. The crew member must be available personally to answer the telephone.
The time of start, end and nature of the standby duty shall be defined and notified to crew members. The time a standby duty starts determines the allowable FDP, except that when the actual FDP starts in a more limiting time band then that FDP limit will apply.
Airport Standby
When a crew member is on standby duty on immediate readiness at an aerodrome.
REST REQUIREMENTS AND STANDBY
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