RULES RELATING TO CABIN CREW, NUTRITION, FLIGHT DUTY, DUTY AND REST PERIOD RECORDS, AND COMPASSIONATE LEAVE OF ABSENCE

RULES RELATING TO CABIN CREW

Requirements, as specified for flight crew, are applicable to all cabin crew employed as crew members.

The limitations which shall be applied to cabin crew are those applicable to flight crew members contained in this chapter, but with the following differences:

a) A flight duty period (FDP) will be 1 hour longer than that permitted for flight crew.
In The Company, cabin crew reporting time for flying duty period is the same as for flight crew.

b) For cabin crew the minimum rest period which will be provided before undertaking a flying duty period shall be:

• At least as long as the preceding duty period less 1 hour; or
• 11 hours; whichever is the greater.

c) The sum of the time spent on any standby, and any time on positioning plus subsequent FDP will be 1 hour longer than that permitted for flight crew.

d) The maximum duty hours for cabin crew will not exceed:

• 60 hours in any 7 consecutive days;
• 105 hours in any 14 consecutive days;
• 210 hours in any 28 consecutive days;

These limits include office days, ground training/checking, medical examinations for the purpose of license renewal and all other flight and ground duties which are credited according to actual check-in and check-out times.

e) The annual and 28 day absolute limits on block hours pertaining to flight crew do not apply to cabin crew.

NUTRITION

A meal and drink opportunity must occur in order to avoid any detriment to a crew member's performance:

• Crew meals and drinks shall be provided on every flight duty;
• On a FDP of less than 6 hours, cold meal and drinks shall be provided;
• On a FDP period of 6 hours or more, hot meal and drinks shall be provided.

FLIGHT DUTY, DUTY AND REST PERIOD RECORDS

The Company shall ensure that crew member’s records include:

• Block times;
• Start, duration and end of each duty or flight duty periods;
• Rest periods and days free of all duties.

Records are maintained to ensure compliance with the requirements of this Chapter.

Copies of these records will be made available to the crew member upon request. If the records held by the Company under the above do not cover all of his flight duty, duty and rest periods, the crew member concerned shall maintain an individual record of his:

• Block times;
• Start, duration and end of each duty or flight duty periods; and
• Rest periods and days free of all duties.

Each record shall be made available to the Authority, if required.

Records shall be preserved for at least 12 calendar months from the date of the last relevant entry or longer if required in accordance with national laws.

Additionally, the Company shall separately retain all aircraft Commander’s discretion reports of extended flight duty periods, extended flight hours and reduced rest periods for at least 6 months after the event.

COMPASSIONATE LEAVE OF ABSENCE

The Company understands the traumatic effects of the loss of a spouse, partner or other family member; hence it will give any crew member, faced with such a loss, the necessary time and support to come to terms with their bereavement.

In the event of the death of an immediate family member, Flight Operations Manager shall be notified at the earliest opportunity. He shall grant immediately 7 days compassionate leave of absence. Thereafter, any extension to this compassionate leave of absence will be assessed on an individual case basis and authorized by Flight Operations Manager, who will also assess any associated short-notice vacation request for such cases.

In the event of the death of a close family member, Flight Operations Manager shall authorize an immediate 3 days compassionate leave of absence.

The Company recognizes that no definitions can cover every potential case of traumatic bereavement. Cases other than those defined will be considered on an individual basis.

At the end of any compassionate leave of absence and associated vacation, the crew member concerned is to meet with a member of the management team to mutually assess his readiness to return to flight duties before flying again.