FTL

Question 1

Flight Duty Period (FDP):

Mixed Duty:

Duty:

Answer 1

Flight Duty Period (FDP): from ‘report for flight’ (normally 30 mins prior to flight) to on-chocks

Mixed Duty: FDP includes other tasks carried out at the behest of the employer.

Duty: From start work to a minimum of on-chocks +15 mins

Question 2

Local Night:

Answer 2

Local Night: 8 hours between 2200-0800

Question 3

Times:

Late Finish Duty

Night Duty (if any part of the FDP within the period)

Early Start Duty

Answer 3

0100-0159 Late Finish Duty

0200-0459 Night Duty
(if any part of the FDP within the period)

0500-0659 Early Start Duty

Question 4

Additional Limits on Early/Late/Night Duties

Time/restrictions

Answer 4

0100-0659 - not more than 3 consecutive duties in this period (or 4 in 7 consecutive days). Duties in this period can only be broken by 34 hours free of Early/Late/Night duties.

Question 5

Regular Early Start Duty

Max consecutive?

Conditions/limitations:

Answer 5

Max 5 consecutive, preceded by 24 hours rest, max FDP 9 hrs - then free for 63 hrs.

Question 6

Regular Night Duty

Max consecutive?

Conditions/Limitations

Answer 6

Max 5 consecutive, preceded by 24 hours rest, max FDP 8 hrs - then free for 54 hrs.

Question 7

Minimum rest period which will be provided before undertaking a flying duty period shall be:

When away from base…

Answer 7

At least as long as the preceding duty period, or 12 hours, whichever is the greater.

When away from base, in the case when the rest period earned by a crew member is 12 hours, and suitable accommodation is provided by the company, then the company may assign a rest period of 11 hours.

Question 8

If rest is interrupted for operational reasons between XXXX and XXXX LOCAL, the following shall apply:

Answer 8

If rest is interrupted for operational reasons between 2300 and 0700 LOCAL, the following shall apply:

If the disturbance happens > 1 hour before the planned departure time from the place of rest then the allowable FDP shall will commence 1 hour after the disturbance

Question 9

Time spent positioning at the behest of the company prior to consecutively operating as a crew member counts as part of FDP.

In these circumstances the FDP commences…

Positioning at others times…

Answer 9

In these circumstances the FDP commences not later than the time at which the crew reports for the positioning journey or commences the positioning journey (deducting normal travelling time).

Positioning at others times counts as duty.

Question 10

Travelling time, other than that spent on positioning shall not be counted as duty.

If the journey time from home to normal departure airfield…

Travel from home to an aerodrome other than normal operating base…

Answer 10

If the journey time from home to normal departure airfield is usually in excess of 1 hour 30 minutes, crew members should make arrangements for temporary accommodation nearer to base.

When crew members are 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 time taken for the journey from home to the usual operating aerodrome shall be classed as positioning.

Question 11

Acclimatisation

Definition:

Losing…

Answer 11

Definition: When a crew member has spent 3 consecutive local nights on the ground within a time zone which is 2 hours wide, and is able to take uninterrupted night’s sleep:

The crew member will remain acclimatised 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.

Question 12

Maximum duration of a standby period:

Allowable FDP is based on…

Answer 12

Maximum duration of a standby period: 12 hours

Allowable FDP is based on more limiting of the FDP obtained from either the standby start time or the reporting time reduced by the amount of standby worked in excess of 6 hours

Question 13

An aircraft commander may extend FDP a maximum of:

An aircraft commander may reduce a rest period…

Answer 13

An aircraft commander may extend FDP a maximum of 3 hours.

An aircraft commander may reduce a rest period, but only insofar as the accommodation allocated to the crew member must be available for occupation for a minimum of 10 hours.

Question 14

If the extension (of an FDP) is greater than… then the company will submit the commander’s written report, together with the company’s comments, to the CAA , within X days of the aircraft’s return to base.

If the reduction of a rest period is more than… then the company will submit the commander’s written report together with the comments by the company, to the CAA, within X days of the aircraft’s return to base.

Answer 14

If the extension (of an FDP) is greater than 2 hours or discretion is exercise after any reduced rest period, then the company will submit the commander’s written report, together with the company’s comments, to the CAA , within 14 days of the aircraft’s return to base.

If the reduction of a rest period is more than 1 hour, then the company will submit the commander’s written report together with the comments by the company, to the CAA, within 14 days of the aircraft’s return to base.

Question 15

Consecutive Duty Days

Crew members will:

Not be on duty more than X consecutive days between days off, and

Have X consecutive days off in any consecutive 14 days following the previous X consecutive days off, and

Have a minimum of X days off in any consecutive 4 weeks, and

Have an average of at least X days off in each consecutive 4 week period, averaged over 3 such periods

Answer 15

Crew members will:

Not be on duty more than 7 consecutive days between days off, and

Have 2 consecutive days off in any consecutive 14 days following the previous 2 consecutive days off, and

Have a minimum of 7 days off in any consecutive 4 weeks, and

Have an average of at least 8 days off in each consecutive 4 week period, averaged over 3 such periods

Question 16

Duty period > 18 hrs (includes standby and positioning) must be followed by:

Answer 16

Duty period > 18 hrs (includes standby and positioning) must be followed by a local night Rest Period.

Question 17

Wherever possible days off will be taken in the home environment.

A single day off will include:

Answer 17

Wherever possible days off will be taken in the home environment.

A single day off will include 2 local nights and will last at least 34 hours.

A planned rest period may be included as part of a day off.

Question 18

Max cumulative duty hours:

In 7 consecutive days?

In 14 consecutive days

In 28 consecutive days

Answer 18

55 in 7 consecutive days

95 in 14 consecutive days

190 in 28 consecutive days

Question 19

Accruing Duty Hours​. To count in full:

1

2

3

To count as half time on duty:

1

2

Answer 19

To count in full:

• Duty periods and flying duty periods, plus subsequent post-flight duties.
• All standby duty, except that specified below.
• Time spent positioning.

To count as half time on duty:

• Standby duty, when the period of notice given to the crew member before reporting for FDP is 2:15 or more.
• The standby duty when undertaken at home or suitable accommodation provided by the company, takes place during the period 2200 to 0800 hours local time, and the crew member can take undisturbed rest and is not called out for duty.

Question 20

Max flying hours:

In 28 consecutive days

In 12 months

Answer 20

100 hours in 28 consecutive days

900 hours in 12 months

Question 21

Night flight

The Standardised European Rules of the Air (SERA), which sought to consolidated rules across the EU, now supersedes the UK Rules of the Air Regulations, which previously defined night as “The time from half an hour after sunset until half an hour before sunrise, sunset and sunrise being determined at surface level.”

Now, SERA defines night as:

Answer 21

Now, SERA defines night as: the hours between the end of evening civil twilight and the beginning of morning civil twilight.”