FTLs Flashcards
How many different types of discretion are there? What are they?
6
Extend FDP
Reduce FDP
Increase rest
Reduce rest
Extend cumulative duty limits
Extend FRMS best practice roster rules
What is a split duty?
Where 2 or more sectors are separated by less than min rest.
Min 3hrs and max 10hrs break
What are cumulative DUTY limits over 7, 14, 28 days?
7= 60hrs
14= 110hrs
28= 190hrs
What are the cumulative FLIGHT TIME limitations over 28 days, a calendar year and 12 consecutive months?
28 days = 100hrs
Calendar year = 900hrs
12 months = 1000hrs
When does positioning count as a sector?
Does it count as FDP and or DUTY time?
Positioning after reporting but prior to operating shall be counted as FDP but shall not count as a sector.
All time spent on positioning shall count as duty period
How much can you reduce a rest period?
Minimum 12 at home or 10 away from base.
What is Flight duty period (FDP) ?
‘FDP’ means a period that commences when a crew member is required to report for Duty, which includes a Sector or series of Sectors, and finishes when the aircraft finally comes to rest and the engines are shut down, at the end of the last Sector on which the crew member acts as an Operating Crew Member.
What is the maximum extension with the captain discretion ?
2 hours
Does a positioning sector count as FDP ? As sector ?
Positioning after reporting but prior to operating shall be counted as FDP but shall not count as a Sector;
All time spent on Positioning shall count as Duty Period.
Can a split duty follow a reduced rest ?
no
Can the captain discretion be used if a delay is know at the report time ?
No, If a delay is known at report, the maximum FDP may not be extended to complete the duty. All delays, including those due to CTOT or late inbound arrival, are considered to be known if visible in AIMS/eCrew at the reporting
When can captain discretion be used ?
Commander may modify the limits of flight duty, duty and rest periods in the case of unforeseen circumstances in flight operations, which start at or after the reporting time.
If on the final sector within an FDP the allowed increase is exceeded because of unforeseen circumstances after take-off, the flight may continue to the planned destination or alternate aerodrome
Your report is being delayed, what are the applicable FDP, and when does it start ?
When the delay is less than 4 hours, the maximum FDP is calculated based on the original reporting time and the FDP starts counting at the delayed reporting time.
When the delay is 4 hours or more, the maximum FDP is calculated based on the more limiting of the original or the delayed reporting time and the FDP starts counting at the delayed reporting time.
What are the requirement for reduce rest ?
the minimum reduced Rest Periods under reduced rest arrangements are 12 hours at Home Base and 10 hours out of base;
Reduced rest is used under fatigue risk management;
The Rest Period following the reduced rest is extended by the difference between the minimum Rest Period specified in 7.1.11, Rest Periods and the reduced rest;
The maximum allowable FDP following the reduced rest is reduced by the difference between minimum the Rest Period specified in 7.1.11, Rest Periods and the reduced rest;
There is a maximum of 2 reduced Rest Periods between 2 Recurrent Extended Recovery Rest Periods as specified in 7.1.11.3, Recurrent Extended Recovery Rest Periods.
How long can the max FDP be increased in case of a split duty ?
It can be increase by up to 50% of the break
