OMA Chapter 7

Question 1

What are the main things covered in OMA chapter 7?

Answer 1

Flight time limitations

Question 2

What is a duty period?

Answer 2

Report up until free of all duties, including post flight duty

Question 3

What is an FDP?

Answer 3

Flight Duty Period, which is report time until engine shutdown on stand at the end of that crew member’s final sector

Question 4

What is flight time?

Answer 4

Time between aircraft first moving from its parking place for the purpose of taking off, until it comes to rest at designated parking position and all engines shut down

Question 5

What is a local night?

Answer 5

A period of 8 hours falling between 22.00 and 08.00 local time

Question 6

When is the WOCL?

Answer 6

Window of Circadian Low is 02.00 until 05.59 at crew member’s acclimatised time zone

Question 7

Who has the authority to reduce the standard report?

Answer 7

Commander can reduce 60 minute report time. A crew member must receive a minimum briefing allowance of 45 minutes

Question 8

Can easyJet reduce the 60 minute report time?

Answer 8

No, only the commander can do this

Question 9

Can easyJet reduce debrief time?

Answer 9

No, only the commander can

Question 10

What amount of time can rest never be reduced below?

Answer 10

10 hours

Question 11

A commander can increase post flight rest. What is the wording used?

Answer 11

In case of unforeseen circumstances which could lead to severe fatigue…… to eliminate any detrimental effect on flight safety

Question 12

If crewing delay report by less than 4 hours, when does max FDP start?

Answer 12

Original report time

Question 13

If crewing delay report by less than 4 hours, when does actual FDP start?

Answer 13

Delayed report time

Question 14

When can crewing call prior to report, in order to delay a report?

Answer 14

At or under 90 minutes before scheduled report for pilots. 120 minutes for cabin crew

Question 15

What is the minimum amount of delay easyJet can delay report time for?

Answer 15

45 minutes

Question 16

If a crew member has left their place of rest, can the report be delayed?

Answer 16

No

Question 17

Does positioning count as a sector, for limitations purposes?

Answer 17

No

Question 18

Does positioning prior to report count for FDP?

Answer 18

Yes

Question 19

When does FDP start on airport duty?

Answer 19

Report time

Question 20

If called from home standby, when does FDP begin?

Answer 20

Report time, but max FDP is reduced by the amount of standby time exceeding 6 hours

Question 21

When can a crew member request a hotel?

Answer 21

After a duty of 14 hours or more

Question 22

When on home standby at night, what is the maximum notice easyJet will give for a callout?

What time does this apply?

Answer 22

2 hours or less

23.00 local until 07.00 local

Question 23

If on early standby and allocated a duty, when can you accept the duty and still preserve the standby?

Can this be overridden?

Answer 23

After commencing the immediately preceding rest period

It can be overridden if crewing and crew member agree

Question 24

If on asby, can you be called for a duty which begins after the end of the asby?

Answer 24

Yes

Question 25

Can you be asked to report in under 90 minutes from home standby?

Answer 25

You can refuse, however crew members should make all reasonable efforts to report earlier than 90 minutes when practicable

Question 26

When does the FDP time band begin from home standby callout?

Answer 26

If standby is between 22.00 and 08.00 local, and less than 2 hours notice given, FDP band is when you report. If outside of this, it is the more limiting between the band of the actual report time FDP and the band of standby start time

Question 27

Does standby time prior to operating count towards your post flight rest requirement?

Answer 27

Yes

Question 28

When does standby time count as half the time on duty?

Answer 28

Between 22.00 and 08.00 local, when not called out, standby time will be halved to make duty time

Question 29

How long is minimum rest?

Answer 29

12 hours, or the preceding duty length, whichever is longer

Question 30

What is the minimum reduced rest period?

Answer 30

12 hours at home base
10 hours out of base

Question 31

7.2

Answer 31

7.2