Ops A 7 FTLs

Question 1

• Scheduled Reporting times?

Answer 1

• FDP (including positioning)
  * STD -60 (unless notified to crew member such as HKG)
  * If cabin crew have to sign on earlier than flight crew (such as HKG), their max FDP sign on and rest requirements will be based on the Flight crews reporting time

Question 2

• Scheduled Finishing times ?

Answer 2

• Scheduled Time of Arrival (STA) of the final sector of the FDP
  
  • Duty period ends at STA + 30mins & this is when the rest period begins
  • Other duties (sims), termination of the duty period is the time the duty is scheduled to end

Question 3

• Actual finishing times
  
  • FDP

Answer 3

• finishes at chocks on or engines off, whichever is later, or
  * When a crew member has provided in-flight relief and is free from all duty for the rest of the flight, the rest shall be considered as positioning

Question 4

• Actual finishing times
  
  • Duty Period

Answer 4

• ATA on blocks + 30 minutes (or such later time as required by non-normal post flight duties) & that’s when the rest period commences
  * Other duties such as sims, finishes at the time the duty ends

Question 5

• Delayed reporting time, how to calculate max FDP?

Answer 5

• When informed of a delay before leaving the place of rest, FDP calculated as follows:
  * Delay less than 4 hours, the max FDP will be determined by the more limiting time band of the original report and actual reporting time. FDP will start at actual reporting time
  * Delay is more than 4 hours, the max FDP will be determined by the actual reporting time
  * In the event of a second or any subsequent delays, use the above conditions

Question 6

7.1.13 Time on task Max?

Answer 6

• Max 8 hours at the controls before minimum one hour of relief
• Max 10 hours total at the controls

Question 7

What is split duty?

Answer 7

• Split duty is when an FDP consists of 2 or more sectors separated by a period of rest less than a minimum rest period
• The Standard FDP may be extended by a period equal to half the period of rest taken provided that;
  
  • The rest is at least 3 hours to 10 hours, and
  • Portion of FDP either side of the period of rest must not exceed 10 hours, and
  • Max allowable FDP using the provision of split duty will be 18 hours
• May not be used when the FDP has already been extended by in flight relief
• Period of rest must not include post or pre flight duties, nor travelling time
• If the rest is 6 hours or less, then a quiet and comfortable place not open to the public is suffice. If more than 6 hours, or covers 3 hours between 2200-0800 local time then suitable accommodation must be provided
• The period of rest may be taken on the aircraft on the ground - check 7.1.14.3 for requirements

Question 8

7.1.14.4 Extension of FDP by In-Flight Relief? Bunk & seat only?

Answer 8

• Minimum rest to extend FDP is 3 hours
• The relief need not be continuous
  
  • Bunk available:
    
    • FDP extended by half the total relief, up to a maximum of 18 hours
  • Only a seat available
    
    • FDP extended by 1/3 of the total relief, up to a maximum of 15 hours
• The maximum amount of inflight relief that can be provided is the actual sector time less one hour
• If an extended ground delay occurs, rest may be taken on the ground in the aircraft. See 7.1.14.3 for requirements

Question 9

7.1.15 Long Range Operations

Answer 9

• 3 pilots boarded
  
  • Calculated using Table A or Table B in STO and extended in accordance with STO operations
  • The above is limited depending on rest
    
    • If the rest was as long as the previous FDP or 34 hours, max FP limited to 14.75 hours
    • When the rest does not include a physiological rest, max FDP is limited to 13 hours
  • No more than 2 sectors scheduled within a single FDP
  • Only one sector scheduled with a sector in excess of 13 hours
• 4 pilots boarded
  
  • Max FDP is 18 hours, regardless of consideration of acclimatisation or time of start of FDP
  • No more than 2 sectors scheduled within a single FDP
  • No flight crew member will receive less than 3 hours total in flight relief, which needs not be continuous
    
    • For each additional sector flown (both 3 & 4 pilots case), the max FDP will be reduced by 45 minutes
    • If on the day extended ground delays occur, rest on the aircraft may be counted as relief

Question 10

7.1.16 Ultra Long Range Operations (ULR)

Answer 10

• 4 pilots must be boarded
• Max FDP is 19 hours, regardless of considerations of acclimatisation or FDP start time
• No more than one sector may be scheduled within a single FDP
• Commanders discretion may add another sector. Max FDP will be reduced by 45 minutes in this case
• No more than 2 ULRO sectors will be scheduled in a duty cycle
• No crew member shall receive less than 3 hours rest, which need not be continuous
• If on the day extended ground delays occur, rest on the aircraft may be counted as relief

Question 11

When do you need normal rest?

Answer 11

• Local time difference between the place where the preceding duty started & finished is less than 6 hours, minimum rest period provided must be
  * At least as long as the preceding duty, or
  * 12 hours
  * Whichever is greater

Question 12

When do you need physiological rest?

Answer 12

• When the time difference between the planes where the previous FDP started and finished is 6 hours or more, the minimum rest period which must be provided is
  * Where the rest started within 72 after the start of the FDP that resulted in the crew member becoming unacclimatised (all 777 flights), the rest period must be
  * At least as long as the previous duty, or
  * A period sufficient to allow a sleep opportunity within 22:00 to 08:00 Home Base local time
  * 14 hours, whichever is greater, or
  * As an alternative, it may be 34 hours

Question 13

Recovery periods? How worked out?

Answer 13

Table X

Question 14

7.1.23 Flying Hour Limitations?

Answer 14

• A flight crew member will not act as flight crew if at the beginning of the flight the below are exceeded
  
  • 100 hours sector time maximum in the previous 28 consecutive days, expiring at the end of the day the sector begins, or
  • 900 hours sector time in 12 calendar months, expiring at the end of the previous month

Question 15

7.2.1 Extension of FDP?

Answer 15

• Standard FDP with no in flight relief or split duty
  
  • Can be increased by a maximum of 3 hours
• Standard FDP with either inflight relief, split duty OR LRO / ULRO
  
  • Can be increased by a maximum of 2 hours
    
    • The above 3 & 2 hour extensions can only be exceeded in an emergency

Question 16

7.2.2 Reduction of Rest Period ?

Answer 16

• The minimum time the room must be available to crew members is 10 hours
  
  • After a ULRO FDP, the normal 2 physiological rest requirement can be reduced to 1 physiological rest period
• Commander must submit a CDR and give reasons for his decision. If the reduction was more than 1 hour, then the company must submit a CDR to the CAD within 7 days of the aircrafts return to Hong Kong