Part A Chapter 7 Flight Time Limitations Flashcards
7.1.7.7/7.1.8/7.1.7.11 Duty Period and Flight Duty Period (FDP)
Duty Period: Actual Reporting Time to “chocks-on” + 30 min
Flight Duty Period (FDP): Actual Reporting Time to “chocks-on” or engines off, whichever is later, on the final sector.
7.1.7.4/7.1.21/7.1.7.8 Domestic Day Off (DDO) and Extended Break (EXB)
DDO: AT Home Base only. In period of 34 consecutive hours and will include 2 local nights. Extension of DDO will be of at least 24 hours duration and will include a further local night.
EXB: Crew member AWAY from home base with suitable accommodation free of all duties with minimum period of 30 hours.
Flight Crew Members will NOT be rostered for duties on more than 6 consecutive days before being given a DDO or Extended Break (EXB). Subject to agreement of the flight crew, may be extended to 7 consecutive days.
If crew are positioned on the 7th consecutive day (or 8th consecutive days if previously extended to 7 consecutive days agreed by crew), 2 consecutive DDOs are given.
Will have a minimum of 2 consecutive DDOs in any period of 14 consecutive days following the previous 2 consecutive DDOs.
Will have a minimum of 7 DDOs in any consecutive 28 days.
Will have an average of at least 8 DDOs in each consecutive 28 day period averaged over 3 such periods.
7.1.8.3 Delayed Reporting Time
When a crew member is informed, BEFORE LEAVING the place of rest, of a delay to the reporting time, the FDP will be calculated:
When the delay is LESS than 4 hours, the max allowable FDP will be determined by the MORE LIMITING time band of the original Scheduled Reporting time and the Actual Reporting time. The FDP will start at the ACTUAL Reporting Time.
When the delay is 4 hours OR MORE, the max allowable FDP will be based on the ACTUAL reporting time. The FDP will start at the ACTUAL Reporting Time.
When the delay is 10 hours OR MORE, the elapsed time is classed as a rest period. FDP will be based on Re-scheduled Reporting Time.
7.1.17.4 Reserve Duties
Maximum FDP shall be based on Local Time of start in Table A and shall start at the ACTUAL Report Time.
If a Flight Crew member is called out from Reserve for an FDP with a report time after the end of the scheduled Reserve Duty, then the maximum time limit between the start of the scheduled reserve duty and the end of the FDP shall be 23 hours. This limit will NOT apply when there is a period of 10 hours or more between callout and the Report Time.
Soft Rule: 18 Hours from the start of the scheduled Reserve duty to the end of the PLANNED FDP. Does NOT apply for unforeseen delay.
7.1.18.2 Minimum Rest
Defined by, whichever is greater:
- At least as long as the preceding Duty Period.
- 12 Hours
following the end of DUTY PERIOD (i.e. “Chocks-in + 30 min)
When minimum rest period is 12 Hours, the minimum rest period MAY be 11 hours. The hotel room MUST be available for Flight Crew’s occupation for a minimum of 10 hours. (10 Hours + 30 min Travel Time x 2) If more than 30 min travelling time each way, rest period will be added by the additional travelling time accordingly.
7.1.18.3 Rest Periods Subsequent to Reserve Duty
Reserve Duty on IMMEDIATE READINESS at airport:
Rest Period following that Duty will be at least as long as the Duty Period plus time spent on reserve.
Reserve Duty is undertaken OTHER THAN immediate readiness at airport:
If the Duty starts WITHIN the Reserve Duty, or 10 OR MORE hours after the time of allocation, rest period immediately following that duty will be as least as long as that duty period.
If the Duty starts AFTER the finishing time of the Reserve Duty, and LESS THAN 10 hours after the time of allocation, the Rest Period following that duty will be as least as long as that DUTY PERIOD PLUS HALF THE TIME SPENT ON RESERVE DUTY, EXCLUDING any period of the Reserve Duty occuring between 22:00 and 08:00 Local Time.
- 1.19 Flying Hour Limitations
7. 1.20 Duty Hour Limitations
Flying Hour Limitations
The total of ALL previous Sector Times (Actual Block Time) during the period of 28 consecutive days expiring at the end of the day on which the flight begins exceeds 100 hours.
The total of ALL previous Sector Times during the period of 12 Calendar Months, expiring at the end of the previous month, exceeds 900 Hours.
Duty Hour Limitations
55 hours in any period of 7 consecutive days, but maybe increased to 60 hours in the event of Unforeseen Circumstances.
In addition to 7 day, 55 and 60 hour limits may be further exceeded by a maximum of 10 hours, provided that this 10 hour exceedance is used solely for the purpose of Positioning a flight crew member back to his Home base prior to commencing DDOs.
95 Hours in any period of 14 consecutive days.
190 Hours in any period of 28 consecutive days.
7.2.1/7.2.2 Commander’s Discretion - Extension of FDP / Reduction of Rest Period
Extend FDP to Standard FDP + 3 Hours (or + 2 Hours if in-flight relief or split duty was used to extend FDP, or a Rest Period following was reduced BELOW Minimum Required) to cover unforeseen circumstances, NOT for regular practice.
In case of Service Disruption, the Commander may decide, OR the Company may request the Commander to extend FDP beyond normally permitted. However NO COMPANY OFFICIAL has the authority to INSTRUCT a Commander to exercise Commander’s Discretion. Commander may DECLINE the request and may also elect to work less than the full extent (e.g. Standard FDP + 1 Hour).
FDP Extension of 30 min or less: Details and Reasons submitted via Commanders Administration Report (CAR).
FDP Extension of MORE than 30 min: Details and Reasons submitted via Commander’s Discretion Report (CDR).
FDP Extension of MORE than 2 Hour or followed by a reduced rest period: Company will submit the CDR to CAD within 7 days of the aircraft’s return to HK.
Baseline of Reduction of Rest Period is crew member MUST be allowed to have room available for his occupation for a minimum of 10 hours.
Subsequent Maximum Allowable FDP after reduction of a rest period is reduced by the same amount by which the Rest Period is reduced.
ALL Rest Period Reduction: Details and Reasons submitted via Commander’s Discretion Report (CDR).
Rest Period Reduction of MORE than 1 Hour: Company will submit the CDR to CAD within 7 days of the aircraft’s return to HK.
