STI - Flight and Duty Limitations

Question 1

Split Duty Limitations

Answer 1

Standard FDP can be extended by half of the period of rest taken
Period of rest between 3 and 10 hours
- Rest less than 6 hours, quiet and comfortable place away from public
- Rest more than 6 hours or 3 hours or more between 2200 - 0800 local time, suitable accommodation
- Rest in aircraft on ground:
* Must be 6 hours or less
* Bunk or reclining seat
* No pax or cargo loading, no maintenance in vicinity of rest
* Control over ventilation, temperature and lighting

FDP either side of rest must not exceed 10 hours
Max FDP for split duty: 18 hours
Cannot be used in conjunction with in-flight relief

Question 2

Duty Cycle?

Answer 2

Duty periods undertaken between DDO’s

Question 3

Extended Break (EXB)?

Answer 3

Period away from home base
Minimum 30 hours
Suitable Accommodation

Question 4

Flight Duty Period?

Answer 4

From Sign on of the Duty (Actual reporting time) to chocks on or engines off (whatever is later) on the final sector or whenever the crew member is free from all flight duty for the remainder of the flight.

Question 5

Where can Flight Time Limitations be found?

Answer 5

OPS A Chapter 7

Question 6

Before utilising the FDP tables, what must be done?

Answer 6

UTC must be converted to LT before referring to the tables

Question 7

For split duty, when does rest period start?

Answer 7

On arrival at hotel, does not include travel time

Question 8

Calculating split duty, maximum FDP

Answer 8

Calculate total FDP from departure time to arrival.
Add 1:10
Figure out Max Duty from Table A
Calculate difference in these two figures and double to work out minimum rest required

Question 9

Split duty limitations?

Answer 9

Min rest: 3 hours
Max rest: 10 hours
Max FDP with split duty: 18 hours

Can be extended up to 2 hours with Commanders Discretion

Question 10

Commanders Discretion?

Answer 10

Normal operations: can extend a maximum of 3 hours
LRO/ULRO, Split duty, In Flight Relief etc: can extend a maximum of 2 hours

Part A 7.2.1

Question 11

Reduced rest to extend FDP?

Answer 11

You can but only to a max of 2 hours

Question 12

Extended FDP regulations for next rest period?

Answer 12

Next FDP must be reduced by the same amount as reduction of rest during extended FDP period

Question 13

Definition of acclimatised vs unacclimatised?

Answer 13

When a crew member finishes a duty period at a place where the local time differs by more than 3 hours from his home base time zone, he will be considered unacclimatised.

An unacclimatised crew member can be acclimatised again if:

a) he finishes a duty period at home base, or at a place with the same time zone no more than 48 hours after the start of the last duty period which took him away from home base or;
b) he has completed a recovery period

Question 14

In Flight Relief?

Answer 14

When the total in-flight relief is longer than 3 hours, standard FDP can be extended as follows:

1) When a bunk is available by a period equal to one half of the total relief, provided that max FDP permissible is 18 hours
2) When only a seat is available, by a period equal to one third of the total relief, provided that max FDP permissible is 15 hours

Question 15

Recovery period?

Answer 15

A period free of duty following a duty cycle on completion of which, a flight crew member is unacclimatised and is longer than 48 hours

Question 16

3 man LRO max FDP

Answer 16

Max scheduled FDP will not exceed:
14.75 hours following a normal rest period
13 hours when a rest period doesnt include physiological rest
No more than two sectors within a single FDP, with only one sector able to be longer than 13 hours

Question 17

4 man LRO max FDP

Answer 17

Max scheduled FDP for a single sector will be 18 hours
No more than two sectors within a single FDP
For each additional sector, the maximum FDP will be reduced by 45 minutes

Question 18

ULRO max FDP

Answer 18

Max allowable FDP for a single sector will be 19 hours
No more than two ULRO sectors will be scheduled within a duty cycle
When a duty cycle includes a ULRO sector, duty cycle will be limited to four sectors

Question 19

Physiological rest definition

Answer 19

Where the local time difference is 6 hours or more, the minimum rest period will be in accordance with OPS A 7.1.21.3

Question 20

Normal rest?

Answer 20

When local time difference between places is less than 6 hours, minimum rest must be the greater of:

a) At least as long as the preceding duty period or;
b) 12 hours

NOTE: For rest periods of 12 hours, can be reduced to 11 provided that suitable accommodation is provided. Travel times in excess of 30 minutes - add total time in excess of 1 hour (total return travel time) to the 11 hour minimum

Question 21

Physiological rest minimums?

Answer 21

When local time difference is greater than 6 hours, the greater of:

a) at least as long as the previous duty or;
b) a period sufficient to allow a sleep opportunity within 22:00 and 08:00 home base local time
c) 14 hours

OR

as an alternative, the greater of:

a) at least as long as the preceding duty period or
b) 34 hours

Question 22

ULRO rest?

Answer 22

2 DDO’s prior to the duty cycle
On completion of ULRO FDP, a rest period will be scheduled that includes 2 physiological rest periods
Following completion of ULRO duty cycle, minimum 4 days DDO

Question 23

How are DDO’s following a duty cycle calculated?

Answer 23

Table X

Question 24

Flying hour limitations?

Answer 24

100 hours in 28 days

900 hours in 12 months

Question 25

Duty hour limitations?

Answer 25

55 hours in 7 days (can be extended in accordance with OPS A 7)
95 hours in 14 days
190 hours in 28 days (might be reduced in accordance with OPS A 7)