Standby A flight crew member is on when s/he is required to be available to an “standby” operator (away from the airport) for assignment to a flight duty period. Table 1 Flight and Duty Time Limitations Overview Off Duty Duty Period Flight Time Per Per Other Per Weekly, Per Per Monthly, 24-hour Week 24-hour Monthly, 24-hour Week Annually Period Period Annually Period 10 hours Minimum 36 48 14 hours There is 10 hours There is not sufficient continuous continuous not sufficient scientific data to provide hours, hours Scientific specific guidance in this including two on return data to area; nevertheless, consecutive home provide maximum cumulative recovery following specific flight time should be nights, in a duty guidance in adjusted downward seven-day period this area; over increasing time period across nevertheless, frames. Standard (calculated multiple maximum on a time zones cumulative day or duty periods 168-hour should be 12 hours 14 hours Up to 12 Maximum Pilots rolling basis) adjusted (following hours of four or downward … … extended (requires minimum 48 over flight time) that Two continuous increasing landings, hours of hours in a time frames. maximum extension 10-day cumulative period hours be restricted, with * off-duty time) Off Duty Duty Period Flight Time 12 hours Reclining 16 hours ** Extended seat 18 hours Same as Same as Same as Same as above Pilots above above above 12 hours Supine 18 hours ** bunk 20 hours Three (Augmented) * Extended operations can involve duty/rest cycles longer than 24 hours. ** Each flight crew gets maximum sleep opportunity with minimum four hours total; maximum two consecutive duty periods with 18 hours off duty. Table 2 Flight and Duty Limitations
Standby A flight crew member is on “standby” when s/he is required to be available to an operator (away from the airport) for assignment to a flight duty period. Table 1 Flight and Duty Time Limitations Overview Off Duty Duty Period Flight Time Per 24-hour Period Per Week Other Per 24-hour Period Weekly, Monthly, Annually Per 24-hour Period Per Week Monthly, Annually Two Pilots 10 hours Minimum 36 continuous hours, including two consecutive recovery nights, in a seven-day period (calculated on a or 168-hour rolling basis) … or … minimum 48 continuous hours in a 10-day period 48 continuous hours on return home following duty period across multiple time zones 14 hours There is not sufficient Scientific data to provide specific guidance in this area; nevertheless, maximum cumulative duty periods should be adjusted downward over increasing time frames. 10 hours There is not sufficient scientific data to provide specific guidance in this area; nevertheless, maximum cumulative flight time should be adjusted downward over increasing time frames. Standard 12 hours (following extended flight time) 14 hours Up to 12 hours (requires that landings, maximum cumulative hours be restricted, with off-duty time) Maximum of four hours of extension Extended * Off Duty Duty Period Flight Time Three Pilots (Augmented) 12 hours Same as above Same as above Reclining seat 18 hours Same as above 16 hours ** Same as above 12 hours Supine bunk 20 hours 18 hours ** * Extended operations can involve duty/rest cycles longer than 24 hours. ** Each flight crew gets maximum sleep opportunity with minimum four hours total; maximum two consecutive duty periods with 18 hours off duty. Table 2 Flight and Duty Limitations day
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