Draft Revision to CAR Section 7 Series J Part IV - Duty Period, Flight Duty Period, Flight Time Limitations and Rest Periods: Flight crew engaged in Scheduled Commuter, Non-scheduled, General Aviation (including State Government and PSU) Fixed Wing Operations.

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF CIVIL AVIATION TECHNICAL CENTRE, OPP SAFDURJUNG AIRPORT, NEW DELHI CIVIL AVIATION REQUIREMENT SECTION 7 – FLIGHT CREW STANDARDS TRAINING AND LICENSING SERIES ‘J’ PART IV Issue I Rev 1, Dated XX/XXX/XXXX Effective: XX/XXX/XXXX File No. AV-22024/09/2018-FSD Subject: Duty Period, Flight Duty Period, Flight Time Limitations and Rest Periods: Flight crew engaged in Scheduled Commuter, Non-scheduled, General Aviation (including State Government and PSU) Fixed Wing Operations. 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 The ICAO Annex 6, Part I, requires that the State of the operator shall establish regulations for the purpose of managing fatigue. Accordingly, The State shall establish prescriptive regulations for Flight Time, Flight Duty Period, Duty Period and Rest Period Limitations and, if authorizing the operator to use a Fatigue Risk Management System (FRMS) to manage fatigue, establish FRMS Regulations. 1.2 The ICAO Annex 6, Part II, applicable to General Aviation, requires operators themselves to establish and implement fatigue management programme. 1.3 In order to enhance safety of aircraft operations and in exercise of powers conferred under Rule 42A of the Aircraft Rules, 1937 read with Rule 133A of Aircraft Rules, 1937, the following Flight Time, Flight Duty Period, Duty Period and Rest Period Limitations for Flight Crew are issued for information, guidance, and compliance by all concerned within the applicable category. 2. APPLICABILITY 2.1 The requirements laid down in this CAR are applicable to all fixed wingCIVIL AVIATION REQUIREMENTS SECTION 7 SERIES J PART IV ___________________ operations of Scheduled Commuter Operators, Non-scheduled Operators, General Aviation Operators, Public Sector Undertakings and State Governments. Every operator under these categories, except those specified at Para 2.2 is required to specify flight time, flight duty periods, duty period and rest period limitations that are within the prescriptive fatigue management regulations established by this CAR. 2.2 Private and Aerial Operators operating non turbojet aero planes with less than 5700 kg AUW will use the requirements given in this CAR as guidelines and prepare their respective FDTL Schemes based on their type and size of operations. The scheme shall be included in Ops Manual and submitted to DGCA for approval. 3. DEFINITIONS 3.1 Acclimatised It means a state in which a crew member’s circadian biological clock is synchronized to the time zone where the crew member is. A crew member is considered to be acclimatized to a 3-hour wide time zone surrounding the local time at the point of departure. When the local time at the place where a flight duty commences (departure time zone) differs by more than 3 hours from the local time at the place where the next duty starts, the crew member, for the calculation of the maximum daily flight duty period, is considered to be acclimatised to the departure time zone for the first 48 hour. After 48 hours, the crew member shall be considered acclimatized to the local time where the crew member starts his/her next duty. 3.2 Accommodation Means, for the purpose of standby and split duty, a quiet and comfortable place not open to the public with the ability to control light and temperature, equipped with adequate furniture that provides a crew member with the possibility to sleep, with enough capacity to accommodate all crew members present at the same time and with access to food and drink. 3.2.1 Suitable Accommodation Means, for the purpose of standby, split duty and rest, a separate room for each crew member located in a quiet environment, equipped with a bed, is sufficiently ventilated, has a device for regulating temperature and light intensity, and with access to food and drink. 3.3 Aerial Operations Aerial work means any aircraft operation undertaken for an industrial or commercial purpose or any other remunerative purpose, but does not include operation of air transport Service. An aerial work aircraft is generally modified and/or installed with suitable equipment for specialised operations such as Rev 1 dated – xx/xxx/xxxx 2CIVIL AVIATION REQUIREMENTS SECTION 7 SERIES J PART IV ___________________ aerial survey, geophysical survey, cloud seeding, agriculture, construction, photography, observation and patrol, search and rescue, aerial advertising, flight calibration of navigational aids, para dropping, external cargo operations, scientific research etc. 3.4 Augmented Flight Crew Flight crew, which comprises more than the minimum number required to operate the aircraft, allowing each flight crew member to leave the assigned post, for the purpose of in-flight rest, and to be replaced by another flight crew member with equal or higher qualification. 3.5 Duty Any task that flight crew members are required by the operator to perform, including, for example, flight duty, administrative work, training, positioning and standby when it is likely to induce fatigue. 3.5.1 Duty Period A period which starts when a flight crew member is required by an operator to report for, or to commence a duty and ends when that person is free from all duties. 3.5.2 Flight Duty Period A period, which is intended to cover continuous period of duty that always includes a flight or series of flight for a flight crew member. It commences when a flight crew member is required to report for duty and finishes at engine(s) off at the end of the last flight on which he/she is a flight crew member. 3.5.3 Flight Time The total time from the moment an aeroplane first moves for the purpose of taking off until the moment it finally comes to rest at the end of the flight. Note: “Flight time” as defined here is synonymous with the term “block-to- block” time or “chocks-to-chocks” time in general usage, which is measured from the time an aeroplane first moves for the purpose of take-off until it finally stops at the end of the flight. 3.5.4 Mixed Duty When a crew member is required to report for a duty in advance of the stipulated reporting time for a planned flight or series of flights to carry out a duty at the behest of Operator, the time spent on that duty shall be part of the subsequent FDP. 3.6 Flight Crew Member A licensed crew member charged with duties essential to the operation of an aircraft during a flight duty period. Rev 1 dated – xx/xxx/xxxx 3CIVIL AVIATION REQUIREMENTS SECTION 7 SERIES J PART IV ___________________ 3.7 Fatigue A physiological state of reduced mental or physical performance/capability resulting from sleep loss or extended wakefulness, circadian phase, or workload (mental and/or physical activity) that can impair a crew member’s alertness and ability to safely operate an aircraft or perform safety related duties. 3.8 Home Base The location nominated by the operator, having high degree of permanence from which the crew member normally starts and ends a flight duty or a series of flight duty periods. 3.8.1 Temporary Home Base The place of posting by the operator where the crew operates and starts a series of Duty Cycles, and which is not the same as Home Base. 3.9 Local Night A period of eight hours falling between 2200 hours and 0800 hours local time. 3.10 Night Duty Any Duty period encroaching any portion of the period between 0000 hrs and 0500 hrs in the time zone to which the crew is acclimatized. 3.11 Operating Crew Member Is a crew member, carrying out duties in an aircraft, during a sector. 3.12 Positioning Transferring of a non-operating flight crew member from place to place in any mode of transport at the behest of the operator. Note: “Positioning” as here defined is synonymous with the term “Deadheading”. 3.13 Reporting Time The time at which flight crew member is required by the operator to report for duty. 3.14 Rest Period A continuous, uninterrupted, and defined period of time, subsequent to or prior to duty, during which a flight crew member is free from all duties, standby and reserve. Rev 1 dated – xx/xxx/xxxx 4CIVIL AVIATION REQUIREMENTS SECTION 7 SERIES J PART IV ___________________ 3.15 Roster A list provided by an operator of the times when a flight crew member is required to undertake duties. Note: “Roster” as here defined is synonymous with “Schedule”, “Line of Time”, “Pattern”, and “Rotation”. 3.16 Split Duty (Break) A period free of all duties, which counts as duty, being less than a rest period. 3.16.1 Break Means a period of time within a flight duty period, shorter than a rest period, counting as duty and during which a crew member is free of all tasks. 3.17 Standby It is a defined period of time during which a flight crew member is required by the operator to be available to receive an assignment for a specific duty without an intervening rest period. 3.18 Sector The segment of an FDP between an aircraft first moving for the purpose of taking off until it comes to rest after landing on the designated parking position. 3.19 Time Zone A defined region of the earth with a uniform local time which differs by one hour, or by part of one hour from the uniform local time of an adjoining region of the earth, irrespective of season. 3.20 Training Flights Flights for the purpose of Base Training, Familiarization or for conducting other aircraft training and checks (Skill Test/IR/PPC). 3.21 Ultra Long Range (ULR) Operations Continuous non-stop flights between a specific city pair involving any sector having a flight time of over 14 hrs and flight duty periods up to 19 hrs at any time during a calendar year taking into account the mean and seasonal wind changes. The ULR operations apply to both sectors of a city pair. Rev 1 dated – xx/xxx/xxxx 5CIVIL AVIATION REQUIREMENTS SECTION 7 SERIES J PART IV ___________________ 3.22 Unforeseen Operational Circumstance An unplanned event, such as unforeseen weather, natural calamity, medical emergency, national requirement for relief and rescue operations (mission oriented), equipment malfunction, runway closure, passenger, aircraft security, etc., that is beyond the control of the operator. 3.23 In-flight Rest Period Means a period of time with in a flight duty time, which is to give a crew member an opportunity to rest before recommencing duty. 3.24 Window of Circadian Low (WOCL) WOCL means a period between 0200h and 0600h in the time zone to which a crew member is acclimatized. This estimate of the window is calculated from scientific data on the circadian low of performance, alertness, subject report (i.e., peak fatigue) and body temperature. 4 OPERATOR’S RESPONSIBILITY 4.1 Every operator shall define the following in respective FDTL scheme: 4.1.1 Reporting Time. Each Operator must take into account the available airport facilities to ensure that the operating crew gets sufficient time to complete pre- flight activities and have adequate cockpit preparation time. The operator shall define in the ‘Scheme’ the optimum time of pre-flight dispatch activities after considering various factors for domestic or International flights, like customs/immigration/security formalities, airport layout etc. 4.1.2 Post Flight Duty Time. Standard allowance shall be added at the end of flight time to allow for completion of checks, records and post flight duties, including post flight Breath Analyzer requirements, when applicable. The same shall be specified in the FDTL Scheme of the operator, based on the nature of the flight. 4.1.3 Local Night. The operators shall define eight hours of local night to cater for seasonal schedules. The eight-hour local night definition may also cater for type of aircraft / Fleet type. 4.2 The FDTL scheme shall be submitted to DGCA for approval. The scheme shall form part of the Operator’s Operations Manual. 4.3 The Operator shall not require a flight crew member to perform flight crew duties on a flight if it is known or suspected that the flight crew member is fatigued to the extent that the safety of flight may be adversely affected. 4.4 No Operator shall schedule any flight crewmember for an assignment which shall exceed the prescribed limitation. Rev 1 dated – xx/xxx/xxxx 6CIVIL AVIATION REQUIREMENTS SECTION 7 SERIES J PART IV ___________________ 4.5 Schedule Commuter Operators shall prepare the Flight Crew Roster sufficiently in advance. Roster should be published at least for a 7-day period and the weekly rest shall be printed on the published roster. 4.6 Every operator shall assign a Home Base to each flight crew member. 4.7 The operator shall define a Temporary Home Base Policy if assigning temporary home base to flight crew. The minimum and maximum duration of the temporary home base shall be defined by the Operators in their respective FDTL Scheme. The minimum duration shall be 7 days and the maximum recommended is 28 days. 4.8 Scheduling Practices. Every Operator should endeavour to strike a balance between commercial imperatives and crew members’ ability to work effectively. FDTL limits given in this Document are the ‘outer limits’ and should be treated as such. Operators should follow the following principles while developing the working schedules. 4.8.1 Provide adequate opportunity for rest and ‘night time’ sleep to each flight crew. 4.8.2 Avoid combination of long duty periods with minimum rest period in planning patterns and plan sufficient rest periods after long flight duty periods. 4.8.3 Avoid alternating day/ night or late night/early morning duties. 4.8.4 Distribute the amount of work, especially fatigue inducing duties, equally amongst available flight crew. 4.9 Operators shall ensure that personnel concerned with operations of aircraft are trained and educated regarding dangers and management of fatigue. 4.10 Fatigue Report Management. 4.10.1 Fatigue reports shall be used as effective tool in identifying and mitigating crew fatigue. Each Operator shall establish a clear policy with respect to fatigue reports. The policy should state not only ‘how to raise’ a report but also ‘what to do’ in response to a fatigue report. Executive responsibility for addressing fatigue management shall be defined by the operator. 4.10.2 Fatigue Reports should follow a non-punitive and confidentiality policy. 4.10.3 All the fatigue reports and the Action Taken reports shall be preserved by the operator for a period of minimum one year and be made available to the DGCA as and when required. Operator will submit a quarterly report to the DGCA on the fatigue reports received and action taken during the preceding quarter. Rev 1 dated – xx/xxx/xxxx 7CIVIL AVIATION REQUIREMENTS SECTION 7 SERIES J PART IV ___________________ 5 RESPONSIBILITY OF FLIGHT CREW MEMBER 5.10 No flight crew member shall accept an assignment, which exceeds the prescribed limitation. 5.11 Flight crew members shall make the best use of facilities and opportunities that are available or provided for rest and for the consumption of meals and shall plan and use rest periods to ensure that they are fully rested. 5.12 A flight crew member shall not perform flight crew duties on a flight if it is known or suspected that he/she is fatigued to the extent that the safety of flight may be adversely affected. 6 FLIGHT TIME AND FLIGHT DUTY PERIOD LIMITS: TWO PILOT OPERATION 6.10 The maximum flight time and maximum flight duty period during any 24 hrs are indicated in the following Table. Sub Maximum Maximum Flight Duty Maximum Para Flight Time Period (in Hours) No. of Landings 11:00 6 6.1.1 8 hrs 11.30 5 12:00 4 12.30 3 6.1.2 10 hrs 13:30 1/2* *In case of 2 landings rest will be increased as per Note 1, Para11.1 Rev 1 dated – xx/xxx/xxxx 8CIVIL AVIATION REQUIREMENTS SECTION 7 SERIES J PART IV ___________________ 7. FLIGHT TIME AND FLIGHT DUTY PERIOD LIMITS: AUGMENTED CREW 7.1 The maximum flight time and maximum flight duty period during any 24 hrs are indicated in the following Table. Max No. Maximum Flight Duty Period (in of Maximum Hours) Landings Sub Para Flight Time Isolated Basic Bunk Rest Seat Rest Seat 7.1.1 12 hrs* 16:00 15:00 14:00 1 (3 Crew Operation) 7.1.2 14 hrs 18:00 17:00 NA 1 (4 Crew Operations) 7.1.3 (ULR)** > 14 hrs 19:00 NA NA 1 (For 4 Crew Operation) * Maximum Flight Time for General Aviation operators may be extended to 13 hours. ** For ULR operations approvals to be sought from DGCA on case-to-case basis for specific city pairs and the departure windows of the flights. 7.2 Rest Facility Means a bunk or seat with leg and foot support suitable for crew members’ sleeping on board an aircraft; 7.1.1 Bunk A bunk or other surface that allows for a flat or near flat sleeping position. It reclines to at least 80° back angle to the vertical and is located separately from both the flight crew compartment and the passenger cabin in an area that allows the crew member to control light, and provides isolation from noise and disturbance; 7.1.2 Isolated Rest Seat A seat in an aircraft cabin that reclines at least 45° back angle to the vertical, has at least a pitch 55 inches, a seat width of at least 20 inches (50 cm) and provides leg and foot support. It is separated from passengers by at least a curtain to provide darkness and some sound mitigation, and is reasonably free from disturbance by passengers or crew members; 7.1.3 Basic Rest Seat A seat in an aircraft cabin or flight crew compartment that reclines at least 40° from the vertical, provides leg and foot support. Rev 1 dated – xx/xxx/xxxx 9CIVIL AVIATION REQUIREMENTS SECTION 7 SERIES J PART IV ___________________ 7.3 AUGMENTATION OF FLIGHT CREW AND INFLIGHT REST 7.3.1 The operator shall ensure that a Rated Captain is always on duty during the in- flight rest of the other Flight crew. 7.3.2 The scheme shall specify that Flight Time will be counted only when the crew is ‘On Controls’. 7.3.3 The minimum in-flight rest period shall be a consecutive 90 minute period for each crew member and 2 consecutive hours for the flight crew members at control during landing. Crew shall be allowed to return to controls only after 30 minutes of waking after bunk/seat rest which may be part of the rest. 7.3.4 In case of augmented flight crew, the division of duty and rest between the flight crew members being relieved will be kept in balance, which would be spelt out in detail in the scheme of the operator. 8 FLIGHT TIME AND FLIGHT DUTY PERIOD LIMITS: SINGLE PILOT OPERATION 8.1 The maximum flight time and maximum flight duty period during any 24 hrs are indicated in the following Table. Sub Maximum Flight Maximum Maximum Para Time Flight Duty No. of Period Landings (in Hours) 8.1.1 7 hrs 08:30 8 09.30 6 8.1.2 8 hrs 11:00 4 Note1: When the FDP starts in the WOCL, the maximum FDP stated in the Tables contained in Para 6.1, 7.1.1and 8.1 of this CAR shall be reduced by 100% of its encroachment up to a maximum of 2 hours. When the FDP ends in or fully encompasses the WOCL, the maximum FDP stated in the table shall be reduced by 50% of its encroachment. Note 2: Flight time for each sector, under the provisions of Para 8.1, shall be limited to 4 hrs with autopilot and to 2 hrs without autopilot. Note 3: In case of mixed single pilot and multi pilot operations, provisions of 8.1 shall apply. However, if multi pilot duty follows single pilot ops, provisions of 6.1 may be used provided the pilot doing mixed duty flies as co-pilot. 10CIVIL AVIATION REQUIREMENTS SECTION 7 SERIES J PART IV ___________________ 9 MAXIMUM CUMULATIVE FLIGHT TIME AND DUTY PERIOD LIMITATIONS Maximum Maximum Sub Maximum Cumulative Flight Flight Time Cumulative Para Time Limitations Limitation Duty Period (in Hours) 9.1 In 7 consecutive days 35 60 9.2 In 14 consecutive days 65 100 9.3 In 28 consecutive days 100 190 9.4 In 90 consecutive day 300 600 9.5 In 365 consecutive days 1000 1800 10 SPLIT DUTY When the break between two flight duties is less than the minimum rest period, the following provisions may apply: Maximum Extension of the Flight Consecutive hours of break Duty Period Less than 3 hours Nil A period equal to half the Between 3hours and 10 hours consecutive hours break taken >10 hours No extension permitted 10.1 Post-flight and Pre-flight duties / transport time will not be counted as part of break. 10.2 If the break is more than 6 consecutive hours or encroaches upon the WOCL, then operator will provide suitable accommodation. However, if the break is less than 6 hours, the operator shall provide ‘Accommodation’ to the flight crew. 10.3 Parts of the Flight Duty Period before and after the break shall not exceed 10 hours. 10.4 Split duty shall only be applicable for Para 6, Sub Para 6.1.1, and 8.1. However, when using split duty for single pilot operations under 8.1, it shall be mandatory to provide suitable accommodation during the break and FDP shall not encroach WOCL. 10.5 The Break on the ground shall count in full as FDP. 11CIVIL AVIATION REQUIREMENTS SECTION 7 SERIES J PART IV ___________________ 11 MINIMUM REST PERIOD 11.1 Rest Period (Before the Flight) The minimum rest, which must be provided before undertaking a flight duty period, shall be: a) At least as long as the preceding duty period, OR b) i) 12 hours ii) 18 hours for crossing more than 3, up to 7 time zone iii) 36 hours for crossing more than 7 time zones whichever is greater. Note 1: Minimum rest shall be increased by 6 hrs when utilizing provisions of 6.1.2 with 2 landings. Note 2: For a Flight Crew operating between 3 to 7 Time Zones, and proceeding to farther Time Zones, the crew shall be provided a minimum rest, at lay over station, as per para 11.1, before proceeding beyond on the next Flight Duty Period. The Time Zone difference for subsequent flight will be calculated from the place where the crew is acclimatized. 11.2 For all other duties, apart from Flight Duty/ Mixed Duty, a minimum rest period of 10 hours shall be given. Operators to define the same in their FDTL Scheme. 11.3 Rest Period After Standby (for schedule commuter only) 11.3.1 When any period of standby finishes, which does not culminate into a duty, the rest for home stand by will be 8 hrs and for airport standby will be12 hrs. 11.3.2 When standby culminates into a duty, then the rest period shall be decided based on total period of duty i.e. the duty plus the percentage of standby counted for duty. 11.4 If the preceding duty period, which includes any time spent on positioning, exceeds 18 hours, then the ensuing rest period shall include a local night. 11.5 Period of transportation to and from an airport shall neither be counted towards duty time nor rest period. The operator shall include in the ‘Scheme’ the optimum time of transportation after taking into account various factors and on ensuring that the rest period does not get reduced below the minimum rest requirements. 11.6 Weekly Rest An operator shall ensure that the minimum weekly rest of continuous 36 hours including two local nights is provided such that there shall never be more than 12CIVIL AVIATION REQUIREMENTS SECTION 7 SERIES J PART IV ___________________ 168 hours between the end of one weekly rest period and the start of the next. Note: The operator shall provide weekly rest at Home Base/Temporary Base. 11.6.1 The weekly rest shall be increased to 48 hours including 2 local nights in the event that the crew undertakes more than 3 duties wherein the flight duty period encroaches in to the Night Duty period or the WOCL, in the preceding 168 h period. 11.7 Rest After Return to Home Base Operator shall ensure that effects on flight crew members of time zone differences will be compensated by additional rest as specified below. Minimum rest including local nights shall be given, according to the Table given below, to any flight crew member when coming back to home base, who has been away from the home base. Rest (in Time Zone difference Local Nights Hours) More than 3 and up to 7 36 2 More than 7 72 3 12 STANDBY (for schedule commuter only) 12.1 General Operators shall include ‘Standby’ as part of their regular rosters and concerned flight crew shall be kept notified. 12.2 Standby Period 12.2.1 Standby period shall not extend beyond 12 hours. However, a maximum standby at airport (with or without sleeping quarters) shall not exceed 8 hours. 12.2.2 If the standby period is at the airport and Standby culminates into a flight duty then the total period (i.e. 100%) shall be counted towards the flight duty period and also towards cumulative duty period. 12.2.3 If the standby period is at the airport and Standby does not culminate into a flight duty then the total period (i.e. 100%) shall be counted towards cumulative duty period. 12.2.4 If the standby period is at home or in a hotel and culminates into duty within first 6 hours then no part of standby shall be considered as part of flight duty period or cumulative duty period. At 6 hours or later, flight duty period shall be reduced by 50% of the standby time. 13CIVIL AVIATION REQUIREMENTS SECTION 7 SERIES J PART IV ___________________ 12.2.5 If standby period is at home or in a hotel and does not culminate into a duty then, 25% of its time shall be considered under cumulative duty. 13 POSITIONING 13.1 All the time spent on positioning on the behest of the operator shall be counted as duty. 13.1 Positioning time shall be a part of flight duty period when it immediately precedes (i.e. without an intervening rest period) a flight duty period in which that person participates as a flight crew member. 13.2 Positioning after operating a flight duty period without an intervening rest period shall be counted as duty period for determining the rest period. 13.3 Positioning should not count as an operating sector when planning or calculating a flight duty period. 13.4 Positioning shall be counted as a landing, if after a positioning journey, the crew spends less than the minimum rest period at suitable accommodation provided by the operator, and then extends FDP using Split Duty. 14 CONSECUTIVE NIGHT OPERATIONS 14.1 Flight crew shall neither be detailed nor undertake any flight duty between periods embracing 0000 to 0500 hrs local time for more than two consecutive nights except once within a period of 168 hours. 14.2 For a flight crew member remaining less than 48 hours away from home-base/ domicile time, two consecutive nights is estimated to be referred to local time at the point of first departure of flight schedule. 14.3 Flight crew shall also not be detailed for or undertake any duty between the hours of 0000 to 0500 prior to utilizing the provisions of 14.1 above. 14.4 When a crew has undertaken flights in consecutive nights then, for transition to flights beyond period 0000 to 0500 hrs, he/ she should not be scheduled for a flight which is commencing prior to, at least 24 hrs including one local night from arrival of the flight and prior to company local night plus 2 hrs. 15 TRAINING FLIGHTS 15.1 Whenever training flight is conducted by the Flight Crew, before or after operating a commercial operation, entire such period including training flight shall count for Flight Duty Period/Flight Time/number of landings etc. 15.2 When the training flights are conducted beyond the provisions of table 6.1.1 as Base Training flights, then the following provisions shall apply: 14CIVIL AVIATION REQUIREMENTS SECTION 7 SERIES J PART IV ___________________ Base Training for 18+2 Landings Base training may be conducted with a maximum of up to 18 landings and additional 2 landings which may be carried out by the trainer for positioning the aircraft within 11 hours of flight duty period and 6 hours of flying time with applicable restrictions of WOCL and the following: 15.2.1 The first landing for positioning the aircraft may be a commercial operation. The landing for positioning back of aircraft must be a Non-Commercial Operations. 15.2.2 Any training apart from base training may be done on the 02-Positioningflights i.e. SLF, Route Checks etc. 15.2.3 In case Base training is carried out at night encroaching WOCL, to the extent of full 20 landings, then additional rest of 12 hours to be given including one local night apart from the minimum rest mandated. 15.2.4 Before assigning the trainer and the trainee for base training flight, the crew member must be provided with the minimum rest period as laid down at para 11. 16 UNFORSEEN OPERATIONAL CIRUMSTANCES 16.1 Flight Time’, ‘Flight Duty Period’, “landing” and “Consecutive Night” may be extended due to unforeseen operational circumstances as follows: a) Flight Time by maximum of 1½ hours. b) FDP by maximum of 3 hours. c) Only one extra landing may be carried out in the event of a diversion to complete the flight, including a consecutive night for completion of flight. d) The above is subject to a cumulative limit of maximum of 0430 hours Flight Time, maximum of 9 hrs FDP and 2 landings during any period of 28 consecutive days. e) Whenever the Flight duty period or flight time gets extended, the rest period shall be pro-rata increased by twice the amount of extended time of Flight duty period. f) Extension of the maximum basic FDP shall not be combined with split duty in the same duty period. g) In case of not utilizing any flight time after commencement of FDP (Reporting) the crew can be utilized after a minimum of twice the time period spent after reporting subject to a minimum limit of 8 hours of rest. Note 1: Provisions of only para 9.1 to 9.4 can be extended by the limits specified in 16.1 (a) and 16.1 (b). Note 2: PIC in consultation with other Flight Crew members are required to convey their willingness or consent to the Head of Operations for operating the flight. 15CIVIL AVIATION REQUIREMENTS SECTION 7 SERIES J PART IV ___________________ 17 ULTRA LONG RANGE (ULR) 17.1 Approval shall be given by DGCA for the operation of Ultra Long flights on case- to-case basis for specific city-pairs and the departure windows of the flights. 17.2 Operator shall submit a specific scheme in accordance with the provisions laid down in the following paragraph to DGCA for obtaining ‘City Pair Specific’ approval for Ultra Long Haul operations. 17.3 DGCA may validate such flights for the crew alertness if the operator uses prescriptive regulations. It will, however, be preferable that the Operator adopts FRMS for continuously monitoring of the crew alertness. 17.4 Designated flight crew rest facilities shall be provided on board aircraft. These rest facilities shall comprise not less than two bunks as defined. 17.5 Each ULR flight is to be operated by no less than four (4) pilots of whom two (2) must be pilot-in-command qualified for the route. The duty flight crew shall comprise at least two pilots of which one crew member is Pilot-in-Command qualified. 17.6 The Operations Manual shall contain specific instructions to ensure that the ULR flight meets the following requirements: 17.6.1 ULR Pre-Flight and In-Flight Rest Planning 17.6.2 Scheme shall be established to provide guidance to the flight crew on the expected pre-flight preparations and in-flight rest to be taken. Flight crew are to be appropriately rested for the ULR flight. 17.6.3 The in- flight rest plan shall provide for at least one (1) rest periods which shall not be less than four (4) hours. 17.6.4 Post ULR Flight Rest Period Flight Crew of the ULR Flight on return to Home Base shall be provided with a period of least 120 h free of all duties. This period of 120 h will include both, ‘the rest on return to base’, as specified at para 11.7 and the ‘weekly rest’ as specified at para 11.6. 18 MAINTENANCE OF RECORDS AND MONITORING SYSTEM 18.1 Records Records shall be kept for 18 months of the duties performed and the rest periods provided so as to facilitate inspection by the operator’s authorized personnel and surveillance/audit by DGCA officers. The records may be made available to flight crew on request. 18.2 The Operator should ensure that these records include for each flight crew member, at least: 16CIVIL AVIATION REQUIREMENTS SECTION 7 SERIES J PART IV ___________________ a) Start, duration and end of each flight duty period. b) Start, duration and end of each duty period. c) Rest periods. d) Flight time. e) Cumulative flight time as per Para 8 of this CAR. Note: For record purposes, the pre-flight report time shall count both as duty and as flight duty, and the post-flight allowance shall count as duty. 18.3 The operator shall also keep records of occasions when flight time and duty were extended as per Para 16 of this CAR. 18.3.1 For scheduled commuter operations only: If discretion was used for similar reasons on more than 20% of occasions when a particular route or a route pattern is flown, for the seasonal schedule or minimum of 28 Flight Duty Periods, then the operator shall review and change the schedule or the crew scheduling arrangements so as to reduce the frequency at which such events occur. 18.4 In addition, DGCA may require submission of copies and analysis of records in the manner deemed fit. 18.5 Above maybe achieved through a fool proof transparent computerized system. The operator shall evolve a system so that only designated officers of the operator have access to the system. Further, the system shall have a provision of audit trail so that any change made in the data may be tracked down to its source. 18.6 Operator shall ensure that the Flight crew members shall maintain a personal record of their daily flight time, duty period, flight duty period and rest periods. 18.7 The operator, through the computerized system, shall ensure that the flight crew member is well within the flight time, flight duty period, duty period and rest period requirements before permitting him to operate a flight. (ARUN KUMAR) Director General of Civil Aviation 17