Azerbaijan AAR-OPS-1 SUBPART Q FLIGHT AND DUTY TIME LIMITATIONS AND REST REQUIREMENTS
Contents Contents... 2 AAR-OPS 1.1075 GENERAL... 3 AAR-OPS 1.1080 Terminology... 4 AAR-OPS 1.1085 Limitations Flight Crew... 5 Table 1 Allowable block time of flight crew for 30 consecutive calendar days and 1 year... 5 Table 2 Maximal continuous flight time for crew of two members... 6 Table 3 Maximal flight time period (hours and minutes) for crew of two and more members... 6 Table 4 Maximal flight time period (hours and minutes) for single pilot crew... 6 AAR-OPS 1.1090 Limitations of duty period for cabin crew... 8 AAR-OPS 1.1095 Positioning... 8 AAR-OPS 1.1100 Reporting times... 8 AAR-OPS 1.1105 Split Duty... 9 Table 5 Split Duty... 9 AAR-OPS 1.1110 Rest requirements... 10 AAR-OPS 1.1115 reserved... 10 AAR-OPS 1.1120 Time difference... 10 AAR-OPS 1.1125 Standby... 11 AAR-OPS 1.1130 Unforeseen circumstances in actual flight operations... 12 AAR-OPS 1.1135 Flight duty, duty and rest period records... 13 Table 6 Civil Aviation Aircraft Crew Duty Hours... 13 Attachment 1 to 1.1135 Schemes for registration of flight and flight duty time... 14 Page 2
AAR-OPS 1.1075 GENERAL (a) This subpart is developed based on the Annex 6 to Convention on International Civil Aviation and establishing the flight and duty time limitations and rest requirements for crew members of civil aircraft. These rules are covered flight, cabin and additional crew members of enterprises and organizations of civil aviation, regardless of their property form. (b) The purpose of establishment of flight time and flight duty time is to minimise the fatigability of flight crew members that may have an adverse effect on the flight safety. (c) A crew member shall not perform his duties on an aeroplane if he knows or suspects that he is suffering from or is likely to suffer from fatigue, or feels unfit to ensure a safe performance of his duties. (d) No Operator can assign any crew (member) to implement duties during flight time and no crew (member) shall agree to do that if this contradicts current Regulation. (e) Crew members may implement other duties for fee or free in addition to duties implemented for direct employer if total volume of service flight time over the course of implementation of such duties doesn t exceed norms set by current Regulation. Crew members shall inform employer on any job done for other company or companies. (f) An operator shall establish a flight and duty time limitations and rest scheme for crew members. An Operator shall ensure that: (1) The flight and duty time limitations and rest scheme is in accordance with the provisions of this Subpart of AAR-OPS; (2) Flights are planned to be completed within the allowable flight duty period taking into account the time necessary for pre-flight duties, the flight and the turnaround times and the nature of operation; and (3) Duty rosters are prepared and published to allow crew to plan adequate rest taking into account violation of diurnal rhythm. During long-term assignment far from place of residence crew members are informed accordingly in advance about crew substitution schedules. (g) A crew member shall not perform his duties on an aeroplane if he knows or suspects that he is suffering from or is likely to suffer from fatigue, or feels unfit to ensure a safe performance of his duties. Page 3
AAR-OPS 1.1080 Terminology (a) Base airdrome - Airport permanent home near the residence of the members of the crew or the place of temporary residence within 48 hours or more. (b) Basic night and day - to the night time is the local time base airport from 22 hours to 5 hours 59 minutes, and to the day - from 6 h to 21 h 59 min. (c) Time on duty in the reserve - the period of time in which a crew member on the orders of the employer does not fulfill duties, but must be in readiness to receive the order of their execution. (d) Time for rest - continuous specifically designated period of time during which a crew member is free from duties and duty. (e) The waiting time of departure - the time period during which members of the crew, on the orders of an employer are outside of their homes after the end of post-flight rest between two periods of flight-time. Latency departure waiting time applies a relay aircraft. It does not include the time weekly rest, if the vacation schedule is provided for the period. (f) Time attendance to take off - set the start time of the Operator preflight training. (g) place of residence - place of residence or place of residence in the mission one month or more. (h) Operating time - time during which crew members have to perform their duties. It consists of flight time and run time on the ground, not directly related to flight operations (see. Scheme in Annex 1 to 1.1080). (i) The break between flights - time, free from the duties of less than a rest period and is considered as working time. (j) Move crew members - Flight crew members from one place to another on behalf of the Operator for the subsequent further implementation of their duties. (k) The flight time - the period from the beginning of the engine start to take-off until they are turned off after the end of the flight (the flight is part of the working time). (l) Flight business hours (PDF) - the period of continuous operation, including flight or series of flights since the turnout on the day of departure until the flight duty exemption on completion of the flight or series of flights (see. scheme in Annex 2 to 1.1080). (m) Pre and post-flight rest - rest period, provided crew members for disaster recovery before the next flight period of working time. (n) for recreational facilities on the ground - a specially equipped room with minimal noise, good ventilation and heating for the rest and sleep of the crew (dispensary, hotel, rented house, rest room). (o) Time difference - the number of hours by which the local time differs in the two paragraphs (excluding hour differences "summer" and "winter" time). (p) Dual flight working hours - flight operating time consisting of two periods separated by a planned period of residence on the ground to rest. (q) The increased crew - the crew, composed in such a way that each member of the crew was to provide an equivalent replacement for the rest in flight. Page 4
AAR-OPS 1.1085 Limitations Flight Crew (a) Limitations of block time. (1) An operator shall ensure that crew members, depending on type of aeroplane operated, do not exceed the allowable block time limits (for the period of 30 consecutive calendar days and 1 year accordingly), shown in table 1 (i) Block time (A) An operator shall ensure that the total block time of the flights on which an individual flight crew member is assigned as an operating crew member do not exceed figures shown in table 1: (2) An operator shall ensure that the maximum uninterrupted block time to which a flight crew of two is assigned in one flight duty period does not exceed figures shown in table 2: (3) Taking into account the operation specifications, deviation from figures shown in table 1 for 30 calendar days 5% but not more for average haul and 10% for long haul operations is allowable. The extension of allowable total block time per year is not allowed. (4) The flight duty period for 30 calendar days shown in table 1, may be increased for 25% up to 3 times per year, but not more than 2 times successively, for operational purposes and upon crew member s consent and permission given by a doctor of an Operator (airline or flight division). The total block time for year is not considered. Table 1 Allowable block time of flight crew for 30 consecutive calendar days and 1 year Group Aeroplane type Block time, hour 30 days 1 year 1 Passenger turbojet aeroplanes 100:00 900:00 2 Passenger turbo-prop aeroplanes 100:00 900:00 3 Cargo aeroplanes 100:00 900:00 4 2 pilots aircraft with MTOW 5700 kg and less 100:00 900:00 5 Single pilot aircraft with MTOW 5700 kg and less 70:00 700:00 Note. For operation of new aeroplanes the allowable block time is set up at the level of similar aeroplane type/operations as per table 1. For aircraft newly introduced for operation maximal flight time values is set at level similar to that of for similar types and class of aircraft listed in table 1. Page 5
Note. Figures shown in tables 2, 3 and 4 below, the reporting time is defined based on local time at reporting place. Table 2 Maximal continuous flight time for crew of two members Reporting time Maximal continuous flight time 07:00 13:59 11:00 14:00 17:59 10:00 18:00 06:59 9:00 (b) Limitations of duty periods. (1) An operator shall ensure that duty period of crfew members in flight and on the ground does not exceed: (i) 40 hours during of 7 consecutive days; (ii) The calculation of duty periods is allowable for period equal to 28 consecutive calendar days, but duty period shall not exceed 160 hours; (iii) in exceptional cases overtime work is permitted, to be registered as required by legislation and shall not exceed 20 hours a month and 120 hours a year for each crew member (iv) duty time include medical certification period, which is 2 days. (2) reserved. (c) Flight time period limitations. (1) The allowable flight duty time is depending on reporting time and number of planned landings. The allowable flight duty time shall not exceed figures shown in tables 3 and 4. Table 3 Maximal flight time period (hours and minutes) for crew of two and more members Number of landings Reporting 7 or 1 or 2 3 4 5 6 time more a) b) c) d) e) f) 06:00-12:59 14:00 13:00 12:00 11:00 10:00 9:00 13:00 16:59 13:00 12:00 11:00 10:00 9:00 8:30 17:00 21:59 12:30 11:00 10:00 9:00 8:30 8:30 22:00-05:59 12:00 10:30 9:30 8:30 - - Table 4 Maximal flight time period (hours and minutes) for single pilot crew Number of landings Reporting 7 or 1 to 4 5 6 time more a) b) c) d) 06:00-12:59 10:00 9:00 8:30 8:00 13:00-16-59 9:30 8:00 7:30 7:00 17:00-21:59 8:00 7:30 7:30 7:00 22:00-05:59 7:30 7:00 7:00 - Page 6
(2) reserved (3) reserved. (4) extension of allowable flight duty period shown in table 3 may be extended: (i) double of flight duty time as indicated in 1.1105, or (ii) Augmented Crew as prescribed below in subparagraph e) below. (5) Length of flight duty time, indicated in table 4 can be extended at the account of double flight duty time. (6) for singly pilot flights, performed fully on VFR, length of permitted flight duty time is determined based on column a) of table 4 without landing limitations. However, number of landing exceed in average 4 per 1 hour, a break of at least 30 min every 3 hours is required. (d) Mixed flying/types of operation (1) (1) When a flight crew member operates on both aeroplanes and helicopters, an operator must submit a flight and duty time limitations and rest scheme based upon Subparts Q in AAR-OPS Parts 1 and 3 for approval by the AA. (2) reserved. (3) Where a pilot flies both a single pilot operation and a multi-pilot operation in one flight duty period then the more restrictive limits in Tables 3 or 4 above apply. (e) Augmented Flight Crew An operator shall ensure that: (1) when every flight crew member can leave his post for at least 30% of the total block time of all flights within the flight duty period, the flight duty period may be extended up to 16 hours, irrespective of reporting time; (2) An augmented flight crew is scheduled to carry out no more than 2 landings within a flight duty period. The performance of 3 landings is allowed, provided that at least the following conditions are met: (i) The block time for one sector is 2 hours or less; and (ii) The rest period immediately following this flight duty period, initially calculated in accordance with AAR-OPS 1.1110, is increased by 6 hours; and (3) Rest facilities are available on board for resting flight crew members (f) when operating a training flights in an aerodrome area the limitations are following: (1) block time does not exceed 6 hours; (2) flight duty time does not exceed 10 hours; (3) number of landing does not exceed of 25. Page 7
AAR-OPS 1.1090 Limitations of duty period for cabin crew (a) Duty period. (1) An operator shall ensure that duty period for cabin crew members does not exceed: (i) 40 hours per week; (ii) The calculation of duty time is allowable for period equal to one month (30 consecutive calendar days), but duty period shall not exceed 170 hours; (iii) As an exception, extra duty time (overtime) is allowable, which is registered in established order and shall not exceed 20 hours per month and 120 hours per year for each crew member; (b) Flight duty period. (1) Depending on reporting time and number of landings the flight duty period shall not exceed the figures shown in table 3. (2) reserved. (3) reserved. (4) flight duty time shown in table 3 may be extended in case of: (i) split duty time in accordance with AAR-OPS 1.1105, or (ii) permitted extended flight duty time in accordance with provision of para с) below. (5) If cabin crew attendance time differs from flight crew attendance time for less than 1 hour, when during this flight length of flight duty hours for all crew members is calculated on equal basis. (6) If cabin crew attendance time differs from flight crew attendance time for more than 1 hour, when during this flight length of flight duty hours for all crew members is calculated based on cabin crew duty time as per norms of table 3. (c) Operator shall ensure the following condition of use of permitted extended duty time for cabin crew: (1) independently of attendance time can not exceed 16 hours if: (i) there is condition to rest on board and (ii) every cabine crew member has opportunity of exemption of duty; (2) there are not more than 3 landings during duty time. AAR-OPS 1.1095 Positioning (a) An operator shall ensure that all time spent on positioning is counted as duty. (b) Crew member movement (positioning) time based on Operator s assignments from one location to the other is calculated in following way: (1) If crew member will implement duties at new station without rest time, the position time is calculated as 50% of flight duty time. The flight time then shall be planned based on remaining part of flight duty time; (2) Total positioning time is taken in to account fully if it didn t exceed 4 hours and crew didn t have rest conditions; (3) if remaining after positioning time is not sufficient for performance of flight, the flight can be performed only after pre-flight rest for not less than 10 hours. In such case positioning time is accounted for as duty time. AAR-OPS 1.1100 Reporting times An operator shall specify reporting times that realistically reflect the time required for preflight duties of not less than 60 minutes. Page 8
AAR-OPS 1.1105 Split Duty (a) When a flight duty period consists of 2 duties separated by a planned break. It allows operator to increase the allowable planned flight duty period prescribed in Tables 2 and 3, as appropriate, in accordance with Table 5 below, subject to the conditions prescribed below. (b) An operator shall ensure that the parts of the flight duty period before and after the break do not exceed 10 hours, and the total flight duty period, as increased in accordance with Table 5 above, does not exceed 20 hours. (c) An operator shall ensure that split duty is not combined with augmented flight crew or, for cabin crew, extension of the allowable flight duty period. Table 5 Split Duty Consecutive hours of Break Increase in Flight Duty Period 0:00-2:59 Nil 3:00-6:59 1/2 the length of break 7:00-10:59 2/3 the length of break (or 1.5 if at least 7 hours of the break fall between 22:00-08:00 local time where the break occurs) (d) An operator shall ensure that: (1) If the break is 6 hours or more, or covers 3 hours or more of the period 2200-0600 local time at the place where it occurs, suitable accommodation is provided. In all other circumstances adequate facilities must be provided; (2) With regard to the cumulative duty periods prescribed in AAR-OPS 1.1085(b) and 1.1090(a), if the break is less than 8 hours, the full period of the break is accountable. If the break is 8 hours or more, 50% of the period of the break is accountable; (3) Only one break is used within one flight duty period; (4) If the total travelling time in both directions between the place of duty and the accommodation exceeds 1 hour, any travelling time in excess of the 1 hour total is not accountable as a break; and (5) The time difference between the place of the beginning of the duty and the place at which the break is taken is not greater than three hours. Page 9
AAR-OPS 1.1110 Rest requirements (a) An operator shall ensure that: (1) Before start of a flight duty period a crew member has completed a rest period at least as long as the preceding duty period, or 11 hours, whichever is the greater; and (2) The minimum rest period following a flight duty period in which split duty credit has been used is at least as long as the total flight duty period including the break, except that, if suitable accommodation was provided, the duration of the break need not be included in the rest period calculation. (3) during planned flight duty time from 22:00 till 6:00 the pre-flight rest time shall be not less than 16 hours; (4) after flights with duty time 12 and more hours the rest before next attendance shall be not less than 24 hours. (5) In based airdrome, during planned early flights and late arrivals, Operator shall provide crew members and isolated facility for rest in airport or organize transportation of crew members from airport to home. Specific time of early flights and late arrivals is set based on local conditions. (b) An operator may reduce the rest period calculated in accordance with sub-paragraph (a)(1), 3 and 4 above by not more than 3 hours but to not less than 11 hours except subject to the following conditions: (1) The previous rest period must have been completed; (2) The amount by which the rest period is reduced must be added to the next rest period which cannot be reduced; (3) reserved; (4) reduced rest shall not be provided before or after the split duty; (c) (с) reserved. (d) An operator shall ensure that a crew member is given days free of all duty and standby, which are notified in advance, as follows: (1) At least 24 hours of local days not less than 8 times during 30 consecutive days. (2) Coupled days off and everyday work for not more that consecutive 7 days with followed 3 days off. Day off start at 0:00 hours of the day following the day of end of last post-flight rest; (3) annual paid leave shall not be less than 24 days. Splitting with each part for not less than 2 weeks is allowed. (e) An operator shall provide suitable accommodation when rest periods are required away from the home base. (f) If the total traveling time in both directions between the place of duty and suitable accommodation provided by the operator exceeds 2 hours, then any excess is added to the minimum rest period; or (g) An operator shall ensure the rest period of 48 hours (at home base), if during any period of 7 consecutive days any part of three or more planned duty periods falls within local night time at the reporting place. (h) reserved. AAR-OPS 1.1115 reserved AAR-OPS 1.1120 Time difference (a) When the time difference between the places where a duty period begins and ends is 4 hours or more, an operator shall take into account the effects this may have on crew members by specifying increased rest. Page 10
AAR-OPS 1.1125 Standby (a) When an operator elects to place crews on standby, he shall: (1) setting standby period for not more than 12 hours with the beginning of standby time not earlier than the end of next post-flight rest; (2) Ensure that suitable accommodation is provided if standby is undertaken away from the home base (airport, hotel) and crew is notified on time of start and end of standby period; (3) Reserved; (4) Ensure that the standby time is counted towards the total duty periods prescribed in AAR-OPS 1.1085(b) or AAR-OPS 1.1 090(b). The standby time is not counted as a flight duty period, unless a crew member is called out for flight operation. (5) reserved; (6) Ensure that when a crew member completes standby (without being called for duty he completes) a rest period of at least 10 hours. (7) 7) When a crew member is assigned standby, the performance of other duties is not allowable. (b) An operator shall ensure that if a flight is delayed on the day of operation before a crew member leaves his place of rest, the crew member is considered to be on standby from the originally scheduled reporting time. In such an event, the operator must specify a notification time. (c) Operator shall include the time of waiting of next aircraft in to on-land duty time at ratio of 1 hour of rest for every 4 hours of waiting with provision of rest premises. In case of absence of premises for rest the indicated time is accounted for as duty time in full. Page 11
AAR-OPS 1.1130 Unforeseen circumstances in actual flight operations (a) During the actual flight operation, which starts at the reporting time, the limits on flight duty, duty and rest periods prescribed in this Subpart Q may be modified in the event of unforeseen circumstances. Any such modifications must be acceptable to the commander after consultation with all other crew members and must, in all circumstances, comply with the following: (1) The allowable flight duty period may not be increased by more than 2 hours. When the flight crew has been augmented and for cabin crew, the allowable flight duty period has been extended, the allowable flight duty period may be increased by not more than 3 hours (2) If on the final sector within a flight duty period unforeseen circumstances occur after take-off that will result in the permitted increase being exceeded in accordance with sub-paragraph a) 1), the flight may continue to the planned destination or alternate; and (3) The rest period may be reduced by a maximum of 2 hours, but last for not less than 10 ½ hours provided that a crew member's previous rest period was not reduced. The amount by which a rest period is reduced must be added to the next rest period which must not be reduced. (b) If after the start of a flight duty period an unforeseen situation arises, as a result of which the operator requires a crew member to take a break, the crew member(s) concerned must be informed before the break commences and the split duty requirements prescribed in AAR-OPS 1.1105 applied accordingly. (c) An operator shall ensure that when, due to unforeseen circumstances, a duty period which was planned outside the day time period (0100-0659 local time at the reporting place) falls more than 1 hour within that period, the requirements prescribed in AAR- OPS 1.1110 a) 4) and (g) related to rest period are applied accordingly. (d) An operator shall ensure that: (1) The commander makes record in rostering list registered data in flight assignment whenever a flight duty period is increased or when a rest period is reduced in actual flight operation; and (2) Where the increase of a flight duty period or reduction of a rest period exceeds one hour, a copy of the report, to which the operator must add his comments, is sent to the AA no later than month period form the date of event. Page 12
AAR-OPS 1.1135 Flight duty, duty and rest period records (a) An operator shall ensure that sufficiently detailed records of crew member's in accordance with AAR-OPS in following parts: (1) Block times (records are made in flight list and pilot log book); (2) Flight duty periods (records are made in flight list); (3) Duty periods; and (records are made in rostering list according to table 1) (4) Rest periods and local days free of all duties and annual vacations. Table 6 Civil Aviation Aircraft Crew Duty Hours Duty time related to flight operation Duty time not related to flight operation Flight duty time: Duty time on land: pre-flight preparation; worked at divisions (like flight time (duration of flight); preliminary stoppage at interim airdrome and at destination; preparation, flight analysis, training, post-flight worked, including customs and border control; instrumental training, examinations, flight delays; preparation of documents, etc.); - flying as passengers (see. 1.1095 а) 1) medical certification; 2)). standby reserve; aircraft loading and unloading; time for waiting next aircraft (see. 1.1125 с)); - other on-land works. (b) A crew member who is self-employed and/or working on a freelance or private basis shall maintain an individual record, as appropriate, of his: (1) Block times; (2) Flight duty periods; (3) Duty periods; and (4) Rest periods and local days free of all duties, which must be presented to any operator who employs his services before he commences a flight duty period Page 13
Attachment 1 to 1.1135 Schemes for registration of flight and flight duty time а) without intermediate flight stop: FLIGHT DUTY TIME 1 2 3 4 Pre-flight preparation Flight time Post-flight works Digits above the table indicate: 1 flight attendance; 2 engine launch; 3 engine shutdown; 4 end of works. b) with intermediate flight stop: FLIGHT DUTY TIME 1 2 3 4 5 6 Pre-flight 1 st Stoppage 2 nd Postpreparation flight time time flight time flight works Digits above the table indicate: 1 flight attendance; 2 engine launch; 3 engine shutdown; 4 second engine start; 5 - engine shutdown; 6 end of works с) during flight with 3 and more landings: FLIGHT DUTY TIME 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pre-flight 1 st flight 1 st 2 nd flight 2 preparation time stoppage time stoppage nd 3 rd flight Post-flight time works Digits above the table indicate: 1 flight attendance; 2 engine start up; 3 engine shutdown; 4 second engine start; 5 - engine shutdown; 6 next engine start; 7 - engine shutdown; 8 end of works. Note. All schemes reflect typical flight plans. In real conditions real flight time also include delay times, if crew members didn t have isolated premises for rest. Page 14