EL SALVADOR AUTHORITY of AVIATION CIVIL (AAC) RAC-OPS-1 SUBPART Q FLIGHT / DUTY TIME LIMITATIONS AND REST REQUIREMENTS 10-Jan-2017
Contents Contents... 2 SUBPART Q FLIGHT TIME LIMITATIONS OR TIME OF SERVICE AND REST REQUIREMENTS... 3 RAC OPS 1.1090 Definitions... 3 RAC OPS 1.1095 General... 4 RAC OPS 1.1100 Effective working time and limitations on flight time.... 4 CHAPTER XVIII OF AIR CREWS... 5 Art. 135.- EFFECTIVE TIME OF WORK AND LIMITATIONS ON FLIGHT TIME.... 5 Art. 136.- EXCEPTION... 5 Art. 137.- PERIOD OF SERVICE... 5 Art. 138.- PERIOD OF REST... 5 Art. 139.- INTEGRAL SERVICE PROVISION... 6 Article 140.- Air transport companies,... 6 Page 2
SUBPART Q FLIGHT TIME LIMITATIONS OR TIME OF SERVICE AND REST REQUIREMENTS RAC OPS 1.1090 Definitions The following definitions, when used in this Regulation, shall have the meanings indicated below: Base. - Place in which a crew member is usually present to start a service or series of services. Rest Period. - It is the period in which a crew member is free of all duty and responsibility on the part of the operator. Day off. - Natural day that can be arranged by the Crew member without being required to perform any service. Positioning. - Displacement of a crew member from one place to another, to begin, to continue or finish a task assigned by the company, and on behalf of the company, without a rest, excluding cityairport transfers and vice versa. When it precedes an aerial activity it will be counted as part of it, except the city-airport transfers. Duty. - The time during which a Crew member is performing tasks of some type, entrusted by the operator. The period of activity begins when a Crew member is required to perform these tasks, and ends when he is relieved of all of them. Duty time. - The time required to prepare, complete and finalize a flight or series of flights. The aerial activity will be counted from the presentation of the Crewman at the airport - after having finished a rest period - until the end of the flight time. Aerial activity shall commence not less than one hour before the scheduled take-off time, and shall terminate upon immobilization of the airplane at the arrival bridge. Time of ground transport. It is the time of transfer to and from the airports of departure and arrival and that the operator must consider to adjust the time of service if in the discretion of the Civil Aviation Authority could cause transient or cumulative fatigue that could endanger the safety of the flight. Flight time. - Total time elapsed since the airplane begins to move for the purpose of taking off, until it stops completely at the end of the flight. Flight time, as defined here, is synonymous with time "between blocks" Minimum flight crew. - It is the minimum necessary for an airplane to be operated in accordance with its certificate of airworthiness. Cabin crew minimum. - It is the minimum required depending on the emergency exits and the number of passengers transported, in accordance with the provisions of this Regulation. Page 3
RAC OPS 1.1095 General (A) Operators shall ensure that the activities of flight crew, cabin crew, dispatchers and maintenance personnel; Are programmed in such a way that they do not exceed the flight times, time in service and rest periods established in this Subpart. (B) An operator may schedule one or more flight operations or services to his crew, provided that the cumulative flight, wait, transport or other activity does not exceed the service time set forth in this subpart. (C) When a crew member is assigned a series of flights, the waiting time between two flights of different number in the base, should not exceed three hours. In case it is exceeded there must be a change of crew or crew. RAC OPS 1.1100 Effective working time and limitations on flight time. (A) An operator may schedule a pilot to fly on an airplane with a crew of one or two pilots, for eight hours or less, during any period of twenty-four consecutive hours without a rest period during these eight hours. (B) If the operator schedules a pilot to fly more than eight hours during any period of twentyfour consecutive hours, he must give a rest period not less than that established in the Organic Law of Civil Aviation. (C) Any pilot who has flown more than eight hours during twenty-four consecutive hours must receive a rest period not less than that stipulated by the Organic Law of Civil Aviation before being assigned to any service. (D) No pilot can fly more than thirty-two hours for seven consecutive days and must be relieved of his duties to rest for a full calendar day every seven consecutive days at his base. (E) No pilot may fly as a member of the crew more than 100 hours in a calendar month (F) No pilot may fly as a crew member for more than one thousand hours over a period of the last twelve months. (G) G) For more details refer to Chapter XVIII - (Of the Aircrews) of the Organic Law of Civil Aviation. Page 4
CHAPTER XVIII OF AIR CREWS Art. 135.- EFFECTIVE TIME OF WORK AND LIMITATIONS ON FLIGHT TIME. By effective working time is meant the time of flight, that is to say, since the aircraft moves itself for the purpose of taking off, until the moment it stops and for its engines when the flight ends at its next station. In the case of flights of up to eight hours of effective flight time, crews must have one or two pilots, and in such cases must comply with the following: (A) A pilot shall not be scheduled to fly for a period of more than eight consecutive hours during twenty-four consecutive hours without rest during that period. (B) A pilot may not fly more than thirty-two hours for seven consecutive days, not more than one hundred hours in a calendar month, or more than one thousand hours during any calendar year. The same rule as in the preceding paragraphs, shall apply to cabin crew members. When scheduling flights of more than eight consecutive hours of effective flight time, crews shall be provided with two pilots and one additional flight crew member, in which case they shall comply with the following: (A) No pilot shall be scheduled for a period of more than twelve consecutive hours during any twenty-four consecutive hour period. (B) No pilot may fly as a member of the crew for more than one hundred and twenty hours during a period of a consecutive calendar month, nor more than one thousand hours during any calendar year. (C) No pilot may fly as a member of the crew for more than 120 hours during a period of one consecutive calendar month; Nor more than a thousand hours during any calendar year. Art. 136.- EXCEPTION Notwithstanding the limitations on flight time established in employment contracts, crews in exceptional cases shall be obliged to work as long as necessary, not to exceed twenty-five percent (25%) of the daily hours, or weekly in seven Days, or on consecutive days, provided they do not exceed what is established in this Law to comply with the itineraries of the flights assigned to it. These cases will be regulated in the respective regulations. Art. 137.- PERIOD OF SERVICE The period of service comprises the time actually used to operate a flight or a series of flights and shall be considered continuous if it is not interrupted by a rest period of at least six hours. The period of service shall begin to count one hour before the scheduled time to start the first flight or the time that the pilot or crew member physically presents himself to the airport of departure to take his flight or what happens later, and will end after having Provided the flight or series of flights assigned. Art. 138.- PERIOD OF REST The work of the crews shall be adjusted to the needs of the service but shall enjoy a period of rest, during which they shall be exempt from all kinds of obligations, between the termination of one period of service and the initiation of the next, at least six Hours to a maximum of eight hours, the rest will be equal to the flight time of the previous service period but not less than six hours nor more than eight hours of rest. The time used for transportation to or from the airport, or the hotel, or at a certain point, is not considered during the rest period. Page 5
Art. 139.- INTEGRAL SERVICE PROVISION The remuneration of crews may be agreed in a comprehensive manner and include ordinary and extraordinary salaries, surcharges for night time, rest days and weekly rest; As well as any other benefit that indicates remuneration. Article 140.- Air transport companies, having their bases of operations in El Salvador or wishing to have them, may hire national and foreign pilots and co-drivers, provided that they comply with the technical requirements established in this law and its regulations. These requirements must be processed within a maximum period of 180 calendar days. Page 6