Duty time material

[Raskal]

We are, once again, embroiled in a discussion of defining "on" and "off" duty at my company. We operate under both 91k and 135. I recall some time ago there was a post that linked to some information written by a person affiliated with the FAA. It addressed some issues in plain language in kind of a frequently asked question format. I was wondering if anyone could point me in the right direction or has that link. So far I haven't been able to find anything searching here...

Thanks in advance

 

[atpcliff]

Hi!

This is it, in a nutshell:

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When you say non-scheduled, do you mean crew, or operation? An unscheduled crew does not have a duty time; a nonscheduled crew has a required rest time with a 24 hour lookback. 14 hours of duty is implied by the requirement for 10 consecutive hours of rest in the previous 24...but actual duty time limits are not prescribed.

You may exceed the implied 14 hours for unforecast circumstances (which are under re-evaluation by the FAA shortly), provided your original planning was realistic, and provided you do not act in a careless and reckless manner (14 CFR 91.13).

Remember that if you're at 10 hours of duty and still have time to spare, you can still violate 91.13 if you're tired, ill, pushing weather, etc. It's an open door that does NOT swing in your favor.
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The long version:
http://forums.flightinfo.com/showthread.php?t=77485

THe FAA is going to change the duty day/rest requirements for -135. They've had the committee's reccomended changes for over a year now. God knows how long it will take.

Cliff
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[pilotyip]

Remember Cliff, we can always go to 121 supplelmental for everyone. That really gives the company flexibility.