Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2021C01239:reg:9:p38
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2021C01239
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 9 (pt 38/63)
Character Range: 129453–132183

FCM during any consecutive 365-day period must not exceed 1 000 hours.

    10 Limit on cumulative duty time
       10.1The cumulative duty accrued by an FCM during any consecutive 168-hour period must not exceed 60 hours.
       10.2The cumulative duty accrued by an FCM during any consecutive 336-hour period must not exceed 100 hours.
Note   168 hours is the number of hours in a 7-day period, and 336 hours is the number of hours in a 14-day period.

    11 Limits on infringing the WOCL and early starts
       11.1Subject to subclause 11.3, an FCM must not be assigned more than 3 consecutive early starts.
       11.2Subject to subclause 11.3, an FCM, whose duties have already infringed 3 consecutive WOCLs, must not be assigned an FDP that would again infringe the WOCL without at least an intervening off-duty period that includes a local night.
Note   See paragraph 6.2 of this CAO for duties that infringe a WOCL.
       11.3Despite subclauses 11.1 and 11.2, the FCM may have a 4th, or a 4th and a 5th, consecutive early start (whether or not the start infringes the WOCL) if:
(a) the maximum FDP permissible on the day of the 4th early start is reduced by 2 hours; and
(b) the maximum FDP permissible on the day of the 5th early start is reduced by 4 hours.

    12 Maximum durations must not be exceeded
       Unless an extension is permitted under clause 5, in performing duty an FCM must not exceed the following:
(a) the maximum duration of the FDP specified for the FCM in the AOC holder's operations manual;
(b) the maximum flight time specified for the FCM in the AOC holder's operations manual.
APPENDIX 4A BALLOON OPERATIONS

    1 Sleep opportunity before an FDP
       An FCM must not be assigned or commence an FDP unless he or she has at least:
(a) 8 consecutive hours' sleep opportunity within the 10 hours immediately before commencing the FDP; or
(b) 10 hours' sleep opportunity, of which at least 6 must be consecutive, within the 24 hours immediately before commencing the FDP.
Note   See subsection 6 of this CAO for the definition of sleep opportunity, where it is defined as occurring during an off-duty period.

    2 FDP limits
       2.1An FCM must not be assigned an FDP longer than the number of hours specified in Table 2.1 in this clause (the FDP limit), as determined by whether or not the FDP contains a split-duty rest period.

     Table 2.1Maximum FDP (in hours) for an FCM according to whether or not the FDP contains a split-duty rest period

Does the FDP contain a split-duty rest period?  Maximum FDP (hours)
  No                                            6
Yes                                             10

       2.2An FCM cannot continue in an FDP for longer than 6 hours