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mental or physical tasks, which:
(a) may impair the ability of the FCM to safely operate an aircraft; and
(b) is caused by 1 or more of the following:
 (i) the FCM's lack of sleep;
 (ii) the FCM's extended wakefulness;
 (iii) the FCM's circadian phase at any relevant time;
           (iv) the FCM's workload of mental activities, or physical activities, or mental and physical activities at any relevant time.
fatigue risk management system (or FRMS) means a comprehensive system for managing fatigue-related risks that:
(a) is appropriate for the size, nature and complexity of the AOC holder's operations; and
(b) includes all of the elements set out in Appendix 7; and
(c) is approved for implementation by CASA.
fit for the purpose, for a crew rest facility, or suitable sleeping accommodation, means that the facility, or accommodation, has ergonomic characteristics which make it suitable for an FCM to obtain sleep or rest, as the case requires.
Note   CASA has issued guidance on relevant ergonomic characteristics in CAAP 48‑01.
flight crew licence has the meaning given by the CASR Dictionary.
flight crew member (or FCM) has the same meaning as in the Regulations. The abbreviation FCMs means more than 1 FCM.
Note   Under Part 1 of the CASR Dictionary, flight crew member means a crew member who is a pilot or flight engineer assigned to carry out duties essential to the operation of an aircraft during flight time. Any reference to flight crew has a corresponding meaning.
flight duty period (or FDP) means a period of time which:
(a) starts when a person is required by an AOC holder to report for a duty period in which 1 or more flights as an FCM are undertaken; and
(b) ends at the later of:
           (i) the person's completion of all duties associated with the flight, or the last of the flights; or
           (ii) 15 minutes after the end of the person's flight, or the last of the flights.
Note   See also the definition of positioning.
flight review has the same meaning as in regulation 61.010 of CASR.
Note   Flight review means an assessment of the competency of an FCM to perform:
(a) for the holder of a pilot licence or flight engineer licence — an activity authorised by a flight crew rating that the crew member holds; or
(b) for the holder of a glider pilot licence — an activity authorised by the licence.
flight time, for an FCM, means such part of the total time mentioned for an aircraft in subparagraph (a) or (b) (as the case may be) which occurs while the FCM is acting as a crew member on board the aircraft:
(a) in the case of a heavier-than-air aircraft