Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2021C01239:reg:9:p24
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2021C01239
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 9 (pt 24/63)
Character Range: 95596–98470

following the delay; or
(d) for a standby — commencing the standby.
       1.2An FCM must not be assigned or commence an FDP or standby commencing at home base unless he or she has at least 8 consecutive hours' sleep opportunity within the 12 hours immediately before:
(a) if the commencement of the FDP has not been delayed — commencing the FDP; or
(b) subject to paragraph (c), if the commencement of the FDP has been delayed — the original reporting time for the FDP; or
(c) if the commencement of the FDP has been delayed by a single delay of 10 hours or more — commencing the FDP following the delay; or
(d) for a standby — commencing the standby.
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 and flight time 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 the local time at the start of the FDP and the number of sectors to be flown.
       2.2An FCM must not be assigned flight time longer than 10.5 hours.
       2.3In applying Table 2.1, first, choose the appropriate local time at which the FDP for the FCM is to start, then choose the number of sectors which are to be flown. The maximum FDP for the FCM is the number under the chosen number of sectors that corresponds to the chosen local time at which the FDP for the FCM is to start.
   Table 2.1 Maximum FDP (in hours) for an FCM according to number of sectors and local time at the start of the FDP

Local time at start of FDP  Maximum FDP hours according to
                            sectors to be flown
1-3                         4                               5     6   7     8+
0000-0459                   10                              9.5   9   8.5   8   7.5
0500-0559                   11                              10.5  10  9.5   9   8.5
0600-0659                   12                              11.5  11  10.5  10  9.5
0700-1259                   13                              12.5  12  11.5  11  10.5
1300-1359                   12                              11.5  11  10.5  10  9.5
1400-1459                   11                              10.5  10  9.5   9   8.5
1500-2359                   10                              9.5   9   8.5   8   7.5

    3 Increase in FDP limits by split duty
       3.1 Subject to subclause 3.4, where an FDP contains a split-duty rest period of at least 4 consecutive hours with access to suitable sleeping accommodation, the maximum FDP worked out under clause 2 may be increased by up to 4 hours, provided the new maximum under clause 2 does not then exceed 16 hours.
       3.2After an FDP mentioned in subclause 3.1, the first 4 hours of the split-duty rest period may be reduced by 2 hours in determining the subsequent off-duty