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reclines at least 40 degrees from the vertical plane; and
           (iii) provides leg and foot support in the reclined position.
cruise means the period of a flight from not less than 30 minutes after take-off until not less than 60 minutes before the estimated time of landing.
cumulative duty means the progressive sum of duty periods.
cumulative flight time, for an FCM, means the progressive total of flight time accrued by the FCM when acting as a crew member on board any aircraft, but excluding flight time accrued during recreational private operations.
day means the period between local midnight at home base and the subsequent local midnight at home base.
displacement time means the difference in local time between:
(a) the place where an FCM commenced an FDP; and
(b) the place where the FCM undertakes an off-duty period following the FDP.
duty means any task that a person who is employed as an FCM is required to carry out associated with the business of an AOC holder.
duty period means a period of time which:
(a) starts when an FCM is required by an AOC holder to report for duty; and
(b) ends when the FCM is free of all duties.
Note   A duty period includes any time spent by the FCM in positioning. See the definition of positioning in subparagraph 6.3 (e).
early start, for an FDP of an FCM, means:
(a) in Appendix 2:
           (i) if the FCM is acclimatised — an FDP that commences between the hours of 0500 and 0659 local time at the location where the FCM is acclimatised; or
           (ii) if the FCM is in an unknown state of acclimatisation — an FDP that commences between the hours of 0500 and 0659 local time at the location where the FCM was last acclimatised; and
(b) for an Appendix other than Appendix 2 — an FDP that commences between the hours of 0500 and 0659 local time at the location where an FCM commences the FDP.
emergency service operation means an operation involving an aircraft:
(a) for the purpose of law enforcement, or saving or protecting life or property; and
(b) conducted by, or at the request of, an organisation recognised by an Australian governmental agency as having responsibility to conduct or request the operation as part of the organisation's functions.
employment includes employment under a contract for services.
fatigue, for an FCM, means a physiological state of reduced alertness or capability to perform 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;