scaa ops 51 module 5 v1.1

SCAA OPS 51A Generic Interpretation

Understanding SCAA OPS 51

Flight and Duty Time Limitations and Rest Requirements.

Version 1.1

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Module 5:

Application of Regulations:All Crew Complements


SCAA OPS 51 (B)15Aircraft commander’s discretion

to extend a flying duty period:Before Take-off:

• The maximum anticipated extension for standard flight crew and standard cabin crew is 2 hours (2:00) above the scheduled FDP limits in SCAA OPS 51 (B)10.

• The maximum anticipated extension for augmented flight crew and augmented cabin crew is 2 hours (2:00) above the scheduled FDP limits in SCAA OPS 51 (B)12.

After Take-off:• May continue as long as necessary to land at the next

Destination / Alternate Aerodrome.


Example:

Maximum Anticipated FDP Extensions in RED.

SCAA OPS 51 (B)15Aircraft commander’s discretion

to extend a flying duty period:

Report

800 ELAPSED MAX MAX EXT

FLT DEP AR

R BLOCK FDP DUT

YSK

FDPSK

FDPCMD EXT

1 BRU 900 NCE 1045 145 245 245 1300 1400 1500

2 NCE

1115 BRU 1300 145 500 500 1300 1400 1500

3 BRU

1330 FRA 1430 100 630 630 1230 1330 1430

4 FRA 1500 BRU 1600 100 800 800 1200 1300 1400

Acclimated Standard Crew

Total 530 800 Release 1630 2030 2130 2230

Duty Time 930 1230 1330 1430Required Rest

After DP 1200 1230 1530 1430


SCAA OPS 51 (B)18Absolute Limits on Flying Hours

Cumulative Flight Time :• 100 hours of flight time in any 28 consecutive days; • 900 hours of flight time in any 12 consecutive calendar months.

Cumulative Duty Time:• 55 Scheduled duty hours in any 7 consecutive days;• 60 Actual duty hours in any 7 consecutive days;• 95 duty hours in any 14 consecutive days; • 190 duty hours in any 28 consecutive days;

Lookback is from arrival time of leg or Midnight.

Lookback is from release time of duty or Midnight.

Two Checks when Leg/Duty crosses Midnight (Base Time).


SCAA OPS 51 (B)14Rest Period:

Basic Rest Requirements:• Rest At Base:

• If the preceding duty period, which includes any time spent on positioning, exceeded 8 hours, then the ensuing rest period must include a local night.

• After being called out from a standby duty the length of minimum rest shall be determined by the length of standby duty, plus any time spent on positioning, and any FDP completed.

Rest At Base

ConditionRequired Rest before

Reduced Rest

Compensatory Rest

Preceding Duty period is greater than 12:00

Length of Preceding

Duty Period

12:00

Required rest period only – may not be

reduced when FDP has been

extendedPreceding

Duty is less than 12:00

12:00Not

permitted

Not applicable


Basic Rest Requirements:• Rest Away From Base:

• If the preceding duty period, which includes any time spent on positioning, exceeded 8 hours, then the ensuing rest period must include a local night.

• After being called out from a standby duty the length of minimum rest shall be determined by the length of standby duty, plus any time spent on positioning, and any FDP completed.

Rest Away From Base

ConditionRequired Rest before

Reduced Rest

Compensatory Rest

Minimum time in Suitable

Accommodation

Preceding Duty

period is greater

than 12:00

Length of

Preceding Duty Period

Not permitted Not applicable 10:00

Preceding Duty is

less than 12:00

12:00 11:00

Required rest period only – may not be

reduced when FDP has been

extended

10:00

SCAA OPS 51 (B)14Rest Period:


1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

7 day lookback from end of Duty Period- illegal

Duty Period

Rest Period FDP

From the scheduled release of a duty period, looking back 7 calendar days, a single day free of duty (AT BASE) which includes two local nights rest (LNR)

must be found within the same 7 calendar day period.


LNR

SDFD

7 day lookback from end of Duty Period - legal

SCAA OPS 51 (B)17Single Day Free of Duty

LNR


1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9


Duty Period

Rest Period FDP

From the release of a duty period, looking back 14 calendar days, a two days free of duty (AT BASE) which includes three local nights rest (LNR)

must be found within the same 14 calendar day period.


TDFD

14 day lookback from end of Duty Period - legal

SCAA OPS 51 (B)17Two Days Free of Duty

10 11 12 13 14 15

LNR

16

SDFD


SCAA OPS 51 (B)17Seven Days Free of Duty

A Crew member must be able to lookback 28 calendar days and find a total of 7 days free of duty.

A Crew member must be able to lookback 84 calendar days and find a total of 24 days free of duty.


SCAA OPS 51 (B)7Delayed Reporting Time in a Single FDP

Amount of Notification FDP Limits Based ON FDP

Start Time

>= 10 hours Revised FDP Start Revised FDP Start

>= 4 hours and < 10 hours

Is the more limiting of: Original FDP Start Revised FDP Start

Original FDP Start Time plus 4:00

< 4 hours Original FDP Start Original FDP Start


SCAA OPS 51 (B)9 Airport Standby (ASB)

Airport Standby (ASB)

Report of ASB

Arrive Time

FDP

Report of FDP

Duty Time

Airport Standby (ASB)

Report of ASB

Duty TimeRelease of ASB

Rest Period

ASB that does not lead to an FDP.

ASB that leads to an FDP.

1. FDP is considered to start at start of ASB.2. A CM assigned to an ASB that does not

lead to a FDP must be released into a rest period no less than 12:00.

3. The maximum time a CM may serve on ASB is 12:00.

4. All time on ASB/Combined ASB & FDP counts towards the Cumulative Duty Limitations under SCAA OPS 51 (B)19.


SCAA OPS 51 (B)9Standby (SBY)

Standby (SBY)

Start of SBY

Arrive Time

FDP

Report of FDP

SBYTime

Standby (SBY)

Start of SBY SBY Time

Release of SBY

Rest Period

SBY that does not lead to an FDP. SBY that leads to an FDP.


1. A CM assigned to an SBY that does not lead to a FDP must be released into a rest period no less than 12:00.2. The maximum time a CM may serve on SBY is 12:00.3. FDP is considered to start at start of FDP when a CM is assigned to report for an FDP.4. The FDP assigned to a CM on SBY for less than 6:00 will be:

a. limited to the FDP limits as defined in SCAA OPS 51 (B)10 b. FDP starts at report time of the FDP

5. The FDP assigned to a CM on SBY for 6:00 or more will be:a. Limited to the more limiting of

i. the FDP limits in SCAA OPS 51 (B)10 using the SBY start timeii. the FDP limits in SCAA OPS 51 (B)10 using the FDP start time reduced by the amount of SBY time in excess of

6:00b. A SBY undertaken during the period from 20:00 to 06:00 and with less than 2:00 time from Time of Notification

to Start of the FDP will be:i. Limited to the FDP limits in SCAA OPS 51 (B)10 using the FDP start time

SCAA OPS 51 (B)9 Contactable

1. The minimum time from the time a CM is notified until the CM is required to report for a FDP/ASB/SBY is 10:00.

2. The time a CM serves on CP is not regarded as Rest for the purposes of Day off requirements and rest requirements.


SCAA OPS 51A Generic Interpretation

Understanding SCAA OPS 51

Flight and Duty Time Limitations and Rest Requirements.

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