submission - Independent Pilots Association

"Rcview of proposcd flight d-ury req¡¡l¡jioos"
î* night Oury n"g,rl"too Scþntifrc Sudy Crroup
4.3. Inærætiors
bly producc.
caiors of thc
as rcvþuæd
and no comwell
ouside
hout adjrsunens of rest period duration for cir'
le to have a routiræ 14 hou¡ night shifc followd
) PM. r.c. preclscly coirridcnt with tþ circadi¡n
orbidden zone"), followed by a 26 hour shifi
n of in-flight tirne for slecp can not þ assr¡med ro
riens ¡hat ma¡athon dury of this kind will i¡evit*
ion stems from the abser¡ce of any adjrstment of
s cor¡ld demorsrrae th¡ a succcssion of 14 hour
rablc performance limis. it is very unlikely tlrat a
ly validaæd. Unless maximum shifi duraúons a¡t
kepr well within humrnaerforrnance hmirs. d.¿. less tl¡an-llhor¡rs'. som€ adjustment for tlæ compounding
effccs of time-of'day necds to þ includednarios
¿ue not likely to bc rcprescntative of tpicd
on of tìe Study Group th¡t no reliable Protec¡,ioo
:heduling cur be had withor¡t express adjusmens
circadian clock. urd signifrcant reductions in thc
4.4. Reserve Trme
The Srudy Group has sepante but rclared co
gttg+p n:'
seße Timc. As reviewed above. two dlstir¡ct e within ¡t¡e
th of a dury
perid.TÌ¡e window is the s¿me during each successive day on rcs€rve.
The Study Group is conccrræd that ûrc v¡riabte r¡otice aÍangelncnt is bascd on-tþ unproved sup
pÑú* tiJ.turp deprivaúon resrlung from a short-noticc call c¿¡r be adcqnately compensrted for
. Twclvc bo|xs is fclt o bc tbc ma¡i.stusr safe shift du¡arioo in many shifiwork s€tun8s. e.g. nursing. However,
rb€rÊ -'e rrar¡ d¿¡¡6¡1çs1¡ng an irrrr:sc r¡ perforr¡a¡rcc crrrs bctwecn t a¡¡d 12 bc¡¡¡s of shift d,u¡ariq¡, suggcsting to
sorre rh-r tbc appoprarc merimun shifr d¡,¡r¿rioo in safcry-scnsiúve shifrwrk rttrngs sbou¡d be t boun (17).
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