submission - Independent Pilots Association

spcciñc prirriptes and guidclincs elso ¡pply 1ry6s .ll n^yutg dury of flight crew ocobcç rcquhd o
ptfor-Þ"n gt o¡ t"tilitary Oighr opøations bcforc a ¡ftcr schcduled commercial opcratioos
In qdcr o provide spcciñc guidclincs, i¡ i5 ¡çccssary þ dcfuc thc tcros used in thesc guidcli"'s
Alrering thcsc definitiors may invalidaæ rhe principles Öa¡ follow'
2.1 Off.Duty Period
LLI lÞfi¡itiou: .off-duty'- A conrinuors pcriod of unintcrn¡pted tiæ duing whicb l crew
ocobcr is Êec of ¡¡l duties-
LIJ Oflduty pcriod (rcr¡tc dcep ¡¡d ¡çrte-tÍme-olf rcquircmutsÞ Tþ ofduty
s pcfroancc of rcquirod ¡ses Thc úird
ing ro ofiduty pcriod- Tbcsc othcr æssrry
r h¡ora accmodatisrs bæl cbcck iq/ú, Gt¡s'
showcr, and pcrsooal hygieac. Thcrcforc, rhe otröy Pcriod sho¡¡ld þ ¡ rninimrrrn ef l0 bû¡rs
r¡nintcrn¡Pt i *itio aoY Z+
and tiæ for othcr ncccssarY
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2.lS Off-duty per¡d (recovery requiremeatÞ Tbe gencral principlcs outline ¡hc
impøtancc of
consccutive ni
ury period fcr rccovc¡y sbold bc
nighs of rccovery slecp, siËi¡ r
74zy pcrid
2.t.4 Off-duty period (fotlowing standard fiight duty periods during wÍndor of
circadi¡¡ low'þ Extensive scientific rÊscå¡rch, incMing aviation da¡a, dcoonstraæ th-âl
rnain¡¿i¡þg wakefulness druing ùc
pcrforoancc-iropairin g fatiguc tban
@ur drring tbc window of circediur low bave
trEu¡ for recovcС. Jr is rccoærdcd tha¡ if two or tDore füght dury pcrio& wiüin t?drry Pcdod
encroach on all ø ariy pation of üe window of ci¡cedia¡ low, tben rlre sa¡da¡d otr-dutypctiod (¡e
continuous hor¡¡s u/ithin 7 days) be extended to 4t bours rccovery.
2.2 Duty. Periods
2.2.L Definition: 'duty'- Any rask a crçs, mbct is required by ¡hc oPcr¿tq to pcrføn,
including füghr ri.Ee, a¿lministrative wort, tnining dcadheading, and airpct stardby rescrve.
2.22 Definition: sduty period'- A continuors perioa of tims during which tasks a¡e
pcrford fø rhc opc¡Írroç dercrmined from rcpcrt tiræ r¡ntil free from all rcquired tasls.
' For dcfrni¡ic¡¡ of 'wir¡dæ of circ¡dien br.- se¿ scûiqt 23¿
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