submission - Independent Pilots Association

Rest Period:
ATA Proposed Reserve Rest Regulation
Each flight crewmember member assig uty will be provided with a
scheduled rest period ¡eriod of at lea tive hours during each reserve day,
frge_of all ith the carrier ght crewmember will have an
. The carrier may reschedule the rest period by as much as three hours earlier
or later than the beginning time of the preceding rest period provided that
of the next scheduled rest period.
riod with at least ten hours advance
e next scheduled rest period.
Advance Notice:
Advance notice to a reserve flight crewmember of a flight duty assignment by the
air carrier provides the flight crewmember an opportunity for rest.
. lf the reserve flight crewmember is provid eawitdto g) ror" hours of advance
notice, that flight crewmember may be assigneffi legal flight assignment.
o Contact may not be made with the reserve flight crewmember during a
scheduled rest period for the purpose of providing advance notice.
Reserve Availability Period:
The Reserve Availability Period is the period of time from the end of the rest
period to the time that the reserve flight crewmember must complete reserve or
flight duty.
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The reserve flight crewmember's reserve availability period may not )' '
hours except as permitted below. Actual flight duty time may be extended "x"""(19 a\h- .''
additional two hours for reasons beyond the control of the air carrier such as
weather, ATC, or mechanical delays. With advance notice of less than ten hours,
the reserve availability period may be extended as follows:
\ Advance Notice Reserve Availability period
.) 4 - 5:59 hours 20 hours scheduled + 2 in actual operation
'\ 6 - 7:59 hours 22 hours scheduled + 2 in actual oþeration
I I - 9:59 hours 24 hours scheduled + 2in actual operation
RAP applies to the first duty period of a flight assignment. Subsequent duty
periods of the flight assignment are subject to FAR 121 Subpart Q, R or S, flight
duty time rules, as applicable.
lnternational Flight Crews:
The above RAP rules apply to internationalflights except where the reserve flight
crewmember is assigned to an augmented crew under Subpart R or S in which
case the flight and duty time rules of those Subparts apply for the entire flight duty
assignment.
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