submission - Independent Pilots Association

NATIONAL AIR CARRIER ASSOCIATION
RESERVE DUTY AND REST POSITION
Reserve Duty and Rest Working Group Meeting
September 2, 1998
The following is proposed as an amendment to FAR Part 121 to establish a formal
reserve duty and rest regime for domestic, flag and supplemental operations.
121.xxx. Reserve Duty and Rest. Certificate holders may schedule flight
crewmembers for reserve assignments us¡ng one of the following methods after
providing the crewmember with a 12-hour notice of the particular reserve option that
is being applied. Reserve options may not be changed without an intervening 12 hour
rest.
(a) The certificate holder shall provide the flight crewmember with a scheduled
rest period of not less than I hours within each 24 hour period of reserve; or
(b) The certificate holder may provide advance notice of an assignment to duty
involving flight and provide an additional time of not less than one hour to report with
the following limitations. The certificate holder must relieve the crewmember from all
further responsibilities between advance notification and report time.
(1) lf the flight crewmember receives at least I hours advance notice, the
flight and duty limitations set forth in this Subpart apply.
(3) Less than I hours but more than 6 hours advance not¡ce, the
scheduled duty period is limited to 12 hours, but may be extended to 14 hours for
operational delays.
(4) Less than 6 hours but more than 4 hours notice, the scheduled duty
period is limited to 10 hours, but may be extended to 12 hours for operational delays.
( 9t t"""than 4 hours, the scheduled duty period is limited to I hours, but
may be exteirded to 10 hours for operational delays; or
(c ) Where the operator is unable to provide a flight crewmember with one of the
rest or notification periods described in (a) or (b) above, the crewmember is limited to
no more than 72 hours in reserve status without a planned rest period of at least 24
consecutive hours. lf the crewmember is assigned duty involving flight, the subsequent
minimum rest period of this Subpart shall be increased by at least one-half the length
of the preceding flight duty period.