submission - Independent Pilots Association

perfomrance-impairing fatigue. Thercforc, it is recomær¡ded that n a74ay pcriod, there be no
cxrcndcd flight oury frioa-trat encroaches on any ponion of ttre window of cLcadian low'
2 s.6 Ex ten ded n is¡t d utv peri od: a d di ti onar
bllowing the flight
rlcovery from ú¡e acurc fatigue
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Promdc
i¿itimal offduty tinc is rccomocnded' Tbc
,t¡ld bc cxændcd by thc tinc duration of tl¡c f,ight
t f,igbr dt¡ty pcriod of ll.5 bor¡n wor¡H bc
bcing extcnded to 11.5 hours
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rf a¡¡ exte¡rded flight dury pcriod is inc¡eascd according o tl¡e above requireæntg the Eaximuo
flight dury pcrioa-timiroó*"do the l4-horu duty psi4limil (s€ctio¡Z2)'
2-weck limi¡ 5þ6¡¡ld atso bc scL Also, thesc cun
4-hour cuoulative fligbt duty pcriod limit' a
¡ecificd offduty rÊcovsry P€riod
per 7 days focus
¡sidcr¿tions To minimizc fuigrc üat is rct
rce exccssive accr¡mula¡ion ætoss longcr pcriods
s úe rÊcorrr¡rrnde¿ Thcre is not slfficicnt
ús a¡ea- Howc:vcr, the gcncral prirriples apply'Fcr
yea¡ly emunt$ tbc 30{aY
Thc yealY sr¡muluivc Oigbt
dury period limitatiqr should be dccreascd a Pcfcentage from úrc 3o{ay arþunl This wiu ñrÎ}tcf
rcducc thc poæntial fø long-term aær¡mulæion of fæigue factors
2.4 Exceptions Due tO unforeseen operational circumstances
Excep
of the
These
spond rc unforcsccn circurnstanccs bcyond thc conuol
They rre not intended for use in rcgular practicc.
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