submission - Independent Pilots Association

"Review of proposcd flight dury rcgulariorrs-
The Ftight Duty ncgulaúon Scþntific Snrdy Crroup
o obain slcç during thc daylight hours u ¡ ù
miniro¡t (20). As mentioncd. sleep under thesc
archi¡ccu,¡¡e is disorted and ùe rcstoradve n¡ru¡¡l
2.7. Farigrr and safety in flight operatioos
rivatim-
as a rnaærial contributing fæ,tor in morc than one
æ ùnr fatigrr is a signilìcant safety issue in the
;rcgarding timiurions on flight-dury schedules are
tlrc idenrifica¡ion of ou¡corne meåsunes to be used
Whiþ ¡vaihbls meåsutËs t¡aw adequaæly docuappe¿r
to be inadeqr¡ac for tlre t¡sk of _assessing
rely following irnplementation of new flight-dury
:ns studred by the I'{TSB makes this me.asure too
ly be expecred o æcur in respotts€ to small Proacin
maxrmum duty timc for example At thc same
ume. ùle pocnu
Group fecls suo
and validaúon o
of rhis and fu¡r¡re rev¡sions wi¡hout rclying on ca
ent meåsure.
3. Summary of proposed guidelines
for Dury ard Rest
tion of ù¡e I.¡PRM
tiors and úÉ ftnd
ess dury perid, flight. Ùrnc, and rest requiremens.
Secondarily.rley discuss reserve periods as well as cumulaÙve duty priods for a week and a
month.
rroposed guidelines. TÞ fi¡st it tt
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predication of
lighr üme. Specilrc regulaúons of duty du¡ations
wirlrout an intervening penod of rest) and for otrl
second imporranr ger¡enl change is tl¡e corsolidarrauors
covered by Pan l2l (covering domestic.
rinaúon of differencqs þrween relevant pans of the
ons (covering commuer and on-demand flighs).
ed corsLstency in fìight reguJat-iors.