ED Decision 2025/008/R
PROCEDURES FOR THE RELIEF OF FLIGHT CREW MEMBERS IN CAT OPERATIONS
If operating with augmented flight crew, the operator procedures should address all of the following:
(a) the responsibilities and command chain in the flight crew compartment during the absence of the commander;
(b) the assignment of flight crew member stations or seats to relieving crew members, accounting for different phases of flight, including any possible emergency scenarios and controlled rest periods. The operator should consider all possible crew compositions such as multiple captains operating together, instructors during line training, and possible consequences following an incapacitation. The operator should establish the minimum flight level or altitude below which crew members may not vacate their assigned station for the purpose of transferring duties to another crew member; and
(c) any handover and related briefing between flight crew members should cover essential information on command delegation and associated task sharing. The briefing should focus on continuity of the flight.
[applicable until 26 March 2028 — ED Decision 2025/002/R]
TURNAROUND COORDINATION
(a) Turnaround coordination refers to the coordination of one or more ground handling activities, which may be performed by one or more providers of ground handling services, during the aircraft turnaround. The goal is to complete the ground handling task(s) efficiently and within a set time frame to ensure the aircraft can depart on schedule.
(b) The operator should establish a turnaround plan for its aircraft and agree with the ground handling organisation on the organisation’s roles and responsibilities during the turnaround to ensure that the organisation coordinates the aircraft turnaround activities in accordance with that plan.
[applicable from 27 March 2028 — ED Decision 2025/008/R]
Operator procedures for augmented flight crew relief must cover command chain, station assignments, minimum altitude limits, and handover briefings. Turnaround coordination requires a plan agreed with ground handling, in
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