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CS FTL.1.225 Standby

CS FTL.1.225 defines standby rules: airport standby limits FDP reduction and 16-hour combined cap; other standby has 16-hour max, 25% duty credit, and awake-time limits.

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If airport standby does not lead to the assignment of an FDP, it is followed by a rest period as specified in ORO.FTL.235.

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The maximum FDP is reduced by any time spent on airport standby in excess of 4 hours.

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The maximum combined duration of airport standby and assigned FDP is 16 hours.

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The maximum duration of standby other than airport standby is 16 hours.

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The operator's standby procedures are designed to ensure that the combination of standby and FDP do not lead to more than 18 hours awake time.

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25% of time spent on standby other than airport standby counts as duty time for the purpose of ORO.FTL.210.

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Standby other than airport standby ceases when the crew member reports at the designated reporting point.

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If standby ceases within the first 6 hours, the maximum FDP counts from reporting.

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CS FTL.1.225 Standby

ED Decision 2014/002/R

The modification of limits on flight duty, duty and rest periods under the provisions of ORO.FTL.225 complies with the following:

(a) Airport standby

(1) If not leading to the assignment of an FDP, airport standby is followed by a rest period as specified in ORO.FTL.235.

(2) If an assigned FDP starts during airport standby, the following applies:

(i) the FDP counts from the start of the FDP. The maximum FDP is reduced by any time spent on standby in excess of 4 hours;

(ii) the maximum combined duration of airport standby and assigned FDP as specified in ORO.FTL.205(b) and (d) is 16 hours.

(b) Standby other than airport standby:

(1) the maximum duration of standby other than airport standby is 16 hours;

(2) The operator’s standby procedures are designed to ensure that the combination of standby and FDP do not lead to more than 18 hours awake time;

(3) 25 % of time spent on standby other than airport standby counts as duty time for the purpose of ORO.FTL.210;

(4) standby is followed by a rest period in accordance with ORO.FTL.235;

(5) standby ceases when the crew member reports at the designated reporting point;

(6) if standby ceases within the first 6 hours, the maximum FDP counts from reporting;

(7) if standby ceases after the first 6 hours, the maximum FDP is reduced by the amount of standby time exceeding 6 hours;

(8) if the FDP is extended due to in-flight rest according to CS FTL.1.205(c), or to split duty according to CS FTL.1.220, the 6 hours of paragraph (6) and (7) are extended to 8 hours;

(9) if standby starts between 23:00 and 07:00, the time between 23:00 and 07:00 does not count towards the reduction of the FDP under (6), (7) and (8) until the crew member is contacted by the operator; and

(10) the response time between call and reporting time established by the operator allows the crew member to arrive from his/her place of rest to the designated reporting point within a reasonable time.

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