CAR-OPS 1.1110 Terminologies

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CAR–OPS 1.1105  General principles	CAR–OPS 1.1115 Responsibilities of operator and crew members

The FDTL scheme submitted for approval shall adopt the terminologies and terms used in this subpart have the following meanings:

Term	Definition
Acclimatised	When a crew member has spent 3 consecutive local nights on the ground within a local time zone band, which is 2:00 wide, and is able to take uninterrupted nights sleep The crew member will remain acclimatized thereafter until a duty period finishes at a place where local time differs by more than 2:00 from that at the point of departure.
Augmented flight crew	A flight crew that comprises more than the minimum number required to operate the aeroplane and in which each flight crew member can leave his or her assigned post and be replaced by another appropriately qualified flight crew member for the purpose of in-flight rest.
Cabin Crewmember (CCM)	An appropriately qualified crew member, other than a flight crew member, who is assigned by an operator to perform duty related to safety of flight and passengers during operations of aircraft.
Commander	The pilot in command: The pilot designated by the operator being in command and charged with the safe conduct of a flight.
Contactable	A short period of time during the day, other than a day off, during which the operator requires a crew member to be at an agreed location for the purpose of giving notification of a duty period, which will commence not less than 10:00 ahead. The contactable period shall be nominated by the operator and acceptable to the Authority
Crew member (CM)	A person assigned by an operator to perform duty on an aircraft.
Days Off	Periods of relaxation free from all duties. A single day off shall include two local nights (minimum of 34:00 period). Consecutive days off shall include a further local night for each additional consecutive day off. A rest period may be included as part of a day off.
Dispatch crew	A fully qualified and current flight/cabin crew member authorized to carry out pre-flight duties as defined by an operator.
Duty	Any task that crew member is required by the Operator to perform, including, for example, flight duty, administrative work, training, positioning and standby when it is likely to induce fatigue. Administrative work has to be understood as any task that a crew member is required to carry out associated with the business of an AOC holder, which is accepted or approved by GCAA under the regulatory framework.
Duty Period	A period which starts when flight crew or cabin crew members are required by an Operator to report for or to commence a duty and ends when that person is free from all duties.
Early start (ES)	Any duty that is commenced in the period 05:00-06:59 local time.
Fatigue	A physiological state of reduced mental or physical performance capability resulting from sleep loss or extended wakefulness, circadian phase, or workload (mental and/or physical activity) that can impair a crew member’s alertness and ability to safely operate an aircraft or perform safety-related duties.
Flight Crew member (FCM)	A licensed crew member charged with duties essential to the operation of an aircraft during a flight duty period such as Pilots and Flight Engineers.
Flight Duty Period (FDP)	A period which commences when a crew member is required to report for duty that includes a flight or a series of flights and which finishes when the aeroplane finally comes to rest at the end of the last flight on which he/she is a crew member.
Flight time / Block Hours — aeroplanes	The total time from the moment an aeroplane first moves for the purpose of taking off until the moment it finally comes to rest at the end of the flight. Note.—“Flight time” as here defined is synonymous with the term “block to block” time or “chock to chock” time in general usage which is measured from the time an aeroplane first moves for the purpose of taking off until it finally stops at the end of the flight.
FTL variation	Any operation conducted outside the limits of the prescriptive FTL regulation, and under a specific approval by the GCAA on the basis of a risk assessment provided by the operator and assessed by GCAA to provide a level of safety equivalent to, or better than, that achieved through the prescriptive fatigue management regulations.
Late finish (LF)	A duty is a Late Finish when the duty finishes in the period 01:00 to 01:59 local time
Local Night (LN)	A period of 8:00 falling between 22:00 and 08:00 local time.
Operating crew member	a crew member carrying out his/her duties in an aircraft during a flight that is required for the safety of the aeroplane and its occupants, according to their licenses or authorisation.
Positioning	The practice of transferring crews from place to place as passengers in surface or air transport at the behest of the Operator.
Reporting Time	The time at which a crew member is required by an operator to report for any duty.
Rest Period	A continuous and defined subsequent to and/or prior to duty, during which flight or cabin crew members are free of all duties .
Rostered/Planned duty	A continuous and defined period subsequent to and/or prior to duty, during which flight or cabin crew members are free of all duties.
Rostering Period	A number of consecutive weeks, usually 4, but defined by the operator.
Scheduled Duty	The allocation of a specific flight or flights or other duties to a crew member within the pre-notified rostered/planned series of duty periods.
Sector	Segment of a Flight Duty Period (FDP) between an aircraft first moving for the purpose of taking off until it comes to rest after landing on the designated parking position.
Split Duty	A flying duty period, which consists of two or more sectors, separated by less than a minimum rest period.
Standby Duty	A period during which an Operator places constraints on a crew
Suitable Accommodation	A period during which an Operator places constraints on a crew member who would otherwise be off duty. However, it shall not include any time during which an Operator requires a crew member to be contactable for the purpose of giving notification of a duty, which is due to start 10:00 or more ahead.
Travelling	All time spent by a crew member transiting between the place of rest, and the place of reporting for duty.
Unforeseen operational circumstance	An unplanned event, such as un-forecast weather, equipment malfunction, or air traffic delay that is beyond the control of the operator.
Week	A period of seven consecutive days starting at any set time and on set day as specified and stated by the Operator.