Originally Posted by
descol
Good morning PPRuNers
Having just experienced a cancelled flight - which may have been due to crew out of hours -
Grateful for some understanding on what constitutes - crew out of hours -
How does it work?
Is there any tolerance on the numbers? -
Does the airline decide / make the rules or is it a regulatory issue ?
thanks
descol
The authority writes the regulations which are the absolute maximum. In europe these are not conservative at all... I certainly wouldn't like to work to those limits! The airline can (and many do) write their own, more strict, limits.
There is only one avenue for wiggle-room, which is captains discretion - in the event of unforeseen circumstances causing delay, the captain has the ability to (after due consideration of the situation on the day and the tiredness of the crew), to extend the maximum duty period of the crew by up to 2 hours.
Beyond the maximum limit (including the optional 2hrs captains discretion), is for emergency situations only.