So if these new exemptions aren't effecting the 1:36 ratio does this mean that if there is 4 crew on a B738 the pax load will be capped? If so, this has actually been happening for years with various arlines. I was paxing on a Qantas B738 recently and the CSM mentioned to me that they were "one crew member down" due to a crewing dilemma - therefore the flight was capped. I used to work on Bae146-300s which had a max pax load of about 85 however we could operate them with 2 flight attendants if the pax load was capped at 72. 1 FA was responsible for L1 & R1 and the same for L2 & R2.