7.1.14 Rest
Minimum rest is an uninterrupted and defined period of time during which a crew member is free from all duties and airport standby. If a rest period is planned away from home base, xxxx will provide suitable accommodation for all crew members.
7.1.14.1 Minimum Rest at Home Base
The minimum rest which must be provided before undertaking a flight duty period starting at home base shall be at least as long as the preceding duty period or 12 hours whichever is greater.
7.1.14.2 Minimum Rest away from Home Base
a) The minimum rest which must be provided before undertaking a flight duty period starting away from home base shall be at least as long as the preceding duty period or 10 hours whichever is the greater. In any case, xxxx additionally has to ensure that every crew member has the opportunity of an 8 hour uninterrupted sleep possibility not affected by travel from airport to suitable accommodation and other physiological needs (e.g. meals).
b) When xxxx elects to place a crew member for a long term period to a base other than on home base (more than 30 days in a row), same rest time rules as for home base shall apply as described within OM-A 7.1.14.1
7.1.14.3 Increase in Minimum Rest when crossing Time Zones
When the time difference between the places where flight duty period begins and ends is 4 hours or more, the subsequent minimum rest period must be increased by 30 minutes for every hour of time difference.
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