Originally Posted by
P-T-Gamekeeper
Nutjob,
2 local nights is not a legal issue, but an industrial limit. This is how cc do back to backs - industrially agreed for a payment, not illegal.
Taken from CAP371 -
Wherever possible and if required by the crew member, days off should be taken in the home environment.
A single day off shall include 2 local nights, and shall be of at least 34 hours duration. A planned rest period may be included as part of a day off. Crew members shall:
a) not be on duty more than 7 consecutive days between days off, but may be positioned to the usual operating base on the eighth day, provided they are then allocated at least 2 consecutive days off, and
b) have 2 consecutive days off in any consecutive 14 days following the previous 2 consecutive days off, and
c) have a minimum of 7 days off in any consecutive 4 weeks, and
d) have an average of at least 8 days off in each consecutive 4 week period, averaged over 3 such periods.
Rules Relating to Cabin Crew
The requirements detailed in this paragraph are applicable to all cabin crew employed as crew members, and are not intended to apply only to those cabin crew carried to meet the provisions of the Air Navigation Order.
The limitations applied to cabin crew are those applicable to flight crew members contained in paragraphs 6 to 23, but with the following differences:
a) A flying duty period is 1 hour longer than that permitted for flight crew. The FDP and limits set on early starts for cabin crew will be based on the time at which the flight crew report for their flying duty period, but that FDP will start at the report time of the cabin crew.
b) For cabin crew the minimum rest period which will be provided before undertaking a flying duty period shall be:
i) at least as long as the preceding duty period less 1 hour; or ii) 11 hours; whichever is the greater.
c) The combined sum of standby time and subsequent FDP will be 1 hour longer than that permitted to flight crew.
d) The maximum duty hours for cabin crew will not exceed:
60 hours in any 7 consecutive days, but can be increased to 65 hours under similar circumstances applicable to flight crew
105 hours in any 14 consecutive days
210 hours in any 28 consecutive days.
Note the single day off explanation in this document that comes from The Civil Aviation (Working Time) Regulations 2004, which makes it legal.