Just one example:
8. EASA makes no comment regarding doing a standby at home and then being called to carry out a flying duty period. There is therefore no protection about doing a standby followed by a long flying duty period.
An individual on a 12 hour home standby between 00:00 – 12:00 is called at 04:15 for an 11:55 report. According to the NPA, there is no “reduction on Max FDP” in this time band so an individual can be assigned a 13 hour, 2 sector FDP which will give a “last on chocks” time of 00:55 – a duty of 24 hours 55 minutes. Even more disturbingly, if the situation falls outside certain parameters then the NPA is totally silent – there is no protection around a long standby being followed by a long FDP.