hours of work?
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hours of work?
I was speaking to a gentleman that was a controller at Kerry Airport in south west Ireland. As we got chatting he said to me he worked a 11 hour shift on his own and thought this was totally illegel!!
He said that apparently the IAA have no regulations on the maximum hours a controller must work before a break of some kind has to be taken.
As i work as a FISO and governed by the CAA i said i would check what rules apply in the U.K. on this matter.
So can anybody tell me what is the max hours of work before you have totake a break if you are full ATC and what publication i could find this in?
If anybody could also tell me if there is any publications from the IAA on this subject.
Many thanks,
Zoe.
He said that apparently the IAA have no regulations on the maximum hours a controller must work before a break of some kind has to be taken.
As i work as a FISO and governed by the CAA i said i would check what rules apply in the U.K. on this matter.
So can anybody tell me what is the max hours of work before you have totake a break if you are full ATC and what publication i could find this in?
If anybody could also tell me if there is any publications from the IAA on this subject.
Many thanks,
Zoe.
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ATC hours
The Scheme for Regulation of Hours of Civil ATCO's in the UK (SRATCOH) can be found here: -
http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/33/Cap670.pdf
Part D, Annex C
enjoy.....
http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/33/Cap670.pdf
Part D, Annex C
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In some cases the SRATCOH hours maybe adjusted depending on how busy or quiet a unit is, and subject to permission from the CAA. But this is extremely unlikely to be beyond 4hours on watch without a break.
Basic rule of thumb:- for every hour on duty, you must take 15mins break.
I.e 2 hours on 1/2 hour break etc.
Basic rule of thumb:- for every hour on duty, you must take 15mins break.
I.e 2 hours on 1/2 hour break etc.
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