Duty Shift
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Hi folks,
I have a query with regards to flight crew duty shift length. I have tried a search but have only come up with the max duty hours per 28 days. My question is: if you do not work to the maximum in a 28 day period is there a daily restriction on duty hours? ie If you present for work at 08:00 is there a time at which you cannot continue with flying duties?
I work for a skydiving company-haven't found that elusive airline job yet. The weather is a major factor in skydiving ops. Often it's suitable for flying but not for skydiving and there can be a lot of waiting around for the weather to co-operate. This time of year it's bright very late into the evening and the ever optimistic skydivers will want to wait until the last opportunity for a jump has passed, leaving a potentially fatigued pilot operating at below par.
Thanks in advance!
I have a query with regards to flight crew duty shift length. I have tried a search but have only come up with the max duty hours per 28 days. My question is: if you do not work to the maximum in a 28 day period is there a daily restriction on duty hours? ie If you present for work at 08:00 is there a time at which you cannot continue with flying duties?
I work for a skydiving company-haven't found that elusive airline job yet. The weather is a major factor in skydiving ops. Often it's suitable for flying but not for skydiving and there can be a lot of waiting around for the weather to co-operate. This time of year it's bright very late into the evening and the ever optimistic skydivers will want to wait until the last opportunity for a jump has passed, leaving a potentially fatigued pilot operating at below par.
Thanks in advance!
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First problem, RP is you state 'Ireland'. There de rools is different. In the UK, for a 'commercial' pilot, you will 'report' for a duty, be it standby or flying. Report time limits how long you can work, from the FTL table. If, as I assume, you are not actually 'reporting' for A flight, but 'turning up at work', you are not actually limited and it would be up to you to exercise your responsibilities as to whether you are fit to fly. A bit difficult to give a straight answer without knowing what your organisation is and how you work. Technically in commercial terms if you are 'required' to be there at 0800 for a sort of 'standby', that is when your 'duty' starts for the limits of a standby duty from your FTL table.
