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§ 117.15
(2) The applicable flight duty period
is based on the local time at the the-
ater in which the flightcrew member
was last acclimated.
§ 117.15 Flight duty period: Split duty.
For an unaugmented operation only,
if a flightcrew member is provided with
a rest opportunity (an opportunity to
sleep) in a suitable accommodation
during his or her flight duty period, the
time that the flightcrew member
spends in the suitable accommodation
is not part of that flightcrew member’s
flight duty period if all of the following
conditions are met:
(a) The rest opportunity is provided
between the hours of 22:00 and 05:00
local time.
(b) The time spent in the suitable ac-
commodation is at least 3 hours, meas-
ured from the time that the flightcrew
member reaches the suitable accommo-
dation.
(c) The rest opportunity is scheduled
before the beginning of the flight duty
period in which that rest opportunity
is taken.
(d) The rest opportunity that the
flightcrew member is actually provided
may not be less than the rest oppor-
tunity that was scheduled.
(e) The rest opportunity is not pro-
vided until the first segment of the
flight duty period has been completed.
(f) The combined time of the flight
duty period and the rest opportunity
provided in this section does not exceed
14 hours.
§ 117.17 Flight duty period: Augmented
flightcrew.
(a) For flight operations conducted
with an acclimated augmented
flightcrew, no certificate holder may
assign and no flightcrew member may
accept an assignment if the scheduled
flight duty period will exceed the lim-
its specified in Table C of this part.
(b) If the flightcrew member is not
acclimated:
(1) The maximum flight duty period
in Table C of this part is reduced by 30
minutes.
(2) The applicable flight duty period
is based on the local time at the the-
ater in which the flightcrew member
was last acclimated.
(c) No certificate holder may assign
and no flightcrew member may accept
an assignment under this section un-
less during the flight duty period:
(1) Two consecutive hours in the sec-
ond half of the flight duty period are
available for in-flight rest for the pilot
flying the aircraft during landing.
(2) Ninety consecutive minutes are
available for in-flight rest for the pilot
performing monitoring duties during
landing.
(d) No certificate holder may assign
and no flightcrew member may accept
an assignment involving more than
three flight segments under this sec-
tion.
(e) At all times during flight, at least
one flightcrew member qualified in ac-
cordance with § 121.543(b)(3)(i) of this
chapter must be at the flight controls.
§ 117.19 Flight duty period extensions.
(a) For augmented and unaugmented
operations, if unforeseen operational
circumstances arise prior to takeoff:
(1) The pilot in command and the cer-
tificate holder may extend the max-
imum flight duty period permitted in
Tables B or C of this part up to 2 hours.
The pilot in command and the certifi-
cate holder may also extend the max-
imum combined flight duty period and
reserve availability period limits speci-
fied in § 117.21(c)(3) and (4) of this part
up to 2 hours.
(2) An extension in the flight duty pe-
riod under paragraph (a)(1) of this sec-
tion of more than 30 minutes may
occur only once prior to receiving a
rest period described in § 117.25(b).
(3) A flight duty period cannot be ex-
tended under paragraph (a)(1) of this
section if it causes a flightcrew mem-
ber to exceed the cumulative flight
duty period limits specified in 117.23(c).
(4) Each certificate holder must re-
port to the Administrator within 10
days any flight duty period that ex-
ceeded the maximum flight duty period
permitted in Tables B or C of this part
by more than 30 minutes. The report
must contain the following:
(i) A description of the extended
flight duty period and the cir-
cumstances surrounding the need for
the extension; and
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(ii) If the circumstances giving rise
to the extension were within the cer-
tificate holder’s control, the corrective
action(s) that the certificate holder in-
tends to take to minimize the need for
future extensions.
(5) Each certificate holder must im-
plement the corrective action(s) re-
ported in paragraph (a)(4) of this sec-
tion within 30 days from the date of the
extended flight duty period.
(b) For augmented and unaugmented
operations, if unforeseen operational
circumstances arise after takeoff:
(1) The pilot in command and the cer-
tificate holder may extend maximum
flight duty periods specified in Tables
B or C of this part to the extent nec-
essary to safely land the aircraft at the
next destination airport or alternate
airport, as appropriate.
(2) An extension of the flight duty pe-
riod under paragraph (b)(1) of this sec-
tion of more than 30 minutes may
occur only once prior to receiving a
rest period described in § 117.25(b).
(3) An extension taken under para-
graph (b) of this section may exceed
the cumulative flight duty period lim-
its specified in 117.23(c).
(4) Each certificate holder must re-
port to the Administrator within 10
days any flight duty period that either
exceeded the cumulative flight duty
periods specified in § 117.23(c), or ex-
ceeded the maximum flight duty period
limits permitted by Tables B or C of
this part by more than 30 minutes. The
report must contain a description of
the circumstances surrounding the af-
fected flight duty period.
[Doc. No. FAA–2009–1093, 77 FR 398, Jan. 4,
2012; Amdt. 117–1A, 77 FR 28764, May 16, 2012;
Amdt. 117–1, 78 FR 8362, Feb. 6, 2013; 78 FR
69288, Nov. 19, 2013]
§ 117.21 Reserve status.
(a) Unless specifically designated as
airport/standby or short-call reserve by
the certificate holder, all reserve is
considered long-call reserve.
(b) Any reserve that meets the defini-
tion of airport/standby reserve must be
designated as airport/standby reserve.
For airport/standby reserve, all time
spent in a reserve status is part of the
flightcrew member’s flight duty period.
(c) For short call reserve,
(1) The reserve availability period
may not exceed 14 hours.
(2) For a flightcrew member who has
completed a reserve availability pe-
riod, no certificate holder may sched-
ule and no flightcrew member may ac-
cept an assignment of a reserve avail-
ability period unless the flightcrew
member receives the required rest in
§ 117.25(e).
(3) For an unaugmented operation,
the total number of hours a flightcrew
member may spend in a flight duty pe-
riod and a reserve availability period
may not exceed the lesser of the max-
imum applicable flight duty period in
Table B of this part plus 4 hours, or 16
hours, as measured from the beginning
of the reserve availability period.
(4) For an augmented operation, the
total number of hours a flightcrew
member may spend in a flight duty pe-
riod and a reserve availability period
may not exceed the flight duty period
in Table C of this part plus 4 hours, as
measured from the beginning of the re-
serve availability period.
(d) For long call reserve, if a certifi-
cate holder contacts a flightcrew mem-
ber to assign him or her to a flight
duty period that will begin before and
operate into the flightcrew member’s
window of circadian low, the flightcrew
member must receive a 12 hour notice
of report time from the certificate
holder.
(e) A certificate holder may shift a
reserve flightcrew member’s reserve
status from long-call to short-call only
if the flightcrew member receives a
rest period as provided in § 117.25(e).
§ 117.23 Cumulative limitations.
(a) The limitations of this section in-
clude all flying by flightcrew members
on behalf of any certificate holder or
91K Program Manager during the appli-
cable periods.
(b) No certificate holder may sched-
ule and no flightcrew member may ac-
cept an assignment if the flightcrew
member’s total flight time will exceed
the following:
(1) 100 hours in any 672 consecutive
hours or
(2) 1,000 hours in any 365 consecutive
calendar day period.