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Federal Aviation Administration, DOT
§ 121.485
not segregate those operations between
this subpart and part 117.
[Doc. No. FAA–2009–1093, 77 FR 403, Jan. 4,
2012, as amended by Docket No. FAA–2022–
1563; Amdt. No. 121–390, 88 FR 48090, July 26,
2023]
§ 121.481 Flight time limitations: One
or two pilot crews.
(a) A certificate holder conducting
flag operations may schedule a pilot to
fly in an airplane that has a crew of
one or two pilots for eight hours or less
during any 24 consecutive hours with-
out a rest period during these eight
hours.
(b) If a certificate holder conducting
flag operations schedules a pilot to fly
more than eight hours during any 24
consecutive hours, it shall give him an
intervening rest period, at or before
the end of eight scheduled hours of
flight duty. This rest period must be at
least twice the number of hours flown
since the preceding rest period, but not
less than eight hours. The certificate
holder shall relieve that pilot of all
duty with it during that rest period.
(c) Each pilot who has flown more
than eight hours during 24 consecutive
hours must be given at least 18 hours of
rest before being assigned to any duty
with the certificate holder.
(d) No pilot may fly more than 32
hours during any seven consecutive
days, and each pilot must be relieved
from all duty for at least 24 consecu-
tive hours at least once during any
seven consecutive days.
(e) No pilot may fly as a member of
a crew more than 100 hours during any
one calendar month.
(f) No pilot may fly as a member of a
crew more than 1,000 hours during any
12-calendar-month period.
[Doc. No. 6258, 29 FR 19217, Dec. 31, 1964; 30
FR 3639, Mar. 19, 1965, as amended by Amdt.
121–253, 61 FR 2612, Jan. 26, 1996]
§ 121.483 Flight time limitations: Two
pilots and one additional flight
crewmember.
(a) No certificate holder conducting
flag operations may schedule a pilot to
fly, in an airplane that has a crew of
two pilots and at least one additional
flight crewmember, for a total of more
than 12 hours during any 24 consecutive
hours.
(b) If a pilot has flown 20 or more
hours during any 48 consecutive hours
or 24 or more hours during any 72 con-
secutive hours, he must be given at
least 18 hours of rest before being as-
signed to any duty with the air carrier.
In any case, he must be given at least
24 consecutive hours of rest during any
seven consecutive days.
(c) No pilot may fly as a flight crew-
member more than—
(1) 120 hours during any 30 consecu-
tive days;
(2) 300 hours during any 90 consecu-
tive days; or
(3) 1,000 hours during any 12-calendar-
month period.
[Doc. No. 6258, 29 FR 19217, Dec. 31, 1964; 30
FR 3639, Mar. 19, 1965, as amended by Amdt.
121–253, 61 FR 2612, Jan. 26, 1996]
§ 121.485 Flight time limitations: Three
or more pilots and an additional
flight crewmember.
(a) Each certificate holder con-
ducting flag operations shall schedule
its flight hours to provide adequate
rest periods on the ground for each
pilot who is away from his base and
who is a pilot on an airplane that has
a crew of three or more pilots and an
additional flight crewmember. It shall
also provide adequate sleeping quarters
on the airplane whenever a pilot is
scheduled to fly more than 12 hours
during any 24 consecutive hours.
(b) The certificate holder conducting
flag operations shall give each pilot,
upon return to his base from any flight
or series of flights, a rest period that is
at least twice the total number of
hours he flew since the last rest period
at his base. During the rest period re-
quired by this paragraph, the air car-
rier may not require him to perform
any duty for it. If the required rest pe-
riod is more than seven days, that part
of the rest period in excess of seven
days may be given at any time before
the pilot is again scheduled for flight
duty on any route.
(c) No pilot may fly as a flight crew-
member more than—
(1) 350 hours during any 90 consecu-
tive days; or
