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14 CFR Part 117 - Flight and Duty Limitations and Rest Requirements

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(2) The pilot’s FAA-issued certificate

number.

(3) A current mailing address and

telephone number.

(4) An electronic mail address. (5) Any additional information that

the Administrator might request to verify the identity of the pilot request-ing access to the PRD.

graph (a) of this section must be sub-mitted at least 7 days before the pilot seeks to access the PRD.

§ 111.310 Written consent.

(a) Before any operator may access a

pilot’s records in the PRD, that pilot must apply for access to the PRD in ac-cordance with §111.305 and provide written consent to the FAA for release of that pilot’s records to the operator, in a form and manner acceptable to the Administrator.

(b) Provision of consent must include

an affirmation that the employment history of the pilot for five years pre-ceding the date of consent is accurate and complete. If the pilot finds the em-ployment history is not complete, the pilot must update the employment his-tory to list all past employers.

quest to the NDR for an individual’s motor vehicle driving record for pur-poses of compliance with §111.110, the individual must provide written con-sent specific to the NDR search.

§ 111.315 Pilot right of review.

(a) Once a pilot has received elec-

tronic access in accordance with §111.305, the pilot may access the PRD to review all records pertaining to that pilot.

(b) A pilot who submits written con-

sent to a reviewing entity in accord-ance with §111.310(c) may request a copy of any State motor vehicle driv-ing records obtained by the reviewing entity in accordance with §111.110.

contained in the PRD pertaining to that pilot, without accessing the PRD and without obtaining electronic ac-cess issued in accordance with §111.305, upon submission of a form provided by the Administrator to confirm the pi-lot’s identity. § 111.320 Reporting errors and re-

questing corrections.

A pilot who identifies an error or in-

accuracy in that pilot’s PRD records must report the error or inaccuracy to the PRD in a form and manner accept-able to the Administrator.

PARTS 112–116 [RESERVED ]

PART 117—FLIGHT AND DUTY LIMI-

TATIONS AND REST REQUIRE-MENTS: FLIGHTCREW MEMBERS

Sec.

117.1 Applicability. 117.3 Definitions. 117.5 Fitness for duty. 117.7 Fatigue risk management system. 117.9 Fatigue education and awareness

training program.

117.11 Flight time limitation. 117.13 Flight duty period: Unaugmented op-

erations.

117.15 Flight duty period: Split duty. 117.17 Flight duty period: Augmented

flightcrew.

117.19 Flight duty period extensions. 117.21 Reserve status. 117.23 Cumulative limitations. 117.25 Rest period. 117.27 Consecutive nighttime operations. 117.29 Emergency and government spon-

sored operations.

ABLE A TOPART117—M AXIMUM FLIGHT TIME

LIMITS FOR UNAUGMENTED OPERATIONS

TABLE B TOPART117—F LIGHT DUTYPERIOD :

UNAUGMENTED OPERATIONS

TABLE C TOPART117—F LIGHT DUTYPERIOD :

AUGMENTED OPERATIONS

AUTHORITY : 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 40119,

44101, 44701–44702, 44705, 44709–44711, 44713, 44716–44717, 44722, 46901, 44903–44904, 44912, 46105.

OURCE : Docket FAA–2009–1093, 77 FR 398,

Jan. 4, 2012, unless otherwise noted.

§ 117.1 Applicability.

(a) This part prescribes flight and

duty limitations and rest requirements for all flightcrew members and certifi-cate holders conducting passenger op-erations under part 121 of this chapter.

(b) This part applies to all operations

directed by part 121 certificate holders under part 91, other than subpart K, of this chapter if any segment is con-ducted as a domestic passenger, flag passenger, or supplemental passenger operation.

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members when participating in an op-eration under part 91, other than sub-part K of this chapter, on behalf of the part 121 certificate holder if any flight segment is conducted as a domestic passenger, flag passenger, or supple-mental passenger operation

(d) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a),

(b) and (c) of this section, a certificate holder may conduct under part 117 its part 121 operations pursuant to 121.470, 121.480, or 121.500.

§ 117.3 Definitions.

In addition to the definitions in §§1.1

and 110.2 of this chapter, the following definitions apply to this part. In the event there is a conflict in definitions, the definitions in this part control for purposes of the flight and duty limita-tions and rest requirements of this part.

Acclimated means a condition in

which a flightcrew member has been in a theater for 72 hours or has been given at least 36 consecutive hours free from duty.

Airport/standby reserve means a de-

fined duty period during which a flightcrew member is required by a cer-tificate holder to be at an airport for a possible assignment.

Augmented flightcrew means a

flightcrew that has more than the min-imum number of flightcrew members required by the airplane type certifi-cate to operate the aircraft to allow a flightcrew member to be replaced by another qualified flightcrew member for in-flight rest.

Calendar day means a 24-hour period

from 0000 through 2359 using Coordi-nated Universal Time or local time.

Certificate holder means a person who

holds or is required to hold an air car-rier certificate or operating certificate issued under part 119 of this chapter.

Deadhead transportation means trans-

portation of a flightcrew member as a passenger or non-operating flightcrew member, by any mode of transpor-tation, as required by a certificate holder, excluding transportation to or from a suitable accommodation. All time spent in deadhead transportation is duty and is not rest. For purposes of determining the maximum flight duty period in Table B of this part, deadhead transportation is not considered a

flight segment.

Duty means any task that a

flightcrew member performs as re-quired by the certificate holder, includ-ing but not limited to flight duty pe-riod, flight duty, pre- and post-flight duties, administrative work, training, deadhead transportation, aircraft posi-tioning on the ground, aircraft loading, and aircraft servicing.

Fatigue means a physiological state

of reduced mental or physical perform-ance capability resulting from lack of sleep or increased physical activity that can reduce a flightcrew member’s alertness and ability to safely operate an aircraft or perform safety-related duties.

Fatigue risk management system

(FRMS) means a management system for a certificate holder to use to miti-gate the effects of fatigue in its par-ticular operations. It is a data-driven process and a systematic method used to continuously monitor and manage safety risks associated with fatigue-re-lated error.

Fit for duty means physiologically

and mentally prepared and capable of performing assigned duties at the high-est degree of safety.

Flight duty period (FDP) means a pe-

riod that begins when a flightcrew member is required to report for duty with the intention of conducting a flight, a series of flights, or positioning or ferrying flights, and ends when the aircraft is parked after the last flight and there is no intention for further aircraft movement by the same flightcrew member. A flight duty pe-riod includes the duties performed by the flightcrew member on behalf of the certificate holder that occur before a flight segment or between flight seg-ments without a required intervening rest period. Examples of tasks that are

part of the flight duty period include deadhead transportation, training con-ducted in an aircraft or flight simu-lator, and airport/standby reserve, if the above tasks occur before a flight segment or between flight segments without an intervening required rest period.

Home base means the location des-

ignated by a certificate holder where a

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flightcrew member normally begins

and ends his or her duty periods.

Lineholder means a flightcrew mem-

ber who has an assigned flight duty pe-riod and is not acting as a reserve flightcrew member.

Long-call reserve means that, prior to

beginning the rest period required by §117.25, the flightcrew member is noti-fied by the certificate holder to report for a flight duty period following the completion of the rest period.

Physiological night’s rest means 10

hours of rest that encompasses the hours of 0100 and 0700 at the flightcrew member’s home base, unless the indi-vidual has acclimated to a different theater. If the flightcrew member has acclimated to a different theater, the rest must encompass the hours of 0100 and 0700 at the acclimated location.

Report time means the time that the

certificate holder requires a flightcrew member to report for an assignment.

Reserve availability period means a

duty period during which a certificate holder requires a flightcrew member on short call reserve to be available to re-ceive an assignment for a flight duty period.

Reserve flightcrew member means a

flightcrew member who a certificate holder requires to be available to re-ceive an assignment for duty.

Rest facility means a bunk or seat ac-

commodation installed in an aircraft that provides a flightcrew member with a sleep opportunity.

(1) Class 1 rest facility means a bunk

or other surface that allows for a flat sleeping position and is located sepa-rate from both the flight deck and pas-senger cabin in an area that is tem-perature-controlled, allows the flightcrew member to control light, and provides isolation from noise and disturbance.

(2) Class 2 rest facility means a seat in

an aircraft cabin that allows for a flat or near flat sleeping position; is sepa-rated from passengers by a minimum of a curtain to provide darkness and some sound mitigation; and is reasonably free from disturbance by passengers or flightcrew members.

(3) Class 3 rest facility means a seat in

an aircraft cabin or flight deck that re-clines at least 40 degrees and provides leg and foot support. Rest period means a continuous period

determined prospectively during which the flightcrew member is free from all restraint by the certificate holder, in-cluding freedom from present responsi-bility for work should the occasion arise.

Scheduled means to appoint, assign,

or designate for a fixed time.

Short-call reserve means a period of

time in which a flightcrew member is

assigned to a reserve availability pe-riod.

Split duty means a flight duty period

that has a scheduled break in duty that is less than a required rest period.

Suitable accommodation means a tem-

perature-controlled facility with sound mitigation and the ability to control light that provides a flightcrew mem-ber with the ability to sleep either in a bed, bunk or in a chair that allows for flat or near flat sleeping position. Suit-able accommodation only applies to ground facilities and does not apply to aircraft onboard rest facilities.

Theater means a geographical area in

which the distance between the flightcrew member’s flight duty period departure point and arrival point dif-fers by no more than 60 degrees lon-gitude.

Unforeseen operational circumstance

means an unplanned event of insuffi-cient duration to allow for adjustments to schedules, including unforecast weather, equipment malfunction, or air traffic delay that is not reasonably ex-pected.

Window of circadian low means a pe-

riod of maximum sleepiness that oc-curs between 0200 and 0559 during a physiological night.

[Docket FAA–2009–1093, 77 FR 398, Jan. 4,

2012; Amdt. 117–1A, 77 FR 28764, May 16, 2012; Amdt. 117–1, 78 FR 69288, Nov. 19, 2013]

§ 117.5 Fitness for duty.

(a) Each flightcrew member must re-

port for any flight duty period rested and prepared to perform his or her as-signed duties.

(b) No certificate holder may assign

and no flightcrew member may accept assignment to a flight duty period if the flightcrew member has reported for a flight duty period too fatigued to safely perform his or her assigned du-ties.

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a flightcrew member to continue a flight duty period if the flightcrew member has reported him or herself too fatigued to continue the assigned flight duty period.

(d) As part of the dispatch or flight

release, as applicable, each flightcrew member must affirmatively state he or she is fit for duty prior to commencing flight.

§ 117.7 Fatigue risk management sys-

tem.

(a) No certificate holder may exceed

any provision of this part unless ap-proved by the FAA under a Fatigue Risk Management System that pro-vides at least an equivalent level of safety against fatigue-related acci-dents or incidents as the other provi-sions of this part.

(b) The Fatigue Risk Management

System must include:

(1) A fatigue risk management pol-

icy.

(2) An education and awareness train-

ing program.

(3) A fatigue reporting system. (4) A system for monitoring

flightcrew fatigue.

(5) An incident reporting process. (6) A performance evaluation.

§ 117.9 Fatigue education and aware-

ness training program.

(a) Each certificate holder must de-

velop and implement an education and awareness training program, approved by the Administrator. This program must provide annual education and awareness training to all employees of the certificate holder responsible for administering the provisions of this rule including flightcrew members, dis-patchers, individuals directly involved in the scheduling of flightcrew mem-bers, individuals directly involved in operational control, and any employee providing direct management oversight of those areas.

(b) The fatigue education and aware-

ness training program must be de-signed to increase awareness of:

(1) Fatigue; (2) The effects of fatigue on pilots;

and

(3) Fatigue countermeasures (c) (1) Each certificate holder must

update its fatigue education and aware-ness training program every two years and submit the update to the Adminis-trator for review and acceptance.

(2) Not later than 12 months after the

date of submission of the fatigue edu-cation and awareness training program required by (c)(1) of this section, the Administrator shall review and accept

or reject the update. If the Adminis-trator rejects an update, the Adminis-trator shall provide suggested modi-fications for resubmission of the up-date.

§ 117.11 Flight time limitation.

(a) No certificate holder may sched-

ule and no flightcrew member may ac-cept an assignment or continue an as-signed flight duty period if the total flight time:

(1) Will exceed the limits specified in

Table A of this part if the operation is conducted with the minimum required flightcrew.

(2) Will exceed 13 hours if the oper-

ation is conducted with a 3-pilot flightcrew.

(3) Will exceed 17 hours if the oper-

ation is conducted with a 4-pilot flightcrew.

(b) If unforeseen operational cir-

cumstances arise after takeoff that are beyond the certificate holder’s control, a flightcrew member may exceed the maximum flight time specified in para-graph (a) of this section and the cumu-lative flight time limits in 117.23(b) to the extent necessary to safely land the aircraft at the next destination airport or alternate, as appropriate.

port to the Administrator within 10 days any flight time that exceeded the maximum flight time limits permitted by this section or §117.23(b). The report must contain a description of the ex-tended flight time limitation and the circumstances surrounding the need for the extension.

[Docket FAA–2009–1093, 77 FR 398, Jan. 4,

2012; Amdt. 117–1, 78 FR 8362, Feb. 6, 2013; 78 FR 69288, Nov. 19, 2013]

§ 117.13 Flight duty period: Unaug-

mented operations.

(a) Except as provided for in §117.15,

no certificate holder may assign and no

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flightcrew member may accept an as-

signment for an unaugmented flight operation if the scheduled flight duty period will exceed the limits in Table B of this part.

(b) If the flightcrew member is not

acclimated:

(1) The maximum flight duty period

in Table B 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.

§ 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.

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.

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

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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

(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.

[Docket 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.

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

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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.

ule and no flightcrew member may ac-cept an assignment if the flightcrew member’s total Flight Duty Period will

exceed:

(1) 60 flight duty period hours in any

168 consecutive hours or

(2) 190 flight duty period hours in any

672 consecutive hours.

[Docket FAA–2009–1093, 77 FR 398, Jan. 4,

2012; Amdt. 117–1A, 77 FR 28764, May 16, 2012; Amdt. 117–1, 78 FR 69288, Nov. 19, 2013]

§ 117.25 Rest period.

(a) No certificate holder may assign

and no flightcrew member may accept assignment to any reserve or duty with the certificate holder during any re-quired rest period.

(b) Before beginning any reserve or

flight duty period a flightcrew member must be given at least 30 consecutive hours free from all duty within the past 168 consecutive hour period.

in a new theater has received 36 con-secutive hours of rest, that flightcrew member is acclimated and the rest pe-riod meets the requirements of para-graph (b) of this section.

(d) A flightcrew member must be

given a minimum of 56 consecutive hours rest upon return to home base if the flightcrew member: (1) Travels more than 60 ° longitude during a flight

duty period or a series of flight duty period, and (2) is away from home base for more than 168 consecutive hours during this travel. The 56 hours of rest specified in this section must encom-pass three physiological nights’ rest based on local time.

(e) No certificate holder may sched-

ule and no flightcrew member may ac-cept an assignment for any reserve or flight duty period unless the flightcrew member is given a rest period of at least 10 consecutive hours immediately before beginning the reserve or flight duty period measured from the time the flightcrew member is released from duty. The 10 hour rest period must pro-vide the flightcrew member with a minimum of 8 uninterrupted hours of

sleep opportunity.

(f) If a flightcrew member determines

that a rest period under paragraph (e) of this section will not provide eight uninterrupted hours of sleep oppor-tunity, the flightcrew member must notify the certificate holder. The

flightcrew member cannot report for the assigned flight duty period until he or she receives a rest period specified in paragraph (e) of this section.

(g) If a flightcrew member engaged in

deadhead transportation exceeds the applicable flight duty period in Table B of this part, the flightcrew member must be given a rest period equal to the length of the deadhead transpor-tation but not less than the required rest in paragraph (e) of this section be-fore beginning a flight duty period.

[Docket 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]

§ 117.27 Consecutive nighttime oper-

ations.

A certificate holder may schedule

and a flightcrew member may accept up to five consecutive flight duty peri-ods that infringe on the window of cir-cadian low if the certificate holder pro-vides the flightcrew member with an opportunity to rest in a suitable ac-commodation during each of the con-secutive nighttime flight duty periods. The rest opportunity must be at least 2 hours, measured from the time that the flightcrew member reaches the suitable accommodation, and must comply with the conditions specified in §117.15(a), (c), (d), and (e). Otherwise, no certificate holder may schedule and no flightcrew member may accept more than three consecutive flight duty periods that infringe on the win-dow of circadian low. For purposes of this section, any split duty rest that is provided in accordance with §117.15 counts as part of a flight duty period.

§ 117.29 Emergency and government

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