Civil Aviation Order 48.1 Amendment Instrument 2016 (No. 1)
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4 Off-duty period limits
4.1An FCM must have a minimum off-duty period of at least 12 consecutive hours during any consecutive 24 hour period.
4.2Before beginning an FDP, an FCM must have had:
(a) at least 36 consecutive hours off-duty, including 2 local nights, in the 168 hours before the projected end time of the assigned FDP; and
(b) at least 7 days off-duty in the 28 consecutive days before the FDP commences; and
(c) at least 24 days off-duty in the 84 consecutive days before the FDP commences.
4.3If an FDP under this Appendix is followed by an FDP under another Appendix, then, despite anything in the other Appendix, the FCM must have a minimum off-duty period of at least 12 consecutive hours before commencing the FDP under the other Appendix.
[50] Appendix 2, the title
APPENDIX 2 — MULTI-PILOT OPERATIONS EXCEPT FLIGHT TRAINING
[51] Appendix 2, subclause 1.1
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(b) subject to paragraph (c), if the commencement of the FDP has been delayed — the original reporting time for the FDP; or
(c) if the commencement of the FDP has been delayed by a single delay of 10 hours or more — commencing the FDP following the delay; or
[52] Appendix 2, subclause 1.2
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(b) subject to paragraph (c), if the commencement of the FDP has been delayed — the original reporting time for the FDP; or
(c) if the commencement of the FDP has been delayed by a single delay of 10 hours or more — commencing the FDP following the delay; or
Note See subsection 6 of this Order for the definition of sleep opportunity, where it is defined as occurring during an off-duty period.
[53] Appendix 2, clause 2, Table 2.1
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border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding:2.85pt 5.03pt 2.48pt 5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="LDTableheading" style="margin-top:3pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"></span></p></td><td style="width:35.35pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding:2.85pt 5.4pt 2.48pt 5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="LDTableheading" style="margin-top:3pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">1-2</span></p></td><td style="width:35.35pt; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding:2.85pt 5.4pt 2.48pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="LDTableheading" style="margin-top:3pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">3</span></p></td><td style="width:35.35pt; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding:2.85pt 5.4pt 2.48pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="LDTableheading" style="margin-top:3pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">4</span></p></td><td style="width:26.9pt; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding:2.85pt 5.4pt 2.48pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="LDTableheading" style="margin-top:3pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">5</span></p></td><td style="width:32.35pt; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding:2.85pt 5.4pt 2.48pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="LDTableheading" style="margin-top:3pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">6</span></p></td><td style="width:32.35pt; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding:2.85pt 5.4pt 2.48pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="LDTableheading" style="margin-top:3pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">7+</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:76.85pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding:2.48pt 5.03pt 2.85pt 5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="LDTabletext"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight:bold">0500 – 0559</span></p></td><td style="width:35.35pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding:2.48pt 5.4pt 2.85pt 5.03pt; 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