Civil Aviation Order 48.1 Amendment Instrument 2016 (No. 1)
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9 Positioning
On completion of assigned flight duties in an FDP (the relevant FDP), an FCM may position to a suitable location as required by the AOC holder.
Note As with any duty, the time spent in positioning after completion of the FDP must be added to the relevant FDP when determining minimum off-duty periods under clause 10.
[72] Appendix 2, subclause 10.1, the chapeau
10.1 Subject to subclause 10.2, if the sum of an FCM’s FDP, and his or her duty time (if any) after completion of the FDP but before commencement of the following off-duty period, does not exceed 12 hours, his or her following off‑duty period must be at least as follows:
[73] Appendix 2, subclause 10.2, the chapeau
10.2If the sum of an FCM’s FDP (the last FDP), and his or her duty time (if any) after completion of the FDP but before commencement of the following off‑duty period, does not exceed 10 hours, his or her following off-duty period (ODP 2), may be reduced to not less than 9 hours provided that:
[74] Appendix 2, subclause 10.3
10.3Subject to subclause 10.4, if the sum of an FCM’s FDP, and his or her duty time (if any) after completion of the FDP but before commencement of the following off-duty period (other duty time), exceeds 12 hours, his or her following off-duty period must be at least as follows:
(a) if the FCM is acclimatised — 12 hours, plus the sum of:
(i) 1.5 times the time that the FDP and the other duty time exceeded 12 hours; and
(ii) the amount that the displacement time exceeds 3 hours if travelling west, or 2 hours if travelling east;
(b) if the FCM is in an unknown state of acclimatisation — 14 hours, plus the sum of:
(i) 1.5 times the time that the FDP and the other duty time exceeded 12 hours; and
(ii) the amount of the displacement time.
[75] Appendix 2, subclause 13.2
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[76] Appendix 2, subclause 13.2, the Note
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[77] Appendix 2, after subclause 13.2
13.2AIf, in any consecutive 168 hour period (the period), an FCM is assigned:
(a) 2 or more FDPs involving late night operations; and
(b) 1 or more FDPs in an unknown state of acclimatisation under clause 3;
then for the period, the combined numerical total of all assigned or reassigned FDPs must not exceed 4.
[78] Appendix 3, the title
APPENDIX 3 — MULTI-PILOT OPERATIONS EXCEPT COMPLEX OPERATIONS AND FLIGHT TRAINING
[79] Appendix 3, 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
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:100%; margin-right:auto; margin-left:auto; border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td style="width:95.15pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding:2.85pt 5.03pt 2.85pt 5.4pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-weight:bold">Local t</span><span style="font-weight:bold">ime</span><span style="font-weight:bold"> at</span><br><span style="font-weight:bold">start of FDP</span></p></td><td colspan="6" style="width:309.65pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding:2.85pt 5.4pt 2.85pt 5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-weight:bold">Maximum </span><span style="font-weight:bold">FDP, and flight time (in brackets),</span><br><span style="font-weight:bold">according to</span><span style="font-weight:bold"> sectors</span><span style="font-weight:bold"> to be flown</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:95.15pt; 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 style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:center"><span style="font-weight:bold"></span></p></td><td style="width:45.4pt; 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 style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:center"><span style="font-weight:bold">1-2</span></p></td><td style="width:45.4pt; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding:2.85pt 5.4pt 2.48pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:center"><span style="font-weight:bold">3</span></p></td><td style="width:45.4pt; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding:2.85pt 5.4pt 2.48pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:center"><span style="font-weight:bold">4</span></p></td><td style="width:35.95pt; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding:2.85pt 5.4pt 2.48pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:center"><span style="font-weight:bold">5</span></p></td><td style="width:41.75pt; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding:2.85pt 5.4pt 2.48pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:center"><span style="font-weight:bold">6</span></p></td><td style="width:41.75pt; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding:2.85pt 5.4pt 2.48pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:center"><span style="font-weight:bold">7+</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:95.15pt; 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 style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:center"><span style="font-weight:bold">0500 – 0559</span></p></td><td style="width:45.4pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding:2.48pt 5.4pt 2.85pt 5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:center"><span>11(9)</span></p></td><td style="width:45.4pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding:2.48pt 5.4pt 2.85pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:center"><span>10(8)</span></p></td><td style="width:45.4pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding:2.48pt 5.4pt 2.85pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:center"><span>10(8)</span></p></td><td style="width:35.95pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding:2.48pt 5.4pt 2.85pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:center"><span>9(8)</span></p></td><td style="width:41.75pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding:2.48pt 5.4pt 2.85pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:center"><span>9(8)</span></p></td><td style="width:41.75pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding:2.48pt 5.4pt 2.85pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:center"><span>9(8)</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:95.15pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding:2.85pt 5.03pt 2.85pt 5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:center"><span style="font-weight:bold">0600 – 0659</span></p></td><td style="width:45.4pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding:2.85pt 5.4pt 2.85pt 5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:center"><span>12(9)</span></p></td><td style="width:45.4pt; padding:2.85pt 5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:center"><span>11(9)</span></p></td><td style="width:45.4pt; padding:2.85pt 5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:center"><span>11(9)</span></p></td><td style="width:35.95pt; padding:2.85pt 5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:center"><span>10(8)</span></p></td><td style="width:41.75pt; padding:2.85pt 5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:center"><span>10(8)</span></p></td><td style="width:41.75pt; padding:2.85pt 5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:center"><span>9(8)</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table> ``` <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:100%; margin-right:auto; margin-left:auto; border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td style="width:95.15pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding:2.85pt 5.03pt 2.85pt 5.4pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-weight:bold">Local t</span><span style="font-weight:bold">ime</span><span style="font-weight:bold"> at</span><br><span style="font-weight:bold">start of FDP</span></p></td><td colspan="6" style="width:309.65pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding:2.85pt 5.4pt 2.85pt 5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-weight:bold">Maximum </span><span style="font-weight:bold">FDP, and flight time (in brackets),</span><br><span style="font-weight:bold">according to</span><span style="font-weight:bold"> sectors</span><span style="font-weight:bold"> to be flown</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:95.15pt; 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 style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:center"><span style="font-weight:bold"></span></p></td><td style="width:45.4pt; 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 style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:center"><span style="font-weight:bold">1-2</span></p></td><td style="width:45.4pt; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding:2.85pt 5.4pt 2.48pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:center"><span style="font-weight:bold">3</span></p></td><td style="width:45.4pt; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding:2.85pt 5.4pt 2.48pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:center"><span style="font-weight:bold">4</span></p></td><td style="width:35.95pt; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding:2.85pt 5.4pt 2.48pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:center"><span style="font-weight:bold">5</span></p></td><td style="width:41.75pt; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding:2.85pt 5.4pt 2.48pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:center"><span style="font-weight:bold">6</span></p></td><td style="width:41.75pt; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding:2.85pt 5.4pt 2.48pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:center"><span style="font-weight:bold">7+</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:95.15pt; 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 style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:center"><span style="font-weight:bold">0500 – 0559</span></p></td><td style="width:45.4pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding:2.48pt 5.4pt 2.85pt 5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:center"><span>11(9)</span></p></td><td style="width:45.4pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding:2.48pt 5.4pt 2.85pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:center"><span>10(8)</span></p></td><td style="width:45.4pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding:2.48pt 5.4pt 2.85pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:center"><span>10(8)</span></p></td><td style="width:35.95pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding:2.48pt 5.4pt 2.85pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:center"><span>9(8)</span></p></td><td style="width:41.75pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding:2.48pt 5.4pt 2.85pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:center"><span>9(8)</span></p></td><td style="width:41.75pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding:2.48pt 5.4pt 2.85pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:center"><span>9(8)</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:95.15pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding:2.85pt 5.03pt 2.85pt 5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:center"><span style="font-weight:bold">0600 – 0659</span></p></td><td style="width:45.4pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding:2.85pt 5.4pt 2.85pt 5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:center"><span>12(9)</span></p></td><td style="width:45.4pt; padding:2.85pt 5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:center"><span>11(9)</span></p></td><td style="width:45.4pt; padding:2.85pt 5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:center"><span>11(9)</span></p></td><td style="width:35.95pt; padding:2.85pt 5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:center"><span>10(8)</span></p></td><td style="width:41.75pt; padding:2.85pt 5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:center"><span>10(8)</span></p></td><td style="width:41.75pt; padding:2.85pt 5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:center"><span>9.5(8)</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table> ```