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Last Updated: 15 January 2013
[CIA 13,130] Responsibility to prevent fatigue of flight crew49
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- (a)he or she has established a scheme for the regulation of flight times, duty periods and rest periods for every person flying in that aircraft as a member of its crew; and
- (b)the scheme is approved by the Authority subject to such conditions and amendments it thinks fit; and
- (c)either the scheme is incorporated in the operator's operations manual or, when an operations manual is not required, in a document, a copy of which has been made available to every person flying in that aircraft as a member of the crew; and
- (d)he or she has taken all such steps as are reasonably practicable to ensure that the provisions of the scheme will be complied with in relation to every person flying in that aircraft as a member of its crew.
(2) The operator of an aircraft to which this Part applies shall not cause or permit any person to fly thereon as a member of its crew if he or she knows or has reason to believe that that person is suffering from, or having regard to the circumstances of the flight to be undertaken, is likely to suffer from such fatigue while he or she is so flying as may endanger the safety of the aircraft or of its occupants.
(3) A person shall not act as a member of the crew of an aircraft to which this Part applies if he or she knows or has reason to believe that he or she is suffering from, or having regard to the circumstances of the flight to be undertaken, is likely to suffer from, such fatigue as may endanger the safety of the aircraft or of its occupants.
(4) The operator shall comply with flight time limitation standards notified by the Authority.
[subreg (4) insrt LN 72 of 2003 reg 17, effective 1 July 2004; am LN 82 of 2009 reg 83, effective 6 February 2010]