Below you find the article as published in the current CWA. Further below we provide some comments and explanations for this article.
Like always it is the obligation of the company to follow these rules and a pilot is entitled to a roster reflecting these rules. If a pilot notices a non-compliance with the CWA it is his/her right that his roster will be changed to be fully compliant with the CWA.
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36.8. Standby 36.8.1. Home Base Airport Standby The following applies to Pilots on Airport Standby:
– Airport Standby shall be clearly indicated in the Roster and the start and end time of Airport Standby shall be defined and notified in advance to the Pilot concerned to provide the Pilot with the opportunity to plan adequate rest.
– The maximum duration of Airport Standby is 8 hours.
– A Pilot is considered on Airport Standby from reporting at the reporting point until the end of the notified Airport Standby period.
– Airport Standby shall count in full as Duty Period.
– Accommodation during Airport Standby is provided by the Company.
– The Response Time between call and Flight Duty Period start is 30 minutes to account for physiological needs.
– If not leading to the assignment of a Flight Duty Period, Airport Standby is followed by a Rest Period.
– If an assigned Flight Duty Period starts during Airport Standby, the following applies:
i. The Flight Duty Period counts from the start of the Flight Duty Period. The maximum Flight Duty Period is reduced by any time spent on Airport Standby in excess of 4 hours. ii. The maximum combined duration of Airport Standby and assigned Flight Duty Period is 16 hours unless the Flight Duty Period has been extended due to in-flight rest or split duty.
– The Pilot has to be reachable by phone during Standby.
– During Airport Standby, a minimum of 8 hours per day is counted towards the Pilot’s credit time limit.
36.8.2. Standby other than Airport Standby The following applies to Pilots on Standby other than Airport Standby: a) General
–The maximum duration of Standby other than Airport Standby is 8 hours.
–The combination of Standby other than Airport Standby and Flight Duty Period does not lead to more than 18 hours awake time. Full time on Standby will be considered in the evaluation of the Pilot’s alertness level under FRM.
–25% of time spent on Standby other than Airport Standby counts as Duty Time for the purpose of Flight Times and Duty Periods limitations.
–Standby is followed by a Rest Period.
–Standby ceases when the Pilot reports at the designated reporting point.
–If Standby ceases within the first 6 hours, the maximum Flight Duty Period counts from the Reporting Time.
–If Standby ceases after the first 6 hours, the maximum Flight Duty Period is reduced by the amount of time on Standby exceeding 6 hours.
–If the Flight Duty Period is extended due to in-flight rest or to split duty, the 6 hours above are extended to 8 hours.
–Notifications of assigned Duties should avoid interference with sleeping patterns if possible.
–Pilots are expected to manage rest and nap opportunities while on Standby. Therefore, the beginning of the awake time correlates with the call out time.
–The exact hours that the Pilot is required to be on Standby will appear on the Pilot’s Roster.
–During Standby, a minimum of 8 hours per day is counted towards the Pilot’s credit time limit.
b) Standby other than Airport Standby at Home Base:
– The Pilot has to be reachable by phone during Standby.
– The Response Time between call and Reporting Time is minimum 120 minutes.
c) Standby other than Airport Standby away from Home Base:
– Suitable Accommodation shall be provided.
– The Pilot has to be reachable by phone during Standby. The Pilot will notify the Company of the phone number he can be reached on during Standby.
– The Response Time between call and the transport leaving the Suitable Accommodation is minimum 90 minutes.
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Let’s have a look at the definitions first:
Standby is defined in Part III of the CWA as “Means a pre-notified and defined period of time during which a Pilot is required by the Company to be available to receive an assignment for a Duty without an intervening Rest Period, as follows:
(a) “Airport Standby” means a Standby performed at the
airport or any other location defined by the Company with the exception of Standby away from Home Base
(b) “Other Standby” means a Standby either at home or in a Suitable Accommodation.
Reserve is defined as “Means a period of time during which a Pilot is required by the Company to be available to receive an assignment for an FDP, Positioning or other Duty notified at least 18 hours in advance.
Accommodation is defined as “Means, for the purpose of standby and split duty, a quiet and comfortable place not open to the public with the ability to control light and temperature, equipped with adequate furniture that provides a Pilot with the possibility to sleep, with enough capacity to accommodate all Pilots present at the same time and with access to food and drink.”
Suitable Accommodation is defined as “Means, for the purpose of Standby, split duty, and rest, a separate hotel room for each Pilot located in a quiet environment and equipped with a bed, which is sufficiently ventilated, has a device for regulating temperature and light intensity, and access to food and drink.“
It can be summarized, that in case of Home Base Airport Standby:
· Airport standby must be clearly indicated in the roster
· The maximum duration is 8 hours and shall entirely be counted as Duty Period
· A minimum of 8 hours per day is counted towards the pilot credit time limit (Art. 38.5)
· The pilot must be reachable during standby times by phone
· Accommodation must be provided
· If no FDP is assigned, airport standby is followed by a Rest Period
· Notification time (from the phone call until reporting time) is minimum 30 minutes
· If an FDP starts during airport standby, the maximum FDP is reduced by any time spent on airport standby in excess of 4 hours
· The maximum combined duration of airport standby and a FDP is 16 hours, except if the flight crew is augmented or in case of split duty.
Standby other than Airport Standby can be summarized as follows:
· Standby duty must be clearly indicated in the roster
· Maximum duration is 8 hours and 25% of the time will be counted for the purpose of Flight Times and Duty Periods limitations (Art. 36.4.1)
· A minimum of 8 hours per day is counted towards the pilot credit time limit (Art. 38.5)
· Standby is followed by a Rest Period
· The pilot must be reachable during Standby times by phone
· Notification time (from the phone call until reporting time) is minimum 2 hours at Home Base
· If standby away from Home Base
o Suitable accommodation must be provided
o The pilot can choose between either the hotel phone or a private phone number he can be reached on during Standby.
o The response time (from the phone call until the transport leaves the suitable accommodation) is minimum 1 ½ hours
· The maximum combined duration of standby and an FDP is 18 hours
· Standby ceases when reporting at the designated reporting point
· If standby ceases within the first 6 hours, the maximum FDP counts from reporting
· If standby ceases after the first 6 hours, the maximum FDP is reduced by the amount of standby time exceeding 6 hours
· If the flight crew is augmented or in case of split duty, the 6 hours above are extended to 8 hours.
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36.9. Reserve 36.9.1. The following provisions apply to Pilots assigned to reserve duties: – Reserve is the period of time during which the Pilot is required to be contactable and available to receive an assignment for Duty.
– Notification of Duty assignments while on Reserve must be via AIMS eCrew app push notification. If push notification is not available notifications of Duty assignment shall be done via email.
– Reserve periods are indicated on the Roster.
– The maximum number of consecutive Reserve days is 7.
– The maximum duration of any single Reserve period is 8 hours per day.
– Before each period of Reserve a minimum of an 8-hours uninterrupted rest is scheduled.
– An assigned Flight Duty Period counts from the Reporting Time.
– Reserve times do not count as Duty Period for the purpose of rest requirements or flight times and duty periods limitations. Pilots may be scheduled for Reserve on days which are unschedulable or in lieu of a Duty from which the Pilot is de-assigned. – Reserve 1 is scheduled from 06:00 to 14:00 local time. – Reserve 2 is scheduled from 12:00 to 20:00 local time. – Reserve 3 is scheduled from 16:00 to 24:00 local time.
Reserve in a Roster implies that a Reserve period, which does not result in a Duty Period, may not be retrospectively considered as part of a Recurrent Extended Recovery Rest Period.
During Reserve, a minimum of 8 hours per day is counted towards the Pilot’s credit time limit.
The minimum time between notification during a Reserve Duty and start of the Duty notified is 18 hours. |
In case of Reserve, the following is applicable:
· Maximum number of consecutive RES days is 7
· Maximum 8 hours per day
· RES must be clearly indicated in the roster
· Notification of duty assignments will be via the AIMS eCrew app push notification. Please ensure that the notification is activated on your company iPad during Reserve times.
· Notification time (from time stamp of push notification until start of assigned duty) is minimum 18 hours
· An assigned FDP counts from reporting time
· RES does not count for the purpose of Flight Times and Duty Periods limitations (Art. 36.4.1)
· 8 hours per day are counted towards the pilot credit time limit (Art. 38.5)
· Any RES that does not result in a Duty Period may not be considered as part of Recurrent Extended Recovery Rest Period.
