Chapter 1: Regulations (Flight Crew Duty Time Limits)

(8221) "Window of circadian low" means a period of maximum sleepiness that occurs between

0200 - 0559 (14 CFR ss117.3)

(8194) Normally, a dispatcher for domestic or flag operations should be scheduled for no more than

10 consecutive hours of duty. (14 CFR ss121.465)

(8224) No flightcrew member may accept an assignment for any reserve or flight duty period unless the flight crew member is given

10 consecutive hours of rest immediately before beginning a flight duty period or a reserve period. (14 CFR ss117.25)

(8724) What is the minimum rest period required before a flight or reserve duty period?

10 consecutive hours rest. (14 CFR ss117.25)

(9837) "Physiological night's rest" means

10 hours of rest that encompasses the hours of 0100 and 0700 at the crewmember's home base. (14 CFR ss117.3)

(8709) Under 14 CFR 121, a required flightcrew member of an unaugmented two-pilot flag operation may not exceed how many hours duty in a one calendar month period?

100 hours (14 CFR ss121.481)

(9841) For unaugmented flightcrew operations, your maximum flight duty period limit is

13 hours if assigned to report at 0700 for 4 flight segments. (14 CFR ss117.13 and Table B)

(8219) For a short-call reserve, the reserve availability period may not exceed

14 hours (14 CFR ss117.21)

(9842) In an airplane with an augmented crew of three flightcrew members assignment, the maximum flight duty period is

16 hours if assigned to report at 0630 with a Class 1 rest facility available. (14 CFR ss117.17 and Table C)

(8228) Flight duty period hours for flightcrew members are limited to

190 hours in any 672 consecutive hours. (14 CFR ss117.23)

(9846) The flight duty period may be extended due to unforeseen circumstances before takeoff by as much as

2 hours. (14 CFR ss117.19)

(9843) The time spent resting during unaugmented operations will not be counted towards the flight duty period limitation if the rest period is at least

3 hours long after reaching suitable accommodations. (14 CFR ss117.15)

(9851) A flightcrew member must be given a rest period before beginning any reserve or flight duty period of

30 consecutive hours in the past 168 consecutive hours. (14 CFR ss117.25)

(8708) Under 14 CFR 121, a required flightcrew member of an unaugmented two-pilot flag operation may not exceed how many hours duty in a seven consecutive day period?

32 hours (14 CFR ss121.481)

(9850) Flightcrew member's flight duty periods are limited to

60 hours in any 168 consecutive hours. (14 CFR ss117.23

(9840) In an airplane assigned with a minimum flight crew of two, your flight time may not exceed

9 hours if assigned to report at 0500 (14 CFR ss117.11 and Table A)

(8211) You are on the last day of a four day trip and haven't slept well. What is a warning sign that you are fatigued?

A. Improved dexterity. B. Head bobbing. (correct) C. Mental acuteness. (14 CFR ss117.3)

(8707) You did not get a good night's rest and have been on duty for several hours. A sign you may be fatigued is

A. improved dexterity. B. decreased short term memory. (correct) C. mental acuteness.

(8706) Fatigue can be evident in others if they

A. talk more than usual B. yawn excessively. (correct) C. are overly helpful.

(8229) You are a pilot operating under 14 CFR Part 121 and are in a required rest period. When can you be contacted about your next day duty assignment?

At the end of your required rest period. (14 CFR ss117.25)

(8222) If the crew van breaks down en route to the rest facility and delays arrival for nearly 2 hours, does the flightcrew member need to notify the certificate holder?

No, as long as the crew member has the opportunity for 8 hours rest. (14 CFR ss117.25)

(8231) "Rest period" means

a continuous period determined prospectively during which the flightcrew member is free from all restraint by the certificate holder. (14 CFR ss117.3)

(8223) "Airport standby reserve" means

a defined duty period during which a flight crewmember is required by the certificate holder to be available for possible assignment. (14 CFR ss117.3)

(8238) "Theater" means

a geographical area in which the distance between the flightcrew member flight duty period departure point and arrival point differs by no more than 60 degrees longitude. (14 CFR ss117.3 and 117.13)

(9839) Flightcrew members must receive fatigue education and awareness training

annually for flightcrew member schedulers, operational control individuals and flightcrew members and dispatchers. (14 CFR ss117.9)

(9849) Limiting flight time for all flightcrew members will include

any flying by flightcrew members for any certificate holder or 91k program manager. (14 CFR ss117.23)

(9714) Each flightcrew member must report

for any flight duty period rested and prepared to perform his duty. (14 CFR ss117.5)

(9838) In order to be assigned for duty, each flightcrew member must report

for any flight duty period rested and prepared to perform his/her assigned duties. (14 CFR ss117.5)

(9844) Notification of the rest opportunity period during unaugumented operations, must be

given before the beginning of the flight duty period (14 CFR ss117.15)

(9845) If the augmented flightcrew member is not acclimated, the

maximum flight duty period given in 14 CFR part 117, Table C (not included herein) is reduced by 30 minutes. (14 CFR ss117.17)

(9852) No flightcrew member may accept an assignment without scheduled rest opportunity for

more than 3 consecutive nighttime flights that infringe on the window of circadian low. (14 CFR ss117.27)

(9847) After takeoff, unforeseen circumstances arise. In this case, the flight duty period may be extended by as much as

necessary to land at the next destination airport or alternate airport. (14 CFR ss117.19)

(8227) How does deadhead transportation, going to or from a duty assignment, affect the computation of flight time limits for air carrier flight crewmembers? It is

not considered to be part of a rest period. (14 CFR ss121.471, 491, 519)

(9848) For airport/standby reserve, all time spent in airport/standy reserve time is

part of the flightcrew member's flight duty period. (14 CFR ss117.21)

(9847-1) "Unforeseen operational circumstance" means an

unplanned event of insufficient duration to allow for adjustments to schedules. (14 CFR ss117.3)