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SkyWest flight crew requirementsWhat are flight crew food limitations? – answer PIC and SIC should not eat the same
food from the same place within 6 hours of duty
Define a calendar day - answer24 hours 0000-2359 UTC or local
Define certificate holder - answer Person who holds an air carrier or operating certificate
Define deadhead transportation - answer Transportation of a crew member as a
passenger, except for transport to a suitable accommodation, and not considered a
flight segment
Domicile - answer A location that a crew member normally begins and ends the duty
day
What is a duty? - answer A task that a crew member performs
Fatigue - answer physiological state of reduced mental or physical performance...that
can reduce alertness or performance
Fit for duty - answer Physiologically and mentally prepared and capable
Flight duty period - answer Begins when a crew member is required to report with the
intention of flight, and ends when the aircraft is parked with no further intention of
aircraft movement
Flight time - answerBegins when the aircraft moves under its own power for the purpose
of flight and ends when the aircraft comes to rest after landing
Line holder - answerCrew member with an assigned FDP and not on reserve
Readyreserve - answerA duty period where a crew member is required to be at the
airport for possible assignment
Report time - answerThe time a crew member is required to report for an assignment
Reserve availability period - answerDuty period where a flight crew member is on short
call reserve to be available
, Reserve crewmember - answerCrew member required to be available to receive and
assignment
Rest period - answerContinuous period during which the crew member is free from all
restraint by the certificate holder
Short call reserve - answerA period of time a crew member is assigned to an RAP
Split duty - answerAn FDP with a scheduled break less than a required rest period
Unforeseen operational circumstance - answerUnplanned event of insufficient duration
to allow for schedule adjustment
Window of circadian low - answerPeriod of maximum sleepiness between 0200-0559
Crew member fit for duty responsibilities - answerSleep during the rest period
Be prepared to perform assigned duties
Notify crew support if not fit for duty
Notify PIC if another crew member not fit for duty
Crew member fatigue responsibilities - answerReport if fatigued
Affirmatively State fit for duty before a flight segment
How can a crew member state they are fit for duty? - answerACARS, FliteView, or
contact dispatch
Report time conversion - answerDomicile local time is used to determine flight time and
FDP limits
Maximum flight time limitations - answer0000-0459 8
0500-1959 9
1800-2359 8
Cumulative flight time limitations - answer100 hours in 672 hours
1000 hours in 365 days
Flight time exceedance - answerMay exceed maximum flight time to land at a
destination or alternate
Procedure for performing tasks that exceed establish release time - answerContact
crew support upon completion and prior to leaving the airport
FDP limitations - answer60 hours in 168 hours
190 hours in 672 hours
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