Flight duty issue - SN1255 DKR-CKY-FNA-BRU

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Flight duty issue – SN1255 DKR-CKY-FNA-BRU

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27 November 2014

Published on 23/10/2014

Due to the ebola outbreak in West Africa, the crew layover was moved to Dakar (DKR) where a technical stop for crew change is done for all flights to Conakry (CKY), Freetown (FNA) and Monrovia (ROB).

For SN1247 DKR-ROB-BRU, there is no Flight Duty Period (FDP) issue (11h25 with 3h45 WOCL encroachment, 2 sectors).

However, for SN1255 DKR-CKY-FNA-BRU, the FDP (12h10 with 2h25 WOCL encroachment, 3 sectors) exceeds the max FDP “Long Haul” of the OM Part A bulletin AO_13_36.

As a consequence, the flight can only be operated according to E U OPS rules (OM Part A “Legal rules”), provided you are a staff crew or on your explicit request. We have informed the management and the Belgian CAA of this issue. Should you intend to operate SN1255, contact Crew Watch and notify them you want to operate the flight under “Legal rules”.

Should you have any question, feel free to contact us.

Your BeCA delegates

Notes on max FDP

FDP for DKR-CKY-FNA-BRU

All times BRU LT:
STD 17.15, STA 03.55
7.2.3.1.1 & 2 :
Sign-in 16.15, sign-out 04.25
FDP = 12h10, including 2h25 in the WOCL

OM Part A Bulletin AO 13 36

7.2.3.1.5

Sign-in 16.15, so max FDP 11h for max 3 landings
Note 3: 1h30 extension since the flight is preceded by 1 local night
Note 4: max planned FDP must not exceed the max FDP “Legal”

7.3.3: Maximum FDP

13h for maximum 2 sectors
Minus 0h30 for the 3^rd sector
Minus 1h12 (50% of the 2h25 WOCL encroachment)

7.3.4: Extensions

Note 4: no 1h biweekly extension since 3 sectors and more than 2h in the WOCL

Max FDP = 11h18

EU OPS Rules (OM Part A “Legal rules”)

Sign-out = STA !!!

FDP = 11h40, including 1h55 in the WOCL

7.3.3: Maximum FDP

13h for maximum 2 sectors
Minus 0h30 for the 3^rd sector
Minus 1h12 (50% of the 2h25 WOCL encroachment)

7.3.4 : Extensions

Note 3 : 1h biweekly extension since 3 sectors but less than 2h in the WOCL

Max FDP = 12h18

Explicit request: Particular cases

7.1.2 : Particular cases

“The rules contained in 7.3 Flight Time Limitations –Legal may be used:
…
2. on explicit request of an individual crew member for social reasons (voluntary basis)“