The Civil Aviation (Working Time) Regulations 2004

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9A.—(1) For the purpose of calculating the total annual working time under regulation 9(b), time spent by a crew member on standby is to count in full as working time except where paragraph (2) or (3) applies, when it is to count as half the time spent.

(2) This paragraph applies where the period of notice given by the employer to the crew member before the crew member must report for duty is at least 2 hours 15 minutes.

(3) This paragraph applies where time spent by the crew on standby—

(a)is spent—

(i)at home,

(ii)in accommodation provided by the employer away from the place where the crew member is next required to report for duty, or

(iii)in other accommodation arranged by the crew member to stay in while temporarily deployed away from home; and

(b)is between the hours of 10.00 pm and 8.00 am local mean time, and during that time the crew member—

(i)can take undisturbed rest, and

(ii)is not called upon to report for duty.]

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