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14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–26 Edition) § 111.315 T ABLE A TO P ART 117—M AXIMUM F LIGHT T IME motor vehicle driving record for pur- L IMITS FOR UNAUGMENTED O PERATIONS poses of compliance with § 111.110, the T ABLE B TO PART 117—F LIGHT D UTY P ERIOD : individual must provide written con- U NAUGMENTED O PERATIONS sent specific to the NDR search.
T ABLE C TO P ART 117—F LIGHT D UTY P ERIOD : AUGMENTED O PERATIONS § 111.315 Pilot right of review.
A UTHORITY : 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 40119, (a) Once a pilot has received elec- 44101, 44701–44702, 44705, 44709–44711, 44713, tronic access in accordance with 44716–44717, 44722, 46901, 44903–44904, 44912, § 111.305, the pilot may access the PRD 46105.
to review all records pertaining to that S OURCE : Docket FAA–2009–1093, 77 FR 398, pilot.
Jan. 4, 2012, unless otherwise noted.
(b) A pilot who submits written con- sent to a reviewing entity in accord- § 117.1 Applicability.
ance with § 111.310(c) may request a (a) This part prescribes flight and copy of any State motor vehicle driv- duty limitations and rest requirements ing records obtained by the reviewing for all flightcrew members and certifi- entity in accordance with § 111.110.
cate holders conducting passenger op- (c) A pilot may review all records erations under part 121 of this chapter.
contained in the PRD pertaining to (b) This part applies to all operations that pilot, without accessing the PRD directed by part 121 certificate holders and without obtaining electronic ac- under part 91, other than subpart K, of cess issued in accordance with § 111.305, this chapter if any segment is con- upon submission of a form provided by ducted as a domestic passenger, flag the Administrator to confirm the pi- passenger, or supplemental passenger lot’s identity.
operation.
(c) This part applies to all flightcrew § 111.320 Reporting errors and re- members when participating in an op- questing corrections.
eration under part 91, other than sub- A pilot who identifies an error or in- part K of this chapter, on behalf of the accuracy in that pilot’s PRD records part 121 certificate holder if any flight must report the error or inaccuracy to segment is conducted as a domestic the PRD in a form and manner accept- passenger, flag passenger, or supple- able to the Administrator.
mental passenger operation (d) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a), PARTS 112–116 [ RESERVED ] (b) and (c) of this section, a certificate holder may conduct under part 117 its PART 117—FLIGHT AND DUTY LIMI- part 121 operations pursuant to 121.470, TATIONS AND REST REQUIRE- 121.480, or 121.500.
MENTS: FLIGHTCREW MEMBERS § 117.3 Definitions.
Sec.
In addition to the definitions in §§ 1.1 117.1 Applicability.
and 110.2 of this chapter, the following 117.3 Definitions.
definitions apply to this part. In the 117.5 Fitness for duty.
event there is a conflict in definitions, 117.7 Fatigue risk management system.
the definitions in this part control for 117.9 Fatigue education and awareness purposes of the flight and duty limita- training program.
tions and rest requirements of this 117.11 Flight time limitation.
part.
117.13 Flight duty period: Unaugmented op- erations. Acclimated means a condition in 117.15 Flight duty period: Split duty.
which a flightcrew member has been in 117.17 Flight duty period: Augmented a theater for 72 hours or has been given flightcrew.
at least 36 consecutive hours free from 117.19 Flight duty period extensions.
duty.
117.21 Reserve status.
Airport/standby reserve means a de- 117.23 Cumulative limitations.
fined duty period during which a 117.25 Rest period.
flightcrew member is required by a cer- 117.27 Consecutive nighttime operations.
tificate holder to be at an airport for a 117.29 Emergency and government spon- sored operations. possible assignment.
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the flightcrew member on behalf of the Certificate holder means a person who certificate holder that occur before a holds or is required to hold an air car- flight segment or between flight seg- rier certificate or operating certificate ments without a required intervening issued under part 119 of this chapter.
rest period. Examples of tasks that are Deadhead transportation means trans- part of the flight duty period include portation of a flightcrew member as a deadhead transportation, training con- passenger or non-operating flightcrew ducted in an aircraft or flight simu- member, by any mode of transpor- lator, and airport/standby reserve, if tation, as required by a certificate the above tasks occur before a flight holder, excluding transportation to or segment or between flight segments from a suitable accommodation. All without an intervening required rest time spent in deadhead transportation period.
is duty and is not rest. For purposes of Home base means the location des- determining the maximum flight duty ignated by a certificate holder where a period in Table B of this part, deadhead flightcrew member normally begins transportation is not considered a and ends his or her duty periods.
flight segment.
Lineholder means a flightcrew mem- Duty means any task that a ber who has an assigned flight duty pe- flightcrew member performs as re- riod and is not acting as a reserve quired by the certificate holder, includ- flightcrew member.
ing but not limited to flight duty pe- Long-call reserve means that, prior to riod, flight duty, pre- and post-flight beginning the rest period required by duties, administrative work, training, deadhead transportation, aircraft posi- § 117.25, the flightcrew member is noti- tioning on the ground, aircraft loading, fied by the certificate holder to report and aircraft servicing. for a flight duty period following the completion of the rest period.
Fatigue means a physiological state of reduced mental or physical perform- Physiological night’s rest means 10 ance capability resulting from lack of hours of rest that encompasses the sleep or increased physical activity hours of 0100 and 0700 at the flightcrew that can reduce a flightcrew member’s member’s home base, unless the indi- alertness and ability to safely operate vidual has acclimated to a different an aircraft or perform safety-related theater. If the flightcrew member has duties. acclimated to a different theater, the rest must encompass the hours of 0100 Fatigue risk management system and 0700 at the acclimated location.
(FRMS) means a management system Report time means the time that the for a certificate holder to use to miti- certificate holder requires a flightcrew gate the effects of fatigue in its par- member to report for an assignment.
ticular operations. It is a data-driven process and a systematic method used Reserve availability period means a to continuously monitor and manage duty period during which a certificate safety risks associated with fatigue-re- holder requires a flightcrew member on lated error. short call reserve to be available to re- ceive an assignment for a flight duty Fit for duty means physiologically period.
and mentally prepared and capable of performing assigned duties at the high- Reserve flightcrew member means a est degree of safety. flightcrew member who a certificate VerDate Sep<11>2014 10:01 Aug 27, 2026 Jkt 268049 PO 00000 Frm 00033 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\268049.XXX 268049 jgilmore on DSK4WB1RN3PROD with CFR 14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–26 Edition) § 117.5 holder requires to be available to re- Unforeseen operational circumstance ceive an assignment for duty. means an unplanned event of insuffi- Rest facility means a bunk or seat ac- cient duration to allow for adjustments commodation installed in an aircraft to schedules, including unforecast that provides a flightcrew member weather, equipment malfunction, or air with a sleep opportunity. traffic delay that is not reasonably ex- (1) Class 1 rest facility means a bunk pected.
or other surface that allows for a flat Window of circadian low means a pe- sleeping position and is located sepa- riod of maximum sleepiness that oc- rate from both the flight deck and pas- curs between 0200 and 0559 during a senger cabin in an area that is tem- physiological night.
perature-controlled, allows the [Docket FAA–2009–1093, 77 FR 398, Jan. 4, flightcrew member to control light, 2012; Amdt. 117–1A, 77 FR 28764, May 16, 2012; and provides isolation from noise and Amdt. 117–1, 78 FR 69288, Nov. 19, 2013] disturbance.
§ 117.5 Fitness for duty.
(2) Class 2 rest facility means a seat in an aircraft cabin that allows for a flat (a) Each flightcrew member must re- or near flat sleeping position; is sepa- port for any flight duty period rested rated from passengers by a minimum of and prepared to perform his or her as- a curtain to provide darkness and some signed duties.
sound mitigation; and is reasonably (b) No certificate holder may assign free from disturbance by passengers or and no flightcrew member may accept flightcrew members.
assignment to a flight duty period if (3) Class 3 rest facility means a seat in the flightcrew member has reported for an aircraft cabin or flight deck that re- a flight duty period too fatigued to clines at least 40 degrees and provides safely perform his or her assigned du- leg and foot support.
ties.
Rest period means a continuous period (c) No certificate holder may permit determined prospectively during which a flightcrew member to continue a the flightcrew member is free from all flight duty period if the flightcrew restraint by the certificate holder, in- member has reported him or herself too cluding freedom from present responsi- fatigued to continue the assigned flight bility for work should the occasion duty period.
arise.
(d) As part of the dispatch or flight Scheduled means to appoint, assign, release, as applicable, each flightcrew or designate for a fixed time.
member must affirmatively state he or Short-call reserve means a period of she is fit for duty prior to commencing time in which a flightcrew member is flight.
assigned to a reserve availability pe- § 117.7 Fatigue risk management sys- riod.
tem.
Split duty means a flight duty period that has a scheduled break in duty that (a) No certificate holder may exceed is less than a required rest period.
any provision of this part unless ap- Suitable accommodation means a tem- proved by the FAA under a Fatigue perature-controlled facility with sound Risk Management System that pro- mitigation and the ability to control vides at least an equivalent level of light that provides a flightcrew mem- safety against fatigue-related acci- ber with the ability to sleep either in a dents or incidents as the other provi- bed, bunk or in a chair that allows for sions of this part.
flat or near flat sleeping position. Suit- (b) The Fatigue Risk Management able accommodation only applies to System must include: ground facilities and does not apply to (1) A fatigue risk management pol- aircraft onboard rest facilities.
icy.
Theater means a geographical area in (2) An education and awareness train- which the distance between the ing program.
flightcrew member’s flight duty period (3) A fatigue reporting system.
departure point and arrival point dif- (4) A system for monitoring fers by no more than 60 degrees lon- flightcrew fatigue.
gitude. (5) An incident reporting process.
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a flightcrew member may exceed the maximum flight time specified in para- (a) Each certificate holder must de- graph (a) of this section and the cumu- velop and implement an education and lative flight time limits in 117.23(b) to awareness training program, approved the extent necessary to safely land the by the Administrator. This program aircraft at the next destination airport must provide annual education and or alternate, as appropriate.
awareness training to all employees of (c) Each certificate holder must re- the certificate holder responsible for port to the Administrator within 10 administering the provisions of this days any flight time that exceeded the rule including flightcrew members, dis- maximum flight time limits permitted patchers, individuals directly involved by this section or § 117.23(b). The report in the scheduling of flightcrew mem- must contain a description of the ex- bers, individuals directly involved in tended flight time limitation and the operational control, and any employee circumstances surrounding the need for providing direct management oversight the extension.
of those areas.
(b) The fatigue education and aware- [Docket FAA–2009–1093, 77 FR 398, Jan. 4, ness training program must be de- 2012; Amdt. 117–1, 78 FR 8362, Feb. 6, 2013; 78 FR 69288, Nov. 19, 2013] signed to increase awareness of: (1) Fatigue; § 117.13 Flight duty period: Unaug- (2) The effects of fatigue on pilots; mented operations.
and (a) Except as provided for in § 117.15, (3) Fatigue countermeasures no certificate holder may assign and no (c) (1) Each certificate holder must flightcrew member may accept an as- update its fatigue education and aware- signment for an unaugmented flight ness training program every two years operation if the scheduled flight duty and submit the update to the Adminis- period will exceed the limits in Table B trator for review and acceptance.
of this part.
(2) Not later than 12 months after the (b) If the flightcrew member is not date of submission of the fatigue edu- acclimated: cation and awareness training program (1) The maximum flight duty period required by (c)(1) of this section, the in Table B of this part is reduced by 30 Administrator shall review and accept minutes.
or reject the update. If the Adminis- (2) The applicable flight duty period trator rejects an update, the Adminis- is based on the local time at the the- trator shall provide suggested modi- ater in which the flightcrew member fications for resubmission of the up- was last acclimated.
date.
§ 117.15 Flight duty period: Split duty.
§ 117.11 Flight time limitation.
For an unaugmented operation only, (a) No certificate holder may sched- if a flightcrew member is provided with ule and no flightcrew member may ac- a rest opportunity (an opportunity to cept an assignment or continue an as- sleep) in a suitable accommodation signed flight duty period if the total during his or her flight duty period, the flight time: time that the flightcrew member (1) Will exceed the limits specified in spends in the suitable accommodation Table A of this part if the operation is is not part of that flightcrew member’s conducted with the minimum required flight duty period if all of the following flightcrew.
conditions are met: (2) Will exceed 13 hours if the oper- (a) The rest opportunity is provided ation is conducted with a 3-pilot between the hours of 22:00 and 05:00 flightcrew.
local time.
(3) Will exceed 17 hours if the oper- (b) The time spent in the suitable ac- ation is conducted with a 4-pilot commodation is at least 3 hours, meas- flightcrew. ured from the time that the flightcrew VerDate Sep<11>2014 10:01 Aug 27, 2026 Jkt 268049 PO 00000 Frm 00035 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\268049.XXX 268049 jgilmore on DSK4WB1RN3PROD with CFR 14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–26 Edition) § 117.17 member reaches the suitable accommo- § 117.19 Flight duty period extensions.
dation.
(a) For augmented and unaugmented (c) The rest opportunity is scheduled operations, if unforeseen operational before the beginning of the flight duty circumstances arise prior to takeoff: period in which that rest opportunity (1) The pilot in command and the cer- is taken.
tificate holder may extend the max- (d) The rest opportunity that the imum flight duty period permitted in flightcrew member is actually provided Tables B or C of this part up to 2 hours.
may not be less than the rest oppor- The pilot in command and the certifi- tunity that was scheduled. cate holder may also extend the max- imum combined flight duty period and (e) The rest opportunity is not pro- reserve availability period limits speci- vided until the first segment of the fied in § 117.21(c)(3) and (4) of this part flight duty period has been completed.
up to 2 hours.
(f) The combined time of the flight (2) An extension in the flight duty pe- duty period and the rest opportunity riod under paragraph (a)(1) of this sec- provided in this section does not exceed tion of more than 30 minutes may 14 hours.
occur only once prior to receiving a rest period described in § 117.25(b).
§ 117.17 Flight duty period: Augmented (3) A flight duty period cannot be ex- flightcrew.
tended under paragraph (a)(1) of this (a) For flight operations conducted section if it causes a flightcrew mem- with an acclimated augmented ber to exceed the cumulative flight flightcrew, no certificate holder may duty period limits specified in 117.23(c).
assign and no flightcrew member may (4) Each certificate holder must re- accept an assignment if the scheduled port to the Administrator within 10 flight duty period will exceed the lim- days any flight duty period that ex- its specified in Table C of this part.
ceeded the maximum flight duty period (b) If the flightcrew member is not permitted in Tables B or C of this part acclimated: by more than 30 minutes. The report (1) The maximum flight duty period must contain the following: (i) A description of the extended in Table C of this part is reduced by 30 flight duty period and the cir- minutes.
cumstances surrounding the need for (2) The applicable flight duty period the extension; and is based on the local time at the the- (ii) If the circumstances giving rise ater in which the flightcrew member to the extension were within the cer- was last acclimated.
tificate holder’s control, the corrective (c) No certificate holder may assign action(s) that the certificate holder in- and no flightcrew member may accept tends to take to minimize the need for an assignment under this section un- future extensions.
less during the flight duty period: (5) Each certificate holder must im- (1) Two consecutive hours in the sec- plement the corrective action(s) re- ond half of the flight duty period are ported in paragraph (a)(4) of this sec- available for in-flight rest for the pilot tion within 30 days from the date of the flying the aircraft during landing.
extended flight duty period.
(2) Ninety consecutive minutes are (b) For augmented and unaugmented available for in-flight rest for the pilot operations, if unforeseen operational performing monitoring duties during circumstances arise after takeoff: landing.
(1) The pilot in command and the cer- (d) No certificate holder may assign tificate holder may extend maximum and no flightcrew member may accept flight duty periods specified in Tables an assignment involving more than B or C of this part to the extent nec- three flight segments under this sec- essary to safely land the aircraft at the tion.
next destination airport or alternate (e) At all times during flight, at least airport, as appropriate.
one flightcrew member qualified in ac- (2) An extension of the flight duty pe- cordance with § 121.543(b)(3)(i) of this riod under paragraph (b)(1) of this sec- chapter must be at the flight controls. tion of more than 30 minutes may VerDate Sep<11>2014 10:01 Aug 27, 2026 Jkt 268049 PO 00000 Frm 00036 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\268049.XXX 268049 jgilmore on DSK4WB1RN3PROD with CFR Federal Aviation Administration, DOT § 117.25 occur only once prior to receiving a measured from the beginning of the re- rest period described in § 117.25(b). serve availability period.
(3) An extension taken under para- (d) For long call reserve, if a certifi- graph (b) of this section may exceed cate holder contacts a flightcrew mem- ber to assign him or her to a flight the cumulative flight duty period lim- duty period that will begin before and its specified in 117.23(c).
operate into the flightcrew member’s (4) Each certificate holder must re- window of circadian low, the flightcrew port to the Administrator within 10 member must receive a 12 hour notice days any flight duty period that either of report time from the certificate exceeded the cumulative flight duty holder.
periods specified in § 117.23(c), or ex- (e) A certificate holder may shift a ceeded the maximum flight duty period reserve flightcrew member’s reserve limits permitted by Tables B or C of status from long-call to short-call only this part by more than 30 minutes. The if the flightcrew member receives a report must contain a description of rest period as provided in § 117.25(e).
the circumstances surrounding the af- fected flight duty period.
§ 117.23 Cumulative limitations.
[Docket FAA–2009–1093, 77 FR 398, Jan. 4, (a) The limitations of this section in- 2012; Amdt. 117–1A, 77 FR 28764, May 16, 2012; clude all flying by flightcrew members Amdt. 117–1, 78 FR 8362, Feb. 6, 2013; 78 FR on behalf of any certificate holder or 69288, Nov. 19, 2013] 91K Program Manager during the appli- § 117.21 Reserve status.
cable periods.
(b) No certificate holder may sched- (a) Unless specifically designated as ule and no flightcrew member may ac- airport/standby or short-call reserve by cept an assignment if the flightcrew the certificate holder, all reserve is member’s total flight time will exceed considered long-call reserve.
the following: (b) Any reserve that meets the defini- (1) 100 hours in any 672 consecutive tion of airport/standby reserve must be hours or designated as airport/standby reserve.
(2) 1,000 hours in any 365 consecutive For airport/standby reserve, all time calendar day period.
spent in a reserve status is part of the (c) No certificate holder may sched- flightcrew member’s flight duty period.
ule and no flightcrew member may ac- (c) For short call reserve, cept an assignment if the flightcrew (1) The reserve availability period member’s total Flight Duty Period will may not exceed 14 hours.
exceed: (2) For a flightcrew member who has (1) 60 flight duty period hours in any completed a reserve availability pe- 168 consecutive hours or riod, no certificate holder may sched- (2) 190 flight duty period hours in any ule and no flightcrew member may ac- 672 consecutive hours.
cept an assignment of a reserve avail- ability period unless the flightcrew [Docket FAA–2009–1093, 77 FR 398, Jan. 4, member receives the required rest in 2012; Amdt. 117–1A, 77 FR 28764, May 16, 2012; § 117.25(e). Amdt. 117–1, 78 FR 69288, Nov. 19, 2013] (3) For an unaugmented operation, § 117.25 Rest period.
the total number of hours a flightcrew member may spend in a flight duty pe- (a) No certificate holder may assign riod and a reserve availability period and no flightcrew member may accept may not exceed the lesser of the max- assignment to any reserve or duty with imum applicable flight duty period in the certificate holder during any re- Table B of this part plus 4 hours, or 16 quired rest period.
hours, as measured from the beginning (b) Before beginning any reserve or of the reserve availability period. flight duty period a flightcrew member (4) For an augmented operation, the must be given at least 30 consecutive total number of hours a flightcrew hours free from all duty within the member may spend in a flight duty pe- past 168 consecutive hour period.
riod and a reserve availability period (c) If a flightcrew member operating may not exceed the flight duty period in a new theater has received 36 con- in Table C of this part plus 4 hours, as secutive hours of rest, that flightcrew VerDate Sep<11>2014 10:01 Aug 27, 2026 Jkt 268049 PO 00000 Frm 00037 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\268049.XXX 268049 jgilmore on DSK4WB1RN3PROD with CFR 14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–26 Edition) § 117.27 member is acclimated and the rest pe- opportunity to rest in a suitable ac- riod meets the requirements of para- commodation during each of the con- graph (b) of this section. secutive nighttime flight duty periods.
(d) A flightcrew member must be The rest opportunity must be at least 2 given a minimum of 56 consecutive hours, measured from the time that hours rest upon return to home base if the flightcrew member reaches the the flightcrew member: (1) Travels suitable accommodation, and must more than 60 ° longitude during a flight comply with the conditions specified in duty period or a series of flight duty § 117.15(a), (c), (d), and (e). Otherwise, period, and (2) is away from home base no certificate holder may schedule and for more than 168 consecutive hours no flightcrew member may accept during this travel. The 56 hours of rest more than three consecutive flight specified in this section must encom- duty periods that infringe on the win- pass three physiological nights’ rest dow of circadian low. For purposes of based on local time.
this section, any split duty rest that is (e) No certificate holder may sched- provided in accordance with § 117.15 ule and no flightcrew member may ac- counts as part of a flight duty period.
cept an assignment for any reserve or flight duty period unless the flightcrew § 117.29 Emergency and government member is given a rest period of at sponsored operations.
least 10 consecutive hours immediately (a) This section applies to operations before beginning the reserve or flight conducted pursuant to contracts with duty period measured from the time the U.S. Government and operations the flightcrew member is released from conducted pursuant to a deviation duty. The 10 hour rest period must pro- under § 119.57 of this chapter that can- vide the flightcrew member with a not otherwise be conducted under this minimum of 8 uninterrupted hours of part because of circumstances that sleep opportunity.
could prevent flightcrew members from (f) If a flightcrew member determines being relieved by another crew or safe- that a rest period under paragraph (e) ly provided with the rest required of this section will not provide eight under § 117.25 at the end of the applica- uninterrupted hours of sleep oppor- ble flight duty period.
tunity, the flightcrew member must (b) The pilot-in-command may deter- notify the certificate holder. The mine that the maximum applicable flightcrew member cannot report for flight duty period, flight time, and/or the assigned flight duty period until he combined flight duty period and re- or she receives a rest period specified serve availability period limits must be in paragraph (e) of this section.
exceeded to the extent necessary to (g) If a flightcrew member engaged in allow the flightcrew to fly to the clos- deadhead transportation exceeds the est destination where they can safely applicable flight duty period in Table B be relieved from duty by another of this part, the flightcrew member flightcrew or can receive the requisite must be given a rest period equal to amount of rest prior to commencing the length of the deadhead transpor- their next flight duty period.
tation but not less than the required (c) A flight duty period may not be rest in paragraph (e) of this section be- extended for an operation conducted fore beginning a flight duty period.
pursuant to a contract with the U.S.
[Docket FAA–2009–1093, 77 FR 398, Jan. 4, Government if it causes a flightcrew 2012; Amdt. 117–1A, 77 FR 28764, May 16, 2012; member to exceed the cumulative Amdt. 117–1, 78 FR 8362, Feb. 6, 2013] flight time limits in § 117.23(b) and the § 117.27 Consecutive nighttime oper- cumulative flight duty period limits in ations.
§ 117.23(c).
A certificate holder may schedule (d) The flightcrew shall be given a and a flightcrew member may accept rest period immediately after reaching up to five consecutive flight duty peri- the destination described in paragraph ods that infringe on the window of cir- (b) of this section equal to the length cadian low if the certificate holder pro- of the actual flight duty period or 24 vides the flightcrew member with an hours, whichever is less.
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ceeded the maximum flight duty period (g) Each certificate holder must im- permitted in Tables B or C of this part, plement the corrective action(s) re- as applicable, by more than 30 minutes; ported pursuant to paragraph (f)(2) of this section within 30 days from the (2) Any flight time that exceeded the date of the extended flight duty period maximum flight time limits permitted and/or the extended flight time.
in Table A of this part and § 117.11, as applicable; and [Docket FAA–2009–1093, 77 FR 398, Jan. 4, (3) Any flight duty period or flight 2012; Amdt. 117–1A, 77 FR 28764, May 16, 2012; time that exceeded the cumulative lim- Amdt. 117–1, 78 FR 8362, Feb. 6, 2013; 78 FR its specified in § 117.23. 69288, Nov. 19, 2013] (f) The report must contain the fol- T ABLE A TO P ART 117—M AXIMUM F LIGHT lowing: T IME L IMITS FOR U NAUGMENTED OP - (1) A description of the extended ERATIONS T ABLE flight duty period and flight time limi- tation, and the circumstances sur- Maximum Time of report flight time rounding the need for the extension; (acclimated) (hours) and (2) If the circumstances giving rise to the extension(s) were within the cer- tificate holder’s control, the corrective T ABLE B TO P ART 117—F LIGHT D UTY P ERIOD : U NAUGMENTED O PERATIONS Maximum flight duty period (hours) for lineholders based on number of flight segments Scheduled time of start (acclimated time) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 + 0000–0359 ............................................................................ 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 0400–0459 ............................................................................ 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 0500–0559 ............................................................................ 12 12 12 12 11.5 11 10.5 0600–0659 ............................................................................ 13 13 12 12 11.5 11 10.5 0700–1159 ............................................................................ 14 14 13 13 12.5 12 11.5 1200–1259 ............................................................................ 13 13 13 13 12.5 12 11.5 1300–1659 ............................................................................ 12 12 12 12 11.5 11 10.5 1700–2159 ............................................................................ 12 12 11 11 10 9 9 2200–2259 ............................................................................ 11 11 10 10 9 9 9 2300–2359 ............................................................................ 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 T ABLE C TO P ART 117—F LIGHT D UTY P ERIOD : A UGMENTED O PERATIONS Maximum flight duty period (hours) based on rest facility and number of pilots Scheduled time of start (acclimated time) Class 1 Class 2 Class 3 rest facility rest facility rest facility 3 pilots 4 pilots 3 pilots 4 pilots 3 pilots 4 pilots 0000–0559 .................................................................... 15 17 14 15.5 13 13.5 0600–0659 .................................................................... 16 18.5 15 16.5 14 14.5 0700–1259 .................................................................... 17 19 16.5 18 15 15.5 1300–1659 .................................................................... 16 18.5 15 16.5 14 14.5 1700–2359 .................................................................... 15 17 14 15.5 13 13.5 VerDate Sep<11>2014 10:01 Aug 27, 2026 Jkt 268049 PO 00000 Frm 00039 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8006 Y:\SGML\268049.XXX 268049 jgilmore on DSK4WB1RN3PROD with CFR