PART 6Fatigue of Crew and Protection of Crew from Cosmic Radiation

Application and interpretation of Part 681

1

Subject to paragraph (2), articles 82 and 83 shall apply to any aircraft registered in the United Kingdom which is either—

a

engaged on a flight for the purpose of public transport; or

b

operated by an air transport undertaking.

2

Articles 82 and 83 shall not apply in relation to a flight made only for the purpose of instruction in flying given by or on behalf of a flying club or flying school, or a person who is not an air transport undertaking.

3

For the purposes of this Part—

a

“flight time”, in relation to any person, means all time spent by that person in—

i

a civil aircraft whether or not registered in the United Kingdom (other than such an aircraft of which the maximum total weight authorised does not exceed 1,600 kg and which is not flying for the purpose of public transport or aerial work); or

ii

a military aircraft (other than such an aircraft of which the maximum total weight authorised does not exceed 1,600 kg and which is flying on a military air experience flight);

while it is in flight and he is carried as a member of the crew;

b

“day” means a continuous period of 24 hours beginning at midnight Co-ordinated Universal Time;

c

a helicopter shall be deemed to be in flight from the moment the helicopter first moves under its own power for the purpose of taking off until the rotors are next stopped; and

d

a military air experience flight is a flight by a military aircraft operated under the auspices of the Royal Air Force Air Cadet Organisation for the purpose of providing air experience to its cadets.