Section 121.480

14 CFR Ch. I (1-1-19 Edition)

(6) A performance evaluation.
[Doc. No. FAA-2009-1093, 77 FR 403, Jan. 4,
2012]

Subpart R - Flight Time Limitations:
Flag Operations
SOURCE: Docket No. 6258, 29 FR 19217, Dec.
31, 1964; 30 FR 3639, Mar. 19, 1965, unless otherwise noted.

Section 121.480 Applicability.
This subpart prescribes flight time
limitations and rest requirements for
flag all-cargo operations, except that:
(a) Certificate holders conducting operations with airplanes having a passenger seat configuration of 30 seats or
fewer, excluding each crewmember
seat, and a payload capacity of 7,500
pounds or less, may comply with the
applicable requirements of SectionSection 135.261
through 135.273 of this chapter.
(b) A certificate holder may apply
the flightcrew member flight time and
duty limitations and requirements of
part 117 of this chapter. A certificate
holder may choose to apply part 117 to
its - 
(1) All-cargo operations conducted
under contract to a U.S. government
agency.
(2) All-cargo operations not conducted under contract to a U.S. Government agency,
(3) A certificate holder may elect to
treat operations in paragraphs (b)(1)
and (b) (2) of this section differently
but, once having decided to conduct
those operations under part 117, may
not segregate those operations between
this subpart and part 117.
[Doc. No. FAA-2009-1093, 77 FR 403, Jan. 4,
2012]

Section 121.481 Flight time limitations: One
or two pilot crews.
(a) A certificate holder conducting
flag operations may schedule a pilot to
fly in an airplane that has a crew of
one or two pilots for eight hours or less
during any 24 consecutive hours without a rest period during these eight
hours.
(b) If a certificate holder conducting
flag operations schedules a pilot to fly
more than eight hours during any 24
consecutive hours, it shall give him an

intervening rest period, at or before
the end of eight scheduled hours of
flight duty. This rest period must be at
least twice the number of hours flown
since the preceding rest period, but not
less than eight hours. The certificate
holder shall relieve that pilot of all
duty with it during that rest period.
(c) Each pilot who has flown more
than eight hours during 24 consecutive
hours must be given at least 18 hours of
rest before being assigned to any duty
with the certificate holder.
(d) No pilot may fly more than 32
hours during any seven consecutive
days, and each pilot must be relieved
from all duty for at least 24 consecutive hours at least once during any
seven consecutive days.
(e) No pilot may fly as a member of
a crew more than 100 hours during any
one calendar month.
(f) No pilot may fly as a member of a
crew more than 1,000 hours during any
12-calendar-month period.
[Doc. No. 6258, 29 FR 19217, Dec. 31, 1964; 30
FR 3639, Mar. 19, 1965, as amended by Amdt.
121-253, 61 FR 2612, Jan. 26, 1996]

Section 121.483 Flight time limitations: Two
pilots and one additional flight
crewmember.
(a) No certificate holder conducting
flag operations may schedule a pilot to
fly, in an airplane that has a crew of
two pilots and at least one additional
flight crewmember, for a total of more
than 12 hours during any 24 consecutive
hours.
(b) If a pilot has flown 20 or more
hours during any 48 consecutive hours
or 24 or more hours during any 72 consecutive hours, he must be given at
least 18 hours of rest before being assigned to any duty with the air carrier.
In any case, he must be given at least
24 consecutive hours of rest during any
seven consecutive days.
(c) No pilot may fly as a flight crewmember more than - 
(1) 120 hours during any 30 consecutive days;
(2) 300 hours during any 90 consecutive days; or
(3) 1,000 hours during any 12-calendarmonth period.
[Doc. No. 6258, 29 FR 19217, Dec. 31, 1964; 30
FR 3639, Mar. 19, 1965, as amended by Amdt.
121-253, 61 FR 2612, Jan. 26, 1996]

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