Section 135.271

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

(2) No more than 8 hours of flight
deck duty in any 24 consecutive hours;
(3) No more than 18 duty hours for a
three-pilot crew or 20 duty hours for a
four-pilot crew in any 24 consecutive
hours;
(4) No more than 12 hours aloft for a
three-pilot crew or 16 hours aloft for a
four-pilot crew during the maximum
duty hours specified in paragraph (b)(3)
of this section;
(5) Adequate sleeping facilities on the
aircraft for the relief pilot;
(6) Upon completion of the assignment, a rest period of at least 12 hours;
(7) For a three-pilot crew, a crew
which consists of at least the following:
(i) A pilot in command (PIC) who
meets the applicable flight crewmember requirements of subpart E of
part 135;
(ii) A PIC who meets the applicable
flight crewmember requirements of
subpart E of part 135, except those prescribed in SectionSection 135.244 and 135.247; and
(iii) A second in command (SIC) who
meets the SIC qualifications of
Section 135.245.
(8) For a four-pilot crew, at least
three pilots who meet the conditions of
paragraph (b)(7) of this section, plus a
fourth pilot who meets the SIC qualifications of Section 135.245.
(c) When a flight crewmember has exceeded the daily flight deck duty limitation in this section by more than 60
minutes, because of circumstances beyond the control of the certificate
holder or flight crewmember, that
flight crewmember must have a rest
period before the next duty period of at
least 16 consecutive hours.
(d) A certificate holder must provide
each flight crewmember at least 13 rest
periods of at least 24 consecutive hours
each in each calendar quarter.
Section 135.271 Helicopter hospital emergency medical evacuation service
(HEMES).
(a) No certificate holder may assign
any flight crewmember, and no flight
crewmember may accept an assignment for flight time if that crewmember-s total flight time in all commercial flight will exceed - 
(1) 500 hours in any calendar quarter.

(2) 800 hours in any two consecutive
calendar quarters.
(3) 1,400 hours in any calendar year.
(b) No certificate holder may assign a
helicopter flight crewmember, and no
flight crewmember may accept an assignment, for hospital emergency medical evacuation service helicopter operations unless that assignment provides
for at least 10 consecutive hours of rest
immediately preceding reporting to the
hospital for availability for flight time.
(c) No flight crewmember may accrue
more than 8 hours of flight time during
any 24-consecutive hour period of a
HEMES assignment, unless an emergency medical evacuation operation is
prolonged. Each flight crewmember
who exceeds the daily 8 hour flight
time limitation in this paragraph must
be relieved of the HEMES assignment
immediately upon the completion of
that emergency medical evacuation operation and must be given a rest period
in compliance with paragraph (h) of
this section.
(d) Each flight crewmember must receive at least 8 consecutive hours of
rest during any 24 consecutive hour period of a HEMES assignment. A flight
crewmember must be relieved of the
HEMES assignment if he or she has not
or cannot receive at least 8 consecutive
hours of rest during any 24 consecutive
hour period of a HEMES assignment.
(e) A HEMES assignment may not exceed 72 consecutive hours at the hospital.
(f) An adequate place of rest must be
provided at, or in close proximity to,
the hospital at which the HEMES assignment is being performed.
(g) No certificate holder may assign
any other duties to a flight crewmember during a HEMES assignment.
(h) Each pilot must be given a rest
period upon completion of the HEMES
assignment and prior to being assigned
any further duty with the certificate
holder of - 
(1) At least 12 consecutive hours for
an assignment of less than 48 hours.
(2) At least 16 consecutive hours for
an assignment of more than 48 hours.
(i) The certificate holder must provide each flight crewmember at least 13
rest periods of at least 24 consecutive
hours each in each calendar quarter.

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