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14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–19 Edition) 

§ 135.273 

hours if the flight attendant is pro-
vided a subsequent rest period of at 
least 14 consecutive hours; this subse-
quent rest period must be scheduled to 
begin no later than 24 hours after the 
beginning of the reduced rest period 
and must occur between the comple-
tion of the scheduled duty period and 
the commencement of the subsequent 
duty period. 

(9) Notwithstanding paragraphs 

(b)(4), (b)(5), and (b)(6) of this section, if 
a certificate holder elects to reduce the 
rest period to 10 hours as authorized by 
paragraph (b)(8) of this section, the cer-
tificate holder may not schedule a 
flight attendant for a duty period of 
more than 14 hours during the 24-hour 
period commencing after the beginning 
of the reduced rest period. 

(10) No certificate holder may assign 

a flight attendant any duty period with 
the certificate holder unless the flight 
attendant has had at least the min-
imum rest required under this section. 

(11) No certificate holder may assign 

a flight attendant to perform any duty 
with the certificate holder during any 
required rest period. 

(12) Time spent in transportation, 

not local in character, that a certifi-
cate holder requires of a flight attend-
ant and provides to transport the flight 
attendant to an airport at which that 
flight attendant is to serve on a flight 
as a crewmember, or from an airport at 
which the flight attendant was relieved 
from duty to return to the flight at-
tendant’s home station, is not consid-
ered part of a rest period. 

(13) Each certificate holder must re-

lieve each flight attendant engaged in 
air transportation from all further 
duty for at least 24 consecutive hours 
during any 7 consecutive calendar 
days. 

(14) A flight attendant is not consid-

ered to be scheduled for duty in excess 
of duty period limitations if the flights 
to which the flight attendant is as-
signed are scheduled and normally ter-
minate within the limitations but due 
to circumstances beyond the control of 
the certificate holder (such as adverse 
weather conditions) are not at the time 
of departure expected to reach their 
destination within the scheduled time. 

(c) Notwithstanding paragraph (b) of 

this section, a certificate holder may 

apply the flight crewmember flight 
time and duty limitations and rest re-
quirements of this part to flight at-
tendants for all operations conducted 
under this part provided that— 

(1) The certificate holder establishes 

written procedures that— 

(i) Apply to all flight attendants used 

in the certificate holder’s operation; 

(ii) Include the flight crewmember 

requirements contained in subpart F of 
this part, as appropriate to the oper-
ation being conducted, except that rest 
facilities on board the aircraft are not 
required; and 

(iii) Include provisions to add one 

flight attendant to the minimum flight 
attendant complement for each flight 
crewmember who is in excess of the 
minimum number required in the air-
craft type certificate data sheet and 
who is assigned to the aircraft under 
the provisions of subpart F of this part, 
as applicable. 

(iv) Are approved by the Adminis-

trator and described or referenced in 
the certificate holder’s operations 
specifications; and 

(2) Whenever the Administrator finds 

that revisions are necessary for the 
continued adequacy of duty period lim-
itation and rest requirement proce-
dures that are required by paragraph 
(c)(1) of this section and that had been 
granted final approval, the certificate 
holder must, after notification by the 
Administrator, make any changes in 
the procedures that are found nec-
essary by the Administrator. Within 30 
days after the certificate holder re-
ceives such notice, it may file a peti-
tion to reconsider the notice with the 
responsible Flight Standards office. 
The filing of a petition to reconsider 
stays the notice, pending decision by 
the Administrator. However, if the Ad-
ministrator finds that there is an 
emergency that requires immediate ac-
tion in the interest of safety, the Ad-
ministrator may, upon a statement of 
the reasons, require a change effective 
without stay. 

[Amdt. 135–52, 59 FR 42993, Aug. 19, 1994, as 
amended by Amdt. 135–60, 61 FR 2616, Jan. 26, 
1996; Docket FAA–2018–0119, Amdt. 135–139, 83 
FR 9175, Mar. 5, 2018] 

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