single day free of duty

EASA defines “single day free of duty” in one regulation. The wording below is reproduced verbatim from the EASA Easy Access Rules, with a link to the paragraph it comes from.

‘single day free of duty’ means, for the purpose of complying with the provisions of Council Directive 2000/79/EC, a time free of all duties and standby consisting of one day and two local nights, which is notified in advance. A rest period may be included as part of the single day free of duty.

ORO.FTL.105 · Air Operations · Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · Easy Access Rules, 27 Mar 2026 revision · Read ORO.FTL.105

Defined in the same article

acclimatised
accommodation
airport standby
augmented flight crew
break
delayed reporting
disruptive schedule
duty

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