IRImplementing rule
CS FTL.1.225Standby
The modification of limits on flight duty, duty and rest periods under the provisions of ORO.FTL.225 complies with the following:
(1)If not leading to the assignment of an FDP, airport standby is followed by a rest period as specified in ORO.FTL.235.
(2)If an assigned FDP starts during airport standby, the following applies:
(i)the FDP counts from the start of the FDP. The maximum FDP is reduced by any time spent on standby in excess of 4 hours;
(ii)the maximum combined duration of airport standby and assigned FDP as specified in ORO.FTL.205(b) and (d) is 16 hours.
(b)Standby other than airport standby:
(1)the maximum duration of standby other than airport standby is 16 hours;
(2)The operator’s standby procedures are designed to ensure that the combination of standby and FDP do not lead to more than 18 hours awake time;
(3)25 % of time spent on standby other than airport standby counts as duty time for the purpose of ORO.FTL.210;
(4)standby is followed by a rest period in accordance with ORO.FTL.235;
(5)standby ceases when the crew member reports at the designated reporting point;
(6)if standby ceases within the first 6 hours, the maximum FDP counts from reporting;
(7)if standby ceases after the first 6 hours, the maximum FDP is reduced by the amount of standby time exceeding 6 hours;
(8)if the FDP is extended due to in-flight rest according to CS FTL.1.205(c), or to split duty according to CS FTL.1.220, the 6 hours of paragraph (6) and (7) are extended to 8 hours;
(9)if standby starts between 23:00 and 07:00, the time between 23:00 and 07:00 does not count towards the reduction of the FDP under (6), (7) and (8) until the crew member is contacted by the operator; and
(10)the response time between call and reporting time established by the operator allows the crew member to arrive from his/her place of rest to the designated reporting point within a reasonable time.
IR · CS FTL.1.225 — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · ED Decision 2014/002/R · Air OPS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026