DGCA guidelines to combat stress, fatigue amongst cabin crew

Mumbai: With stress and fatigue amongst cabin crew increasing in recent times, a concerned Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has drafted a new set of civil aviation requirements on Flight Duty Time Limitation (FDTL).
This covers both aircraft as well as helicopter cabin crew. According to the draft guidelines, operators have to establish FDTL and a rest scheme for their cabin crew in accordance with the civil aviation requirements (CARs) and incorporate them in their operation manuals.
Operators will now have to ensure that all flights are completed within the allowable flight and duty period, taking into account the time necessary for pre-flight duties and taxiing and turn-around time in case of multi-sector flights.
The draft CARs suggest using the actual flight time for calculating the FDTL.
FTDL has been defined as the total time from reporting at the airport for the purpose of operating a flight and ending a minimum 30-minutes after termination of a flight or a series of flights.
20/04/08 PTI/Economic Times

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Categories: Indian Aviation- In General Apr 2008, Safety Apr 2008