Karachi
The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) issued its Air Navigation Order (ANO) on Friday, which defines flight time, duty period and rest requirement of pilots and cabin crew.
The regulations have been established for managing fatigue risk under the Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPs) of International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) which provides limitations on flight time, flight duty period and rest requirements, it read.
According to the ANO, the flight time of a pilot will be 9 hours and 12 hours for duty period, whereas 16 hours will be allowed for pilots during flights on long routes. After completing their duty period, 12-hour rest is declared mandatory for pilots.
The aviation authority made it obligatory on all operators to ensure that all operations are conducted in conformity with fatigue management covered hereafter.—TLTP
