General fatigue management rules

There are fatigue management rules that operators and employees must comply with.

As well as the provisions within the applicable appendix or appendices, operators and their employees must comply with the following rules in CAO 48.1 Instrument 2013:

Part 1 General

• Commencement details
• Details of repeals
• Transitional arrangements
• Application of the order
• Definitions used in the order
• Acclimatisation requirements

Part 2 Conditions

• Conditions on the air operators certificate holders certificate
• General conditions on flight crew licences

Part 3 Limits and requirements

• Details on what activity can be conducted under each appendix
• Requirements for operating to multiple appendices
• AOC holder obligations
  • Employee responsibilities
  • Meal provision requirements
  • Requirements for records and reports
  • Requirements for nominating home base
• Additional air operator certificate holder obligations if working to appendix 2–6
  • Training requirements
  • Procedures for hazard identification and risk management
• Flight crew member obligations

More information

• Which appendix?
• The rules under each appendix
• Operating under multiple appendices