Article 9b ReviewF1

United Kingdom

The F2CAA shall conduct a continuous review of the effectiveness of the provisions concerning flight and duty time limitations and rest requirements contained in Annexes II and III. F3...

That review shall involve scientific expertise and shall be based on operational data gathered F4... on a long-term basis after the date of application of this Regulation.

The review shall assess the impact of at least the following on the alertness of aircrew:

(a)

duties of more than 13 hours at the most favourable times of the day;

(b)

duties of more than 10 hours at less favourable times of the day;

(c)

duties of more than 11 hours for crew members in an unknown state of acclimatisation;

(d)

duties including a high level of sectors (more than 6);

(e)

on-call duties such as standby or reserve followed by flight duties; and

(f)

disruptive schedules.

The F5CAA shall conduct a continuous review of the effectiveness of the provisions concerning support programmes, the psychological assessment of flight crew and the systematic and random testing of psychoactive substances to ensure the medical fitness of flight crew and cabin crew members set out in Annexes II and IV. No later than 14 August 2022, the CAA shall produce a first report on the results of this review.

That review shall involve relevant expertise and shall be based on data gathered F6... on a long-term basis.

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Textual amendments

F1: Substituted by Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/1042 of 23 July 2018 amending Regulation (EU) No 965/2012, as regards technical requirements and administrative procedures related to introducing support programmes, psychological assessment of flight crew, as well as systematic and random testing of psychoactive substances to ensure medical fitness of flight and cabin crew members, and as regards equipping newly manufactured turbine-powered aeroplanes with a maximum certified take-off mass of 5700 kg or less and approved to carry six to nine passengers with a terrain awareness warning system.
F2: Word in Art. 9b(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Aviation Safety (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1116), regs. 1(2), 63(2)(a)
F3: Words in Art. 9b(1) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Aviation Safety (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1116), regs. 1(2), 63(2)(b)
F4: Words in Art. 9b(1) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Aviation Safety (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1116), regs. 1(2), 63(2)(c)
F5: Word in Art. 9b(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Aviation Safety (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1116), regs. 1(2), 63(3)(a)
F6: Words in Art. 9b(2) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Aviation Safety (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1116), regs. 1(2), 63(3)(b)