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121.0 Regulatory Reference
This Civil Aviation Safety Regulation (CASR) Part 121 sets forth the implementing rules for Certifications and Operating Requirements for Domestic, Flag, and Supplemental Air Carrier as required by Aviation Law No. 1 Year 2009, Chapter VIII “Airworthiness and Aircraft Operations”, Article 41, 42, 45, 46 and 47, and Chapter X “Air Transportations”, Article 136.
121.7 Definitions and Abbreviations
The following definitions and abbreviations apply to those sections of Part 121:
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Term |
Definition |
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Air Carrier/Air |
Means a person who undertakes directly by lease or other arrangements to engage in |
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Air Transportation Service |
The operation for remuneration, including positioning flights, of any aircraft, which is listed on the air carrier’s Air operating certificate. |
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Captain (CA) |
A pilot qualified on an aircraft and responsible for the safe operation of that aircraft. |
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Crew member |
A person assigned to official duty on board an aircraft. |
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DGCA |
Directorate General of Civil Aviations |
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First Officer (FO) |
A pilot qualified on an aircraft to perform the duties of second in command. May also be taken to mean co- pilot |
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Flag Air Carrier |
An air carrier whose operations specifications authorize operations |
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Flight Attendant |
A crewmember who performs, in the interest of safety of passenger, duties assigned by the operator or the pilot in command of the aircraft, but who shall not act as flight crewmember. |
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Flight Crew Member |
A crewmember assigned to duty in an aircraft as a pilot, flight engineer, second officer or navigator. |
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Flight Duty Time |
The total elapsed period from the time a crewmember is required to report for duty, to the time that crewmember has completed all official duties with respect to a flight or series of flights and is released for an official crew rest. |
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Flight Time |
The total elapsed time from the moment the aircraft first moves under its own power for the purpose of take off, until the time it comes to rest at the end of the flight. |
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Large Aircraft |
Any aircraft having a maximum certified take-off weight, (MCTOW) of greater than 5700 kg (12500 pounds). |
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Passenger |
Any person on board an aircraft during flight time, who is not acting as a crewmember. |
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Person |
In respect of an air carrier, means any person who is an owner, or operator of an aircraft listed on that air carrier’s operations specifications or, is otherwise acting as an employee or agent of that air |
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Pilot Flying (PF) |
The flight crewmember who is anipulating the flight controls of an aircraft during flight time. |
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Pilot In Command (PIC) |
A pilot assigned to act as the Captain of an aircraft. |
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Pilot Not Flying (PNF) |
The pilot who is performing tasks during flight time, in support of the pilot flying. May also be called Pilot Monitoring (PM) |
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Required Day Off |
A period of time consisting of 24 consecutive hours, commencing at 0000 local time, in which a pilot, flight attendant or flight operations officer are free from all duties or contact by the company. A required day off is considered to be taken at a person’s residence and is exclusive of any travel time between that person’s residence, and the place where such person reports for, or is released from duty. |
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Rest Period |
The period of time during which a crewmember is released from all official duty or contact by the company. This period must exclude all time spent commuting by the most direct route, between the company designated rest |
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Seating Capacity |
The maximum number of passenger seats authorized by, the type certificate, type approval, or other equivalent document. |
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Second in Command (SIC) |
A pilot assigned to act as a first officer or co-pilot of an aircraft. |
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Second Officer (SO) |
A pilot who is the holder of a commercial or higher pilot license and is endorsed on an aircraft type, as competent on the flight engineers panel and may act as a flight crewmember with respect to the flight engineer duties |
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Supplemental Air Carrier |
An air carrier whose operations specifications authorize charter or all cargo operations. |
Understanding CASR 121 FTDT 