This notice of proposed amendment (NPA) puts forward harmonised and state-of-the-art flight time limitations (FTL) rules for commercial air transport operations with aeroplanes used in emergency medical services, air taxi and single pilot operations, considering operational experience and recent scientific evidence.
The objective is to mitigate the risks linked to the accumulation of dangerous amounts of fatigue by flight crew, and to introduce a harmonised legal framework for the regulation of FTL in those areas, ensuring a uniform level of safety across Europe, and a level playing field for European operators and flight crews.
The proposed regulatory material is expected to positively impact safety, by introducing the most up-to-date scientific principles and good operational practices in the existing regulatory framework. It is expected that the implementation of the proposals in this NPA will bring positive safety, social and economic impacts.