For aircraft maintenance personnel scheduled work should not exceed 48 hours in 7 days: DGCA

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation has suggested that the scheduled work hours for Aircraft Maintenance Personnel should not exceed 48 hours in any period of seven successive days.

“Total work including overtime, should not exceed 60 hours for seven successive work days before a period of rest days. In fact, it is desirable that work and rest period should match each other for effective dissipation of fatigue, which builds up over the period of work. Work duration for any individual should also have consideration of their mental condition/stress level during the work and complexity/criticality involved,” the DGCA said in an Air Worthiness Advisory Circular (AAC) on Duty Time Limitation for the maintenance personnel.

The Advisory comes in the back drop of accidents in which maintenance personnel have lost their lives.