CAT.GEN.MPA.100 Crew responsibilities

SI No. 1290/2024

Text in magenta in force from 30 October 2025

  1. The crew member shall be responsible for the proper execution of his/her duties that are:

    1. related to the safety of the aircraft and its occupants; and

    2. specified in the instructions and procedures in the operations manual.

  2. The crew member shall:

    1. report to the commander any fault, failure, malfunction or defect which the crew member believes may affect the airworthiness or safe operation of the aircraft including emergency systems, if not already reported by another crew member;

    2. report to the commander any incident that endangered, or could have endangered, the safety of the operation, if not already reported by another crew member;

    3. comply with the relevant requirements of the operator’s occurrence reporting schemes;

    4. comply with all flight and duty time limitations (FTL) and rest requirements applicable to their activities;

    5. when undertaking duties for more than one operator:

      1. maintain his/her individual records regarding flight and duty times and rest periods as referred to in applicable FTL requirements; and

      2. provide each operator with the data needed to schedule activities in accordance with the applicable FTL requirements.

  3. The crew member shall not perform duties on an aircraft:

    1. when under the influence of a psychoactive substance or when unfit due to injury, fatigue, medication, sickness or other similar causes;

    2. until a reasonable time period has elapsed after deep water diving or following blood donation;

    3. if applicable medical requirements are not fulfilled;

    4. if he/she is in any doubt of being able to accomplish his/her assigned duties; or

    5. if he/she knows or suspects that he/she is suffering from fatigue as referred to in 7.f of Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 or feels otherwise unfit, to the extent that the flight may be endangered.

 

Points (b) and (c) above will be replaced by the following on 30 October 2025:

  1. The crew member shall:

    1. report to the commander any fault, failure, malfunction or defect which the crew member believes may affect the airworthiness or safe operation of the aircraft including emergency systems, if not already reported by another crew member;

    2. report to the commander any incident that endangered, or could have endangered, the safety of the operation, if not already reported by another crew member;

    3. comply with the relevant requirements of the operator’s occurrence reporting schemes;

    4. comply with all flight and duty time limitations (FTL) and rest requirements applicable to their activities;

    5. when undertaking duties for more than one operator:

      1. maintain his/her individual records regarding flight and duty times and rest periods as referred to in applicable FTL requirements;

      2. provide each operator with the data needed to schedule activities in accordance with the applicable FTL requirements;

      3. provide each operator with the data needed regarding operations on more than one type or variant.

  2. The crew member shall not perform duties on an aircraft:

    1. when under the influence of a psychoactive substance or when unfit due to injury, fatigue, medication, sickness or other similar causes;

    2. until a reasonable time period has elapsed after deep water diving or following blood donation;

    3. if applicable medical requirements are not fulfilled;

    4. if he/she is in any doubt of being able to accomplish his/her assigned duties; or

    5. if he/she knows or suspects that he/she is suffering from fatigue as referred to in Annex V, point 7.5 to Regulation (EU) No 1139/2018 or feels otherwise unfit, to the extent that the flight may be endangered.