| (1) | An ATO shall submit a proposed scheme for flight time and duty periods and minimum rest periods to the Director for approval as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 141. |
| (2) | A deviation from the approved scheme referred to in subregulation (1) shall be submitted to the Director for consideration and approval. |
(3) An approved ATO shall—
| (a) | maintain current flight time and duty period records of all flight crew members in such approved ATO's employ; and |
| (b) | retain flight time and duty period records for a period of 24 calendar months calculated from the date of a last flight of each flight instructor. |
| (4) | A flight instructor who is employed by more than one operator or approved ATO or otherwise accumulates flight time outside of his or her employment, shall maintain an accurate record of flight time and duty periods and shall provide copies thereof to all entities by whom such flight crew member is employed. |
| (5) | An ATO may not allow a flight instructor to exceed the following maximum flight times: |
| (a) | 6 hours during any duty period; |
| (b) | 30 hours during the preceding seven days; |
| (c) | 100 hours during the preceding thirt y days; |
| (d) | 300 hours during the preceding 90 days; or |
| (e) | 1000 hours during the preceding 365 days. |
| (6) | If a flight instructor expects his or her projected cumulative flight hours for a particular operation to exceed the appropriate limit, a flight instructor shall inform an approved ATO accordingly. |
| (7) | A flight instructor shall— |
| (a) | not work more than 7 consecutive days between days off; |
| (b) | have two consecutive days off in any consecutive 14 days; |
| (c) | have a minimum of 6 days off in any consecutive four weeks at an aerodrome from which they normally operate; and |
| (d) | have an average of at least 8 days off in each consecutive 4-week period, averaged over 3 such periods. |
| (8) | An FSTD instructor shall not conduct more than 8 hours of instruction, excluding briefing and debriefing, in any 24 hour period. |
| (9) | A trainee at an approved ATO may not be required to attend classes of instruction for more than 8 hours in any day or more than 6 days or 40 hours in any 7-day period. |
[Regulation 141.01.20 substituted by regulation 40 of Notice No. R.1503, GG45491, dated 15 November 2021 (Twenty-First Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2021)]
