Overview

• Airlines may continue under existing Flight Duty Time Limitation rules, adopt FRMS, or use a hybrid approach subject to regulator approval, making the new system optional.
• Applications for FRMS will be considered only after an airline establishes an effective Fatigue Safety Action Group that reports to the vice president of flight operations and meets monthly with documented minutes.
• The draft sets scientifically based limits for flight time, duty periods and minimum rest, alongside performance monitoring to verify safety outcomes.
• Crew are expected to keep sleep logs and report fatigue, while operators must encourage non‑punitive reporting and design rosters informed by fatigue data.
• Transition measures include a phased rollout, grandfathering and a 12‑month compliance grace period, with scope for operator‑specific tailoring and potential duty extensions only where safety data supports them.