{"id":7418,"date":"2026-06-22T14:55:21","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T12:55:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/skylegs.com\/?p=7418"},"modified":"2026-05-22T03:55:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T01:55:10","slug":"tracking-outside-duties-to-prevent-ftl-breaches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.skylegs.com\/en_us\/news\/2026\/06\/tracking-outside-duties-to-prevent-ftl-breaches","title":{"rendered":"Tracking outside duties to prevent FTL breaches"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tracking outside duties to prevent FTL breaches<\/h1>\n

Tracking internal rosters is relatively straightforward, but monitoring Flight Time Limitations (FTL) becomes complex when pilots perform duties outside your organisation. This liability applies whether crew are shared across a multi-AOC corporate group or brought in as freelance contractors.<\/p>\n

National Aviation Authorities worldwide place the ultimate responsibility for fatigue management directly on the operators. Managing this risk requires active oversight rather than passive trust. Without a centralised system to track external activities, operators face an operational blind spot that exposes the business to retroactive regulatory breaches.<\/p>\n

The invisible regulatory liability<\/h3>\n

The legal mandate for fatigue management is clear across global jurisdictions. In Europe, under EASA ORO.FTL.110, the Air Operator Certificate (AOC) holder is legally required to actively plan rosters, calculate cumulative hours, and prevent crew fatigue. Furthermore, EASA Part-CAT (CAT.GEN.MPA.100(b)(5)) dictates that crew members working for multiple operators must maintain their individual records and provide the necessary data to each operator to ensure safe scheduling.<\/p>\n

Across the Atlantic, the FAA enforces a similar lookback standard. Under 14 CFR \u00a7 135.267, the regulations explicitly state that no certificate holder may assign, and no crew member may accept, an operational assignment if the pilot’s total flight time in all commercial flying exceeds specified limits.<\/p>\n

Despite these clear boundaries, the daily reality for many flight departments involves a repetitive manual chase. Schedulers are forced to contact contract crews via phone calls or text messages right before dispatch to ask about their rolling 28-day totals or recent external flights. This reliance on manual spreadsheets and memory creates a distinct risk. Because external hours are often logged well after a flight has taken place, an accidental FTL infraction by a freelancer is permanently recorded in your operational logs, creating an immediate compliance risk during audits.<\/p>\n

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