§ 61. Mr. Currieasked the Minister of Aviation what is the allowed maximum continuous period of duty of a British Eur0opean Airways domestic services captain of aircraft.
§ Mr. Roy JenkinsB.E.A. captains are instructed not to exceed continuous periods of duty of 11 hours for single-pilot crews, 13 hours for two-pilot crews, and 14 hours for three-pilot crews. In practice on domestic routes their captains are rostered for periods between 2½ and 11 hours a day. Actual flying hours are appreciably less. The average weekly duty hours for B.E.A. captains are 30 in summer and 25 in winter. The Corporation, I am satisfied, pays special attention, in the interests both of their crews and of their passengers, to avoidance of pilot fatigue.