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Australian Regulators Propose New Approach to ‘Controlling the Risks of Fatigue’

Steve Scott

Monday, August 30th, 2004

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With monikers like the "do nothing" option, the "changing the numbers" option and "follow another country's rules" option to describe alternatives, Australian officials are calling for a new approach to managing and minimizing flight crew fatigue. It attempts to go beyond set limits for hours of duty by encouraging operators to use a fatigue risk management system (FRMS) tailored to their particular needs (e.g., short haul, multiple daily flights; long haul flights crossing multiple time zones, etc.). Details are contained…

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