A Duty Period is defined as follows:
1. A Duty Period begins with the earlier of:
a. report time;
b. beginning of a Reserve Availability Period (RAP)
2. A Duty Period ends at the later of:
a. fifteen (15) minutes after the actual block in of the final Flight Segment or
Deadhead;
b. thirty (30) minutes after the actual block in of the final Flight Segment on
an augmented flight;
c. fifteen (15) minutes after scheduled arrival of a Deadhead in the case of a
Self-Deadhead;
d. the end of a Reserve Availability Period (RAP);
e. fifteen (15) minutes after scheduled arrival of LIMO.
This need to include the following:
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f. Any Pilot performing any functions that benefit the company (such as, but not limited to, cabin cleaning) shall have his duty period begin at the initiation of that duty, converted into the local time zone of pairing initiation."
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