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Each airline codes split duty pairings a little differently. As a result, the schedule importer is not able to import a split duty period, therefore split duty must be manually entered. See the Manual Entries page for details on how to properly create a split duty trip. The format is different than standard trips and failure to use the correct format will result in legality issues.
In accordance with FAR 117, APDL's legality computations for split duty are as follows:
The scheduled rest opportunity is not included in the FDP of a split duty trip provided there is at least 3+00 of rest scheduled between 2200 and 0500 local time.
This FDP time is what is used for cumulative limits lookback.
Split Duty Rest opportunity Schedule importer looks for a leg with identical city-pairs. When imported, the time identified in the Split Duty Rest does not include ground time to or from rest facility.If you need to add a split duty rest. Create a leg with identical city pairs. Then set payroll to Rest Opportunity.
Part 117 Split Duty legality rules will not be selected used by if the rest opportunity is less than 3 hours.
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