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title: "Augmented flight crew — EASA Definition · Avioverse"
description: "ORO.FTL.105, Regulation (EU) No 965/2012: ‘augmented flight crew’ means a flight crew which comprises more than the minimum number required to operate…"
url: "https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/augmented-flight-crew"
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# augmented flight crew

EASA defines “augmented flight crew” in one regulation. The wording below is reproduced verbatim from the EASA Easy Access Rules, with a link to the paragraph it comes from.

> ‘augmented flight crew’ means a flight crew which comprises more than the minimum number required to operate the aircraft, allowing each flight crew member to leave the assigned post, for the purpose of in-flight rest, and to be replaced by another appropriately qualified flight crew member;

ORO.FTL.105 · Air Operations · Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · Easy Access Rules, 27 Mar 2026 revision · [Read ORO.FTL.105](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/air-ops/part-oro/subpart-ftl#oro-ftl-105)

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