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# positioning

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

> ‘positioning’ means the transferring of a non-operating crew member from one place to another, at the behest of the operator, excluding:
>
> the time of travel from a private place of rest to the designated reporting place at home base and vice versa, and
>
> the time for local transfer from a place of rest to the commencement of duty and vice versa;

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)

## Defined in the same article

- [acclimatised](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/acclimatised)
- [accommodation](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/accommodation)
- [airport standby](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/airport-standby)
- [augmented flight crew](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/augmented-flight-crew)
- [break](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/break)
- [delayed reporting](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/delayed-reporting)
- [disruptive schedule](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/disruptive-schedule)
- [duty](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/duty)