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title: "Single day free of duty — EASA Definition · Avioverse"
description: "ORO.FTL.105, Regulation (EU) No 965/2012: ‘single day free of duty’ means, for the purpose of complying with the provisions of Council Directive…"
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# single day free of duty

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

> ‘single day free of duty’ means, for the purpose of complying with the provisions of Council Directive 2000/79/EC, a time free of all duties and standby consisting of one day and two local nights, which is notified in advance. A rest period may be included as part of the single day free of duty.

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)