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title: "ORO.FTL.230 Reserve — Part-ORO · Avioverse"
description: "If an operator assigns crew members to reserve, the following requirements shall apply in accordance with the certification specifications applicable to…"
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# ORO.FTL.230 Reserve

ANNEX III (Part-ORO) · Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

IR Implementing rule

## ORO.FTL.230 Reserve

If an operator assigns crew members to [reserve](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/reserve), the following requirements shall apply in accordance with the [certification specifications](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/certification-specifications) applicable to the type of operation:

(a) reserve shall be in the roster;

(b) [flight time](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/flight-time) specification schemes shall specify the following elements:

(1) the maximum duration of any single reserve period;

(2) the number of consecutive reserve days that may be assigned to a [crew member](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/crew-member).

IR · ORO.FTL.230 — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · Regulation (EU) No 83/2014 · Air OPS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

GM Guidance material

## GM1 ORO.FTL.230(a) Reserve

ROSTERING OF [RESERVE](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/reserve)

Including reserve in a roster, also referred to as ‘rostering’, implies that a reserve period that does not result in a [duty period](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/duty-period) may not retrospectively be considered as part of a recurrent extended recovery [rest period](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/rest-period).

GM · GM1 ORO.FTL.230(a) — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · ED Decision 2014/017/R · Air OPS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

[All rules in SUBPART FTL: FLIGHT AND DUTY TIME LIMITATIONS AND REST REQUIREMENTS](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/air-ops/part-oro/subpart-ftl)

Consolidated from the EASA Easy Access Rules (revision 27 Mar 2026, extracted 13 Oct 2026) for convenience. Not the official publication — verify against the Official Journal of the European Union and the EASA publications before operational use.