Qantas Short Haul Agreement 2007

QANTAS AIRWAYS LIMITEDFLIGHT CREW (SHORT HAUL)

WORKPLACE AGREEMENT 2007

Short Haul Workplace Agreement 2007 1

QANTAS AIRWAYS LIMITEDFLIGHT CREW (SHORT HAUL)

WORKPLACE AGREEMENT 2007

Part 1: Introduction

Part 2: Definitions, Interpretation, Anti-Discrimination and SpecialConditions

Part 3: Dispute Resolution and Consultation

Part 4: Company and employees' obligations, employment relationshipand related arrangements

Part 5: Pay and related matters

Part 6: Hours of work, scheduling and related arrangements

Part 7: Leave entitlements

Part 8: Travelling and working away from home

Part 9: Training and related matters

Part 10: Accidents and Incidents, Accidents Pay & Uniforms

Part 11: Appendices and IndexAppendix A: Flight crew members' annual leave due month

chartAppendix B: Loss of Licence insurance policyAppendix C: 28 Day Bid PeriodsAppendix D: Rostering ManualIndex


TABLE OF CONTENTSPART 1 - INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................5

1 TITLE..........................................................................................................................................................5

2 DURATION ................................................................................................................................................5

3 PARTIES BOUND .....................................................................................................................................5

4 RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER INSTRUMENTS ...................................................................................5

5 NO PRECEDENT ......................................................................................................................................6

6 NO EXTRA CLAIMS................................................................................................................................6

7. INTENT & PURPOSE/STATEMENT OF COMMITMENT................................................................6

PART 2 – DEFINITIONS, INTERPRETATION, ANTI-DISCRIMINATION AND SPECIAL CONDITIONS................................................................9

8. DEFINITIONS ...........................................................................................................................................9

9. INTERPRETATION ...............................................................................................................................16

10. ANTI-DISCRIMINATION PROVISION..............................................................................................16

11. SPECIAL CONDITIONS........................................................................................................................16

PART 3 – DISPUTE RESOLUTION & CONSULTATION ...........................................................................17

12. DISPUTE SETTLEMENT PROCEDURE............................................................................................17

13. CONSULTATION ...................................................................................................................................17

PART 4 – COMPANY & EMPLOYEES’ OBLIGATIONS, EMPLOYMENTRELATIONSHIP & RELATED ARRANGEMENTS..........................................................................18

14. CONTRACT OF EMPLOYMENT ........................................................................................................18

15. SENIORITY .............................................................................................................................................24

16. PROMOTION ..........................................................................................................................................28

17. ALLOCATION TO BASE ......................................................................................................................31

18. ALLOCATION TO AIRCRAFT TYPE ................................................................................................37

19. FREEZE PERIODS .................................................................................................................................37

20. TRANSFER OF SHORT HAUL FLIGHT CREW MEMBERSTO LONG HAUL OPERATIONS..........................................................................................................38

21. CONDITIONS GOVERNING TRAINING CAPTAINS CATEGORY A,B, D AND E AND TRAINING FIRST OFFICERS..................................................41

22. SUPPLY OF AGREEMENT...................................................................................................................51

23 ACCESS TO PERSONAL RECORDS ..................................................................................................51

24 LOSS OF LICENCE INSURANCE .......................................................................................................52


25 PILOT INDEMNITY AND RELEASE..................................................................................................53

PART 5 – PAY & RELATED MATTERS........................................................................................................54

26. PAY ...........................................................................................................................................................54

27. CALCULATING PAY FOR VARIOUS DUTIES OR TRAININGOR LEAVE AND GENERAL PAY RULES .........................................................................................57

PART 6 – HOURS OF WORK, SCHEDULING & RELATED ARRANGEMENTS ..................................67

28. ROSTERING............................................................................................................................................67

29. CAO EXEMPTION - SUPPORT FOR CONTINUATION .................................................................67

30. DUTY OF A FLIGHT CREW MEMBER.............................................................................................68

31. TEMPORARY ROSTER SWAPS..........................................................................................................69

32. DAYS OFF (X DAYS)..............................................................................................................................70

33. RESERVE DUTY.....................................................................................................................................71

34. CB DAYS ..................................................................................................................................................71

35. INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS PROTOCOL...............................................................................72

36. COMPANY MAY IMPLEMENT ELECTRONIC FLIGHT BAGOR SIMILAR APPLICATIONS FOR FLIGHT DECK ......................................................................74

37. 28 DAY BID PERIODS ...........................................................................................................................74

PART 7 – LEAVE ENTITLEMENTS...............................................................................................................75

38. ANNUAL LEAVE....................................................................................................................................75

39. SICK AND PERSONAL LEAVE ...........................................................................................................80

40. LONG SERVICE LEAVE.......................................................................................................................83

41. COMPASSIONATE (BEREAVEMENT) LEAVE ...............................................................................83

42. PARENTAL LEAVE ...............................................................................................................................84

43. CARER’S LEAVE AND CARER’S LINES ..........................................................................................85

44. LEAVE OF ABSENCE WITHOUT PAY..............................................................................................91

PART 8 – TRAVELLING & WORKING AWAY FROM HOME ................................................................93

45. DAILY TRAVELLING ALLOWANCE................................................................................................93

46. ACCOMMODATION AND TRANSPORT ..........................................................................................93

47. DUTY TRAVEL.......................................................................................................................................94

48. DEADHEAD VARIATION POLICY ....................................................................................................95

49. CONDITIONS GOVERNING TRAINING AT A LOCATION AWAY FROM A FLIGHT CREW MEMBER'S BASE .....................................................................96

50. ACCESS TO QANTAS CLUB................................................................................................................98


51. BOTTLED WATER PROVISION .........................................................................................................98

PART 9 – TRAINING & RELATED MATTERS............................................................................................99

52. TRAINING AND QUALIFICATION....................................................................................................99

PART 10 – ACCIDENTS & INCIDENTS, ACCIDENT PAY AND UNIFORMS......................................100

53. ACCIDENTS AND INCIDENTS..........................................................................................................100

54. WORKERS COMPENSATION AND ACCIDENT PAY ..................................................................100

55. UNIFORMS ............................................................................................................................................100

PART 11 - APPENDICES ................................................................................................................................101

APPENDIX A.....................................................................................................................................................101

– FLIGHT CREW MEMBERS ANNUAL LEAVE DUE MONTH CHART..............................................101

APPENDIX B.....................................................................................................................................................103

– LOSS OF LICENCE INSURANCE POLICY .............................................................................................103

APPENDIX “C”.................................................................................................................................................124

– 28 DAY BID PERIODS..................................................................................................................................124

APPENDIX “D”.................................................................................................................................................125

– ROSTERING MANUAL ...............................................................................................................................125


PART 1 - INTRODUCTION

1. TITLE

This Agreement will be known as the Qantas Airways Limited Flight Crew (Short Haul)Workplace Agreement 2007 (“ Agreement”).

2. DURATION

This Agreement will operate for five (5) years from lodgement to 31 August 2012.

3. PARTIES BOUND

This Agreement is binding on Qantas Airways Limited ("the Company"), the Australian andInternational Pilots’ Association ("the Association") and all flight crew members employed inoperations known as Qantas short haul operations who are members, or eligible to bemembers, of the Association.

4. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER INSTRUMENTS

4.1. Related Agreements/Awards

Subject to clause 4.2, and pursuant to the provisions of the Act, this Agreement is acomprehensive Agreement that applies to the exclusion of;

4.1.1. the Qantas Shorthaul Pilots’ Award 2000 ("Safety Net Award");

4.1.2. the Qantas/Australian Airlines Pilots Integration Award 1994 (“the IntegrationAward”);

4.1.3. the Qantas Airways Limited Flight Crew (Short Haul) Certified Agreement2002/2005 and all its predecessors (which this Agreement supersedes and replaces).

4.2 Integration Award & other matters

The following provisions of the Integration Award as in operation immediately before thisAgreement was made are called up and have operation pursuant to the provisions of section355 of the Act; clauses 3, 4 (a), (b) and (c) (but not the final paragraph of clause 4), 5, 6 (a), 7,8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 and Schedule 1.

To the extent of any inconsistency between the express terms of this agreement and the termsof the Integration Award referred to above, this Agreement prevails unless expressly stated tothe contrary.

Any term of the Integration Award, which contains prohibited content (as defined in the Act)is deemed not to be incorporated into this agreement.


For the avoidance of doubt, ‘protected award conditions’ within the meaning of s354 of theAct are excluded from the operation of this Agreement, to the extent that they are inconsistentwith an express term of this Agreement. Protected award conditions are award provisionswhich would otherwise apply to employees’ employment relating to the following matters:rest breaks, incentive based payments and bonuses, annual leave loading, state public holidaysand days in substitution thereof, monetary allowances, overtime and shift loadings, penaltiesrates and other matters prescribed by legislation.

5. NO PRECEDENT

The parties to this Agreement undertake that they will not use this Agreement in any mannerwhatsoever to obtain, negotiate or impose any conditions or benefits for any other area of theCompany's operations.

6. NO EXTRA CLAIMS

It is a term of this Agreement that the parties will not pursue any extra claims. Wage increasesawarded by the Australian Fair Pay Commission or any body that may replace it in part or inwhole or which may exercise a wage fixation function during the term of this Agreement willnot apply.

7. INTENT & PURPOSE/STATEMENT OF COMMITMENT

7.1. Intent & Purpose

In making this Agreement, the parties recognise that compliance with its terms and thedevelopment of a spirit of cooperation are essential for mutual benefit and to achieve theintent and purpose of the Agreement.

7.2. Statement of Commitment

Qantas is pleased with the quality of discussions with AIPA on this new Agreement.

The current negotiations have been characterised by a willingness to discuss business realities,which may confront the Company and its staff due to external forces.

It is important to understand the difficulty in predicting the actual form of challenges, whichmay occur suddenly, or over a period.

Consequently, there needs to be continuing capacity for flexibility in being able to respond bya range of tactics.

Any narrow prescriptions could inhibit the effectiveness of vital commercial future strategiesat a critical time.

However, the Company agrees on the preferability of working together with the Associationand existing staff to find agreed solutions which are the best balance between commercialimperatives and consequences for people involved.


7.3. Types of Aircraft and Categories of Flying

The Company is not prepared to enter into narrow legal definitions or award prescriptions ofwho will fly specific equipment types on specific missions.

There are established practices and commitments, which have been operating on a stable basisover recent years.

In accordance with prior indications by the Company, there has been no attempt to use anycategory of flying (regional, domestic or international) to the detriment of a group engaged inanother category.

It is clear that regional flying is a separate category because it must have a different coststructure.

There have been movements between categories of flying such as some previously domestictrunk flying being moved over to regional airlines, some previously regional internationalflying being carried out by the domestic trunk airline, and some domestic trunk flying beingconducted by the international operation.

In turn, some such transfers of flying may reverse when commercial conditions change.

Such flexibility is in the interests of the Company and its people, and has been beneficial tothe future success of the business and its staff.

It is very desirable to retain these common sense arrangements. The parties have built up alevel of trust by practical behaviour.

7.4. Response to changed competitive circumstances

Detailed discussions have demonstrated the difficulty in drafting specific terms of agreementto suit unpredictable circumstances that could arise by way of changed competition or newbusiness opportunities.

However, the Association has indicated its willingness to commit to enter into immediate andexpeditious negotiations to enable appropriate tactical responses to changed circumstances.

In the case of the domestic market this could involve the need to form a new operationsstructure with significantly reduced costs including but not limited to people costs. This couldbe a completely new airline, or a separate segment of the existing airline.

In the case of overseas possibilities, the Association acknowledges that operations set up in aforeign jurisdiction would need a cost structure, including people costs, which would becompetitive in that environment.

In summary form, the Association is indicating its flexibility to negotiate competitive coststructures made necessary by the competitive environment.

The Company clearly states its preference and commitment to work with the Association andexisting airline staff to implement whatever changes are necessary for the future viability ofthe Company and its people.


This will require from both parties continuing attention to consultation, communication ofinformation in an open and direct manner, willingness to confront commercial realities andflexibility.

Both parties by this Agreement commit to this constructive approach.


PART 2 – DEFINITIONS, INTERPRETATION, ANTI-DISCRIMINATION AND SPECIALCONDITIONS

8. DEFINITIONS

In this Agreement, unless the contrary intention is expressed or the context suggestsotherwise:

accommodation means accommodation provided for a flight crew member that is recognisedas first class accommodation.

Act means the Workplace Relations Act 1996.

aircraft type means the specifications and model number of an aircraft as designated by themanufacturer of that aircraft.

allocated means awarded or assigned.

applicable annual salary means a flight crew member’s annual salary for minimumguarantee hours based on his or her category and years of services as set out in clause 26.

applicable hourly rate means a flight crew member’s hourly rate pursuant to sub-clause 26 ofthis Agreement and is calculated by dividing the applicable annual salary rate by six-hundred-and ninety six (696).

assigned means allocation of a duty, vacancy or period of leave to a flight crew member, forwhich the flight crew member has not bid.

Association means the Australian and International Pilots Association or its nominatedrepresentative or representatives.

available day (“AV day”) means a day, not being a Day Off or a BL day, on which a flightcrew member is not:

• rostered for duty;• obliged to be readily available for duty; or• required to advise the Company of his or her whereabouts,

but is a day on which the flight crew member may be allocated duty in accordance with theopen time procedures as set out in the Rostering Manual.

awarded means allocation of a duty, vacancy or period of leave to a flight crew member as aresult of the flight crew member’s bid for, or acceptance of, an offer.

base means the geographic location to which a flight crew member is allocated by theCompany for the purposes of commencing and finishing duty.

bid period means a twenty eight (28), thirty (30) or thirty one (31) day period designated bythe Company for the purpose of bidding for, and allocation of, duties.

blank day (“BL day”) means a day, not being a Day Off, on which a flight crew member isnot:


• rostered for duty; or• obliged to be readily available for duty; or• required to advise the Company of his or her whereabouts,

but is a day on which the flight crew member may be allocated duty in accordance with theopen time procedures as set out in this Rostering Manual. In terms of not requiring a flightcrew member to be available for duty, a BL day carries a high priority for non-availability,exceeded only by the priority for non-availability attaching to a Day Off.

CAOs means a direction, notification, permission, approval or authority issued pursuant toRegulation 5 of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988 (“CAR”) as a Civil Aviation Order(“CAO”).

CAO48 Exemption means Sections 1-4 (Schedule Introduction) and Part II (Domestic (HighCapacity) Operations) of the “standard industry exemptions” granted to the Company byCASA pursuant to paragraph 4.1 of CAO Part 48 and is annexed to the Rostering Manual.

Captain means a pilot employed to act in command of an aircraft.

carer means a who meets the criteria of a person who has responsibilities to care for orsupport a family member but does not mean the pilot is a casual or temporary employee.

carer’s line means a bid line allocated to a pilot who meets the criteria of a carer.

CAAC means the Company Aircrew Assessment Committee

CASA means the Civil Aviation Safety Authority or its successor.

Category means a flight crew member’s status according to a particular aircraft type.

Categories are ranked in the following descending order:

(a) B737 Captain;(b) B737 First Officer.

cleared to the line means the operating status of a flight crew member who has successfullycompleted all training associated with endorsement on an aircraft type or for promotionaltraining, and who has been approved by the Company to fly in the category for which thetraining was allocated to the flight crew member.

Closure of open time means the date that open time can be allocated to a flight crew memberpursuant to clause 55 of the Rostering Manual and:

• Early closure means any closure of open time before four (4) calendar days before theday on which the duty commences or before Month End closure.

• Late closure means within two (2) calendar days of the day on which the dutycommences (e.g. a duty commencing on Wednesday can be allocated on the precedingMonday).


• Month End closure means that open time occurring between day twenty – nine (29) ofa bid period and day three (3) of the following bid period will close seven (7) daysbefore the day on which the duty commences.

• Normal closure means that open time will close at 08:00, four (4) days before the dayon which the duty commences, with notification commencing at 12:00 on the day ofclosure (e.g. a duty commencing Wednesday may be allocated on the precedingSaturday).

Commission means the Australian Industrial Relations Commission.

Company means Qantas Airways Limited (ABN 16 009 661 901) or any of its duly delegatedofficers.

Company briefing day (“CB day”) means a day rostered for the purpose of providingCompany information to flight crew members on issues including but not limited to safetyinformation, Company financial performance and operational based presentations.

Company Manuals means Company manuals including publications such as the FlightAdministration Manual, Flight Standing Orders and Notices to Flight Staff and other relevantdocuments pertaining to a flight crew member’s employment provided they are consistentwith this Agreement and the Rostering Manual.

Contacted on the day of reserve means contacted by the Company on or after thecommencement of reserve duty.

continuous service means service under an unbroken contract of employment and includesany period of employment on a carer’s line in accordance with this clause that is contiguouswith the contract of employment.

Credited hours pay means the actual pattern value for a tour of duty or a series of tours ofduty plus the credited value for all approved paid leave.

Day means the period between local midnight and the subsequent local midnight.

Day Off (“X Day”) means a day on which a flight crew member is not:


and remains a day free of duty except that a flight crew member may volunteer to perform aduty on a Day Off or be required to perform a flight duty on a Day Off in accordance with theopen time provisions in the Rostering Manual.

Deadhead/ing means travelling on an aircraft at the Company’s direction other than as anoperating flight crew member for the purpose of positioning for duty or returning to base aftercompleting a duty.

disruption means any event that causes a change to the Company’s scheduled operations or aflight crew member’s roster.


Divisor• actual divisor means the average of the credited hours achieved for a specific category

and base, at the completion of a bid period.

• planned divisor means the average hours allocated to flight crew members of a specificcategory and base, at the completion of the roster allocation process.

• planning divisor means the average hours projected to be allocated to flight crewmembers of a specific category and base at the completion of the pattern planningprocess and is the published figure that is used as a guide for the purpose of bidding.

duty means the work of a flight crew member and covers any and all activities that may berequired of a flight crew member by the Company in accordance with this Agreement, theCAOs and the Rostering Manual.

duty free day means an AV day, or a BL day or a Day Off.

duty hour means an hour that falls within a duty period for the purposes of calculatingpersonal leave pay.

duty period means a period that starts when a flight crew member is required by theCompany to report for a duty and continues until the flight crew member is free of all duties.

First Officer means a flight crew member employed to act as second-in-command of anaircraft.

Flight crew includes a Captain and a First Officer.

flight crew member has the same meaning as that given to “flight crew officer” in clause 1 ofSchedule 2 of the Act and also means a flight crew member (or, where relevant, a group offlight crew members) employed under this Agreement.

flight duty means any duty where a flight crew member is in control of, or a member of theoperating crew of, an aircraft within a duty period and commences from the moment that theaircraft first moves under its own power for the purposes of taking off until the moment that itcomes to rest at the end of a flight.

flight time means the total time from the moment that the aircraft first moves under its ownpower for the purposes of taking off until the moment that it comes to rest at the end of aflight.

Flight crew flight and duty limits means flight and duty time limitations in accordance withCAO Part 48 and any exemptions or concessions given by the CASA and agreed by theAssociation, not including dispensations given by the CASA.

GMFOT means General Manager Flight Operations Training

initial roster means a flight crew member’s roster for a bid period comprising patterns, toursof duty, duties, leave and duty free days allocated immediately following the completion ofthe roster allocation process before the commencement of the bid period.


initial training means any training required of a flight crew member (whether by theCompany or the CASA) on commencement of employment with the Company as aprerequisite to being cleared to the line.

MD day means a day on which a Training Captain A/B is not normally required to perform aduty but which is rostered as a day for home study for Training Captain A/B duties withoutpay (unless a Training Captain A/B undertakes simulator or flying duties on a MD in day.

minimum guarantee hours means fiftyeight (58) hours per bid period.

Multi day reserve means more than one consecutive day of reserve/reserve duty.

open time means any duty that is not contained in a Roster.

open time book means the book (or any other administrative facility or record maintained bythe Company or any computer program) into or under which a flight crew member mayindicate their willingness to carry out open time.

open time list means the list of open time maintained by the Company.

PAC means a Pilot Assessment Committee as referred to in clause 16 of this Agreement.

Parties means the Company and the Association.

passive credit means credit which does not apply during roster construction but which doesapply for pay purposes.

Pattern means the planned itinerary of a tour of duty or a series of tours of duty.

Personal Leave means leave that accrues to flight crew members under this Agreement afterlodgement of this Agreement and includes carer’s leave (but excludes URTI).

Pilot Crew Allocation Module (“PCAM”) bidding means the system under which flightcrew members bid for patterns of flight duty and is set out in the Rostering Manual.

Pilot under initial training means a flight crew member undergoing required trainingfollowing commencement of employment, before being cleared to the line.

Preferential Sequence Number (“PSN”) means the list of all flight crew members used toprovide priority for the purpose of bidding each bid period pursuant to clause 39 of theRostering Manual.

Promotion means a change by a flight crew member to a higher category or status.

promulgate means to make known to flight crew members via the Company manuals and, inaddition to being circulated in the normal manner, will be:

• sent to each flight crew member (if requested) when on approved annual leave, longservice leave or leave without pay;

• sent to each base station and posted on the crew room notice board;• sent to the Association’s office; and• transmitted by other agreed electronic means.


Reserve duty means a fourteen (14) hour period of standby at the flight crew member’s baseor temporary transfer base at the Company’s direction for the purpose of being available foroperational duty, but on the day of operation the period of standby will be reduced to twelve(12) hours, such twelve (12) hour period to be advised to the flight crew member by theCompany no later than twenty-four (24) hours before it commences. If the Company makes nocontact, the flight crew member will recognise the first twelve (12) rostered hours as theintended reserve duty period.

roster means a flight crew member’s rostered arrangement of duty for a bid period.

Roster Construction means the building of a flight crew member’s initial roster for a bidperiod which is comprised of awarded and/or assigned patterns and/or other duties followingthe bidding process.

Rostering Manual is set out at Appendix D to this Agreement and means the operations andadministration manual developed as at 25 May 2007 for the purposes of complying with therequirements of the exemption to CAO section 48 granted by CASA. The Rostering Manualcontains a set of limits and procedures for roster construction and administration in theCompany’s short haul operations and is the document under which the rostering andscheduling of flight crew members in the Company’s short haul operations is conducted.

Rostering Manual limits mean the allocation, rostering, flight time and duty limits as agreedbetween the parties and set out in the Rostering Manual.

Schedule means the planned arrangement for the use of an aircraft.

Scheduling Consultative Committee (“SCC”) means a committee established pursuant toclause 5 of the Rostering Manual and comprising representatives of the Company and theAssociation.

sector means a flight duty, pattern or tour of duty departing from a port and arriving at a port.

seniority date means the date from which a flight crew member’s seniority commenced toaccrue as set out in the ‘A’ Seniority List in the Integration Award.

Seniority List means the ‘A’ Seniority List as per the Integration Award, unless otherwiseindicated.

Short of time flight crew member means a flight crew member whose projected creditedhours for a bid period and the next consecutive bid period are:

• more than 2 hours (or, for carer’s lines, the number of hours pro-rated to the flight crewmember’s nominated percentage) below the hours in his or her initial roster; or

• more than 3 hours (or, for carer’s lines, the number of pro-rated to the flight crewmember’s nominated percentage) below the planned divisor for his or her category andbase;

and who is not hours restricted because of the possible exceedance of the Rostering Manuallimits or the flight crew flight and duty limits. A flight crew member is not considered shortof time where credits have been lost as a result of trip swapping.


For the purposes of this definition, the bid period for the purposes of defining a flight crewmember’s monthly roster or determining the monthly average for his or her base and category,is the bid period in which the flight crew member becomes a “short of time flight crewmember” and those figures are also to be used to determine when the he/she ceases to be a“short of time flight crew member”.

Sick leave means leave that accrued to flight crew members prior to the lodgement of thisAgreement.

sign-off means the time of completion of all duties associated with a tour of duty. This timewill be not less than fifteen (15) minutes at a domestic terminal and not less than thirty (30)minutes at an international terminal after the aircraft arrival time following flight duty.

sign-on means the actual time a flight crew member is required by the Company to report forduty. This time will be not less than thirty (30) minutes before a flight departure time. Whenthe duty involved is other than deadheading or acting as operating crew, sign-on will be asshown on the flight crew member’s roster.

temporary transfer means a flight crew member’s transfer so designated, from the flightcrew member’s base to a geographic location where the flight crew member is to be located onconditions agreed by the Association for a period not exceeding three bid periods, exceptwhere extended by mutual agreement.

Temporary transfer base means a base at which a flight crew member is located on atemporary transfer as defined.

Time means local time (unless stated otherwise).

Tour of duty means the period between the time a flight crew member commences any dutiesassociated with his or her employment before making a flight or series of flights until he orshe is finally relieved all such duties after the termination of such flights or series of flights.

Training block means a period of twelve (12) months commencing on 1 July each yearduring which all initial promotional and/or type transfer vacancies are planned to beadvertised and allocated in one group.

Training Captain means a Captain who is appointed by the Company to perform checkingand/or training duties both in-flight and/or in simulator training devices.

Training Captain Category A/B means a Captain who is appointed by the Company toperform checking and/or training duties both in flight and in simulator training devices.

Training Captain Category D means a Captain who is approved to carry out route checkingand enroute training of flight crew members employed by the Company.

Training Captain Category E means a Captain who is approved to carry out enroute trainingof a flight crew member.

Training First Officer means a First Officer who is approved to carry out training of flightcrew members as directed by the Company.

URTI means upper respiratory tract infection.


9. INTERPRETATION

9.1. Headings and explanatory notes are inserted for convenience only and do not affectinterpretation.

9.2. Where a word or phrase is defined, its other grammatical forms have a correspondingmeaning.

9.3. A reference to one gender includes the other gender.

9.4. Unless stated otherwise reference to any agreement or document or attachment is to thatagreement or document or attachment as amended, novated, supplemented, varied or replacedfrom time to time by agreement of the parties.

9.5. Unless stated otherwise reference to any legislation or any clause or provision of thatlegislation includes any statutory modification or re-enactment of that legislation or anystatutory provision substituted therefore and any ordinances, by-laws, regulations or otherstatutory instruments issued there under.

10. ANTI-DISCRIMINATION PROVISION

10.1. It is the intention of the parties to this Agreement to achieve the principal object in section3(m) of the Act through respecting and valuing the diversity of the work force by helping toprevent and eliminate discrimination on the basis of race, colour, sex, sexual preference,marital status, family responsibilities, pregnancy, religion, political opinion, natural extractionor social origin.

10.2. Accordingly, in fulfilling their obligations under the dispute settlement procedure clause, theparties must make every endeavour to ensure that neither the provisions of this Agreement northeir operation are directly or indirectly discriminatory in their effects.

10.3. Nothing in this clause is to be taken to affect:

10.3.1. any different treatment (or treatment having different effects) which is specificallyexempted under the Commonwealth anti-discrimination legislation;

10.3.2. an employee, company or registered organisation pursuing matters of discriminationin any State or Federal jurisdiction, including by application to the Human Rights andEqual Opportunity Commission; or

10.3.3. the exemptions in sections 659(3) and 659 (4) of the Act.

11. SPECIAL CONDITIONS

Despite anything else in this Agreement when special circumstances exist the Company may,with the agreement of the Association, utilise a flight crew member at such times and undersuch conditions as those circumstances require.


PART 3 – DISPUTE RESOLUTION & CONSULTATION

12. DISPUTE SETTLEMENT PROCEDURE

12.1. The flight crew member or flight crew members concerned will first discuss the matter withthe relevant Fleet General Manager (or his or her representative).

12.2. If not settled in accordance with sub-clause 12.1, the flight crew member or flight crewmembers concerned will discuss the matter with the Group General Manager FlightOperations and Chief Pilot (or his or her representative).

12.3. If not settled in accordance with sub-clause 12.2, the matter will be submitted to a memberof the Commission and a decision by the member will, subject to normal appeal rights, befinal and be accepted by the parties.

12.4. The flight crew member or flight crew members concerned may elect to be representedduring or from any time in this procedure by the Association at any or all stages of thisprocess.

12.5. Until the matter is determined, work will continue as normal as directed by the Company andno party will, as a result, be prejudiced as to the final settlement of the matter.

12.6. This procedure will not apply to matters relating to a flight crew member’s flyingproficiency or to matters of operational safety.

13. CONSULTATION

13.1. A Consultative Committee ("Committee") comprising representatives of both the Companyand the Association, will be established.

13.2. The Committee will meet at regular agreed intervals to review and discuss issues relevant tothe Company and flight crew members.

13.3. The purpose of establishing the Committee is to provide a mechanism and procedures in orderto facilitate the efficient operation of the enterprise according to its particular needs.

13.4. Where agreement is reached between the Company and the Association through suchconsultative mechanisms and procedures, and where giving effect to such agreement requiresthis Agreement to be varied, a variation may be lodged with the Employment Advocateproviding the variation has been approved pursuant to the provisions of the Act. TheAgreement as varied pursuant to the provisions of the Act will be made available in writing toall crew members.


PART 4 – COMPANY & EMPLOYEES’ OBLIGATIONS, EMPLOYMENTRELATIONSHIP & RELATED ARRANGEMENTS

14. CONTRACT OF EMPLOYMENT

14.1. Material to be provided to flight crew members on commencement of employment

At, or before, the time that a flight crew member commences employment the Company mustinform the flight crew member, in writing, of the following:

14.1.1. date of commencement;

14.1.2. category/status on appointment;

14.1.3. salary on commencement;

14.1.4. regularity of pay (eg. monthly);

14.1.5. the base to which the flight crew member has been allocated; and

14.1.6. the workplace agreement that is applicable to the flight crew member’s employment.

14.2. Flight crew members will carry out orders of the Company

14.2.1. A flight crew member will carry out all orders or instructions given by the Companyprovided that they are consistent with this Agreement.

14.2.2. Without limiting the application of sub-clause 14.2.1, a flight crew member willobserve instructions and requirements contained in this Agreement and CompanyManuals. The documents referred to in this sub-clause 14.2.2 must be available forflight crew members to peruse at the flight crew members base.

14.3. Exclusive Service

A flight crew member must not fly an aircraft during the period of his or her employmentexcept in the service of the Company unless the Company consents in writing.

14.4. Contactability

A flight crew member will advise the Company in writing of his/her current residentialaddress, contact telephone number and, if available and desirable, an email address.


14.5. Work Organisation

14.5.1. The Company may establish, discontinue or re-establish a base anywhere within itsnetwork.

14.5.2. Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, a flight crew member will carry out dutyin any part of the world where the Company may be operating from time to time.

14.5.3. Notwithstanding sub-clauses 14.5.1 and 14.5.2, duty by a flight crew member outsideof Australia will be subject to appropriate provisions and entitlements being agreed,in advance, between the Association and the Company.

14.6. Orders to flight crew members

All orders to flight crew members regarding positions, allocation to aircraft type, allocation tobases, promotion and leave of absence will be given or confirmed in writing.

14.7. Probationary periods

14.7.1. A flight crew member will be on probation for a period of up to twelve months fromthe date of his or her appointment with the Company or, at the Company’s discretion,upon the successful completion of the flight crew member’s first postgraduate licencerenewal, whichever occurs later.

14.7.2. The period of a flight crew member’s probation may be extended by any period ofabsence as a result of the flight crew member’s personal illness.

14.8. Stand-Down Provisions

Notwithstanding any other clause of this Agreement, the Company is entitled to deductpayments from the pay of a flight crew member for any day on which the flight crew membercannot be usefully employed because of any strike, stoppage or any other limitation of workfor which the Company cannot be held responsible subject to the following conditions:

14.8.1. If the Company intends to exercise the right conferred by this sub-clause 14.8 inrespect of a flight crew member it must notify the flight crew member in advance,specifying the date or dates that it intends to commence to exercise the right.

14.8.2. Whilst notification pursuant to sub-clause 14.8.1 remains in force the flight crewmember will be deemed to be stood down for the purposes of this sub-clause.

14.8.3. A flight crew member can only be stood down at his or her base.

14.8.4. Any flight crew member who is stood down under this sub-clause:

(a) will be treated for all purposes (other than pay) as having continuity of serviceand employment, notwithstanding having been stood down;


(b) may at any time whilst stood down, terminate his or her employment withoutnotice and will be entitled to receive as soon as is practicable, all pay andallowance entitlements up to the time of termination; and

(c) will be at liberty to take other employment and in the event of a flight crewmember so doing, it will constitute an acceptable reason for the flight crewmember not reporting for duty from the time subsequently notified by theCompany, that he or she is required for duty and/or is working out a period ofnotice not exceeding two (2) weeks that may be required in such otheremployment.

14.8.5. Any flight crew member who terminates employment under sub-clause 14.8.4(b)will, for all purposes (other than pay in lieu of notice) be treated as if the employmenthad been terminated by the Company without default by the flight crew member.

14.8.6. Any flight crew member who is notified in accordance with sub-clause 14.8.1 will beentitled to elect to use any annual leave entitlements (whether such entitlements aredue or accruing), whilst stood down.

14.8.7. The right is reserved to the Association to refer any dispute arising from deductionsfrom pay under this sub-clause 14.8 to the Commission.

14.9. Termination of Employment

14.9.1. Notice of termination

A flight crew member’s employment is terminable by the Company or the flight crewmember:

(a) by giving fourteen (14) days’ notice in writing during the first twelve months ofemployment or during any extended period of probation;

(b) by giving twenty-eight (28) days’ notice in writing at any time thereafter,except that if the flight crew member is over forty five (45) years old and hascompleted at least two (2) years of continuous service with the Company, theperiod of notice that must be provided by the Company under this sub-clause14.9.1(b) will be increased by 1 week;

(c) by payment to the flight crew member of fourteen (14) days or twenty-eight(28) days’ pay in lieu of notice as aforesaid; or

(d) by forfeiture by the flight crew member of fourteen (14) days or twenty-eight(28) days’ pay in lieu of notice as aforesaid.

Where a flight crew member gives notice of termination, the period of notice willbegin from the date on which it is given.

14.9.2. Period of notice may be reduced or waived

The period of notice to be given by the flight crew member as set out in sub-clause14.9.1 may be reduced or waived by mutual agreement between the Company and theflight crew member.


14.9.3. Summary dismissal

14.9.3.1. Nothing in this Agreement will derogate from the Company's right atcommon law to dismiss a flight crew member without notice forsufficient cause.

14.9.3.2. A flight crew member who is summarily dismissed pursuant to this sub-clause 14.9.3 will be paid up to the date of dismissal only.

14.9.4. Commencement of period of notice

Where notice of termination is given to a flight crew member, the notice period willnot commence until the flight crew member has returned to his or her base unless theflight crew member cannot be returned to base in a reasonable time period.

14.9.5. Flight crew member’s returned to base at Company’s expense

Where notice of termination is given to a flight crew member, the Company mustprovide the flight crew member with air travel to enable him or her to return to basebefore termination.

14.10. Withholding flight crew members from service

14.10.1. Notwithstanding any other clause of this Agreement, a flight crew member maybe withheld from service following an aircraft accident or aircraft incident inwhich he or she may have been involved.

14.10.2. A flight crew member withheld from service pursuant to sub-clause 14.10.1will continue to receive pay as though he or she had continued to work for atleast a typical bid period, pending the outcome of an investigation into suchaccident or incident.

14.10.3. If the flight crew member is found to be responsible or culpable for an accidentor incident and a penalty that may include suspension without pay is assessed,any monies overpaid in these circumstances will be repaid by the flight crewmember as is mutually arranged or, failing a reply by the flight crew member toany proposal made by the Company for such repayment, will be deducted fromthe flight crew member’s next available earnings or from any monies due ontermination of the flight crew member’s services.

14.11. Suspension from duty

14.11.1. The Company may suspend a flight crew member from duty without pay if:

(a) the flight crew member’s passport or other travel documents are invalid;

(b) the flight crew member’s licence is suspended or withdrawn by CASA; or

(c) a flight crew member, due to his or her own negligence, is not sufficientlyqualified.


14.11.2. Sub-clause 14.11.1 will not apply in a case of licence suspension due to medicaldisability.

14.12. Overpayment of flight crew member

14.12.1. Where a flight crew member has been paid or advanced monies in excess of his orher entitlement under this Agreement, the overpaid monies will be returnablepromptly, subject to reasonable attempts being mutually agreed, depending on thecircumstances of the particular situation .

14.12.2. In any such situation, the Company will advise the flight crew member in writing ofits intention to recover the monies giving such details as will satisfactorily identifythe nature and extent of the overpayment involved.

14.12.3 The Company must not deduct monies from a flight crew member’s pay in respect ofan overpayment without the flight crew member’s knowledge and express agreement.

14.13. Redundancy

14.13.1. Redundancy entitlement

When the conditions of the Integration Award as called up in this Agreement relatingto redundancy (but excluding voluntary separation) and recall from redundancy havebeen satisfied, the following package will apply to a flight crew member whoseposition becomes redundant:

(a) three (3) weeks’ pay for each year of service up to and including five (5) years’service, with a minimum of four (4) weeks’ pay;

(b) four (4) weeks’ pay for each completed year of service in excess of five (5)years; and

(c) pro-rata payment for each completed month of service.

The payments set out in this sub-clause 14.13.1 do not include payment in lieu ofnotice.

14.13.2. Company will give notice of possible redundancy

Flight crew members will be given at least three (3) months’ notice of possibletermination on account of redundancy.

14.13.3. Pay calculation

For the purposes of this clause, pay means the annual salary as specified in Part 5 ofthis Agreement for the flight crew member’s status and type. A week’s pay will becalculated by dividing the annual salary by 52.

14.13.4. Maximum redundancy payment

The maximum entitlement for redundancy will be ninety-five (95) weeks.


14.13.5. Long service leave

Pro-rata long service leave will be paid to flight crew members with more thantwelve (12) months’ continuous service. For the purpose of these provisions, longservice leave will be applied in accordance with the amount provided under theCompany’s policy on long service leave.

14.13.6. Superannuation

14.13.6.1. Payments in accordance with Superannuation Plan Rules

Superannuation payments will be in accordance with the Rules of theQantas Airways Limited Staff Superannuation Plan, plus full vesting ofthe Company’s contributions with interest where not already applicable.

14.13.6.2. Preservation of superannuation benefits

It will be necessary to comply with the Government’s regulations inrespect of the preservation of superannuation benefits.

14.13.7. Staff travel entitlements

Flight crew members will be entitled to the benefits that apply to redundancy asoutlined in the Company’s Staff Travel Policy Manual that applies to flight crewmembers from time to time.

14.13.8. Company certificate of service

A statement of service will be issued to each redundant flight crew member,indicating the flight crew member’s length of service and that he or she wasretrenched from Qantas. This certificate can be collected from the Company on theflight crew member’s last day of employment.

14.13.9. Notification to Centrelink

The Company will notify Centrelink as soon as possible of relevant information inrespect of those flight crew members who are compulsorily retrenched and arrangevisits by Centrelink to appropriate Company premises.

14.13.10. Outplacement services

The Company will provide an outplacement service for all retrenched flight crewmembers. Full regard will be had to the qualifications, skills and experience of eachflight crew member and will include a detailed work history of the flight crewmember and assistance towards the preparation of a curriculum vitae. This servicewill include flight crew member employment opportunities existing with other airlineoperators within and outside Australia and other employment fitting the particularqualifications, skills and experience of the flight crew member. Where practicable,outplacement services will be provided during the period of special paid leave andbefore cessation of employment with the Company.


14.13.11. Ground training opportunities

14.13.11.1. The Company will provide an administrative procedure for theconsideration of alternative training or employment opportunities forflight crew members within ground staff positions.

14.13.11.2. This procedure will clearly state what qualifications and experience arenecessary before retraining for a ground position would be considered.

14.13.11.3. The opportunities for retraining will be based upon the operationalrequirements of the Company and the availability of ground positions.

14.13.11.4. Entitlements accumulated at the time of training (e.g. superannuation,recreation leave, sick leave, long service leave) will be portable to anyground position.

14.13.11.5. For flight crew members who are allocated a ground staff position, theCompany will provide pay maintenance (based on a salary at the rate of58 hours each month for the flight crew member’s category and typeexisting immediately before cessation of employment with the Companyas a flight crew member) for a period of 4 months commencing from thedate the flight crew member commences work as a ground staffemployee.

14.13.12. Financial counselling

14.13.12.1. All flight crew members nominated for retrenchment will be providedwith a detailed estimate of their redundancy pay and superannuationentitlements, at the time of their nomination.

14.13.12.2. Flight crew members who are retrenched will have access to financialcounselling.

14.13.12.3. Where practicable, financial services will be provided to the flight crewmember during the period of special paid leave.

14.13.13. Welfare services

The services of the Company’s Employee Assistance Program will be available onrequest for an appropriate period to any flight crew member who is compulsorilyretrenched.

15. SENIORITY

15.1. General provisions

15.1.1. Subject to sub-clauses 15.1.4 and 15.1.5, seniority will be pursuant to the provisionsof the Integration Award that have been called up in this Agreement.

15.1.2. Flight crew members who were employed under the Australian Airlines PilotsAward, 1989 as at 13 September, 1992 will hold relative seniority positions (in the


Company) in accordance with the flight crew members’ seniority list pursuant to theprovisions of the Integration Award as called up in this Agreement as at that date.

15.1.3. Flight crew members employed after 13 September 1992 will be allocated positionspursuant to the called up provisions of the Integration Award.

15.1.4. A flight crew member transferred to non-flying duty will cease to retain seniority onthe Seniority List referred to in sub-clause 15.2 unless:

(a) clause 15.1.7 applies;

(b) the flight crew member maintains an Airline Transport Pilot’s Licence; or

(c) there is a written agreement between the Company and the Association thatsuch flight crew member will retain seniority.

15.1.5. A flight crew member who is transferred to non-flying duty on account of personalillness will continue to maintain seniority whether or not he or she maintains thelicence required for his or her status (except where the licence has been cancelled)until the flight crew member is able to return to flying duty or until the date ofretirement for medical reasons. Where the licence of the flight crew member iscancelled, the flight crew member’s name will be removed from the Seniority Listunless the flight crew member successfully appeals to CASA against the licencecancellation, in which case service will be regarded as having been continuous.

15.1.6. Seniority will cease from the termination of a flight crew member’s service with theCompany or from the date on which a flight crew member accepts a permanentappointment with the Company other than as a flight crew member.

15.1.7. A flight crew member, who has lost seniority as a result of termination of his or heremployment will, if re-employed by the Company as a flight crew member,commence seniority from the date of his or her re-employment (including re-employment subsequent to medical termination) unless the re-employmentconstitutes reinstatement, in which case service will be deemed to be unbroken.

15.1.8. A flight crew member:

(a) Whose services were terminated as a result of the flight crew member’s licencebeing cancelled or not renewed by the Aviation Regulatory Authority; and

(b) Who received payment of a capital sum under the Loss of Licence InsurancePlan; and

(c) Who, within four (4) years following termination of employment with theCompany, is medically cleared by the Aviation Regulatory Authority for theissue of an Airline Transport Pilot Licence;

may, within three (3) months from the date of being medically cleared by theAviation Regulatory authority, apply in writing for re-employment with theCompany. A flight crew member re-employed in accordance within this clause willbe given the relative seniority position held on the flight crew members’ seniority listat the time of termination. The Company, in its absolute discretion, may reject any


application for re-employment and the Dispute Settlement Procedure of thisAgreement will not apply to any such application.

15.2. Seniority list

15.2.1. The Company will promulgate a Seniority List (“the Seniority List”) showing thenames of all flight crew members arranged and numbered in order of seniority. Thelist will show alongside each flight crew member’s name, the flight crew member’sstatus, seniority number and seniority date.

15.2.2. Flight crew members’ names will be added to the list in accordance with theprovisions of the Integration Award that have been called up in this Agreement.

15.2.3. The Seniority List will be brought up to date effective 1st July and promulgated by31st July, each year.

15.2.4. If a flight crew member believes that the Seniority List is not accurate he or she maylodge a complaint within sixty (60) days of the date of promulgation of the list inwhich the error or omission is alleged to have occurred. If any such objection isupheld, a revised list will be issued not later than fourteen (14) days after the day onwhich the objection is upheld and such list will be final and will be accepted as beingcorrect for all purposes of this Agreement.

15.2.5. Any incorrect listing or any other discrepancy on the annual Seniority List which isnot objected to under sub-clause 15.2.4 can not subsequently be the subject of anobjection in any later Seniority List except that typographical and clerical errors maybe corrected at any time.

15.2.6. Any objection lodged under this sub-clause will be promulgated forthwith for theinformation of all flight crew members.

15.3. Application of seniority

15.3.1. Without limiting any other provisions of this Agreement and provided that in eachcase the flight crew member is sufficiently qualified to undertake any training or dutyrequired, seniority will be used to determine the order of selection of flight crewmembers for promotion, transfer to a base, transfer to and status on an aircraft typeand, in the event of redundancy, selection for any consequential action consideredappropriate, including termination. Where a flight crew member applies for avacancy under this sub-clause and is considered not to be sufficiently qualified, theCompany will advise the flight crew member accordingly.

15.3.2. The Company will promulgate all initial vacancies in sufficient time for writtenapplications or letters of preference to be lodged and such vacancies will be awardedin order of seniority of sufficiently qualified flight crew members from theapplications or the letters of preference on file with the Company at the closing timeand date specified in the promulgation notice. If there are no applications orpreferences on file, the initial vacancies will be assigned to sufficiently qualifiedflight crew members in reverse order of seniority.

15.3.3. Where further vacancies are created by the filling of initial vacancies, such furthervacancies will be awarded in order of seniority of sufficiently qualified flight crewmembers from applications or letters of preference on file in the Company at the


closing time and date specified in the promulgation notice. If there are noapplications or preferences on file, the further vacancies will be assigned tosufficiently qualified flight crew members in reverse order of seniority.

15.4. Letters of Preference

15.4.1. Each flight crew member will file an electronic letter of preference by completing thenecessary electronic form furnished by the Company, to identify the flight crewmember’s preference for:

(a) a category vacancy;(b) a base; or(c) a temporary transfer.

15.4.2. It is a flight crew member’s responsibility to ensure that his or her electronic letter ofpreference is current at all times and a flight crew member who wishes to alter a letterof preference may do so at any time by advising the Company, in writing or byelectronic updating.

15.4.3. Letters of preference will be lodged with and retained on file by the Company. Suchelectronic letters will be lodged with the Company directly.

15.4.4. The following procedures apply in relation to letters of preference:

(a) training vacancies will be promulgated for a twelve (12) month period;

(b) electronic letters of preference will close on an advertised date and be frozenfor a period of twelve (12) months;

(c) as at the closing date, vacancies for the training block will be allocated from allletters of preference held on file at that time;

(d) in order to minimise pairing training costs, training commencement dates willbe decided at the Company’s discretion during the training block;

(e) the Company will use its best endeavours to allocate training vacancies inseniority order in accordance with the provisions of the Integration Award thathave been called up in this Agreement. If training is not allocated in seniorityorder, then all flight crew members senior to the most junior flight crewmember trained during the training block period, must also be trained duringthat training block;

(f) the closing date and training block will coincide with the closing date andtraining block applicable to flight crew members operating under thisAgreement;


(g) due to the unique basing structure of the B737 aircraft type, all vacancies willbe advertised and the Company will publish any relevant conditions applicableto those vacancies; and

(h) if training vacancies are cancelled, the Company and the Association willconsult with each other as to the appropriate method of dealing with anyproblems resulting from the cancellations.

15.5. Bids for specific vacancies

Where a flight crew member wishes to bid for a specific vacancy he or she may submit awritten application to the Company and will refer to the reference number of the promulgatedvacancy. Such application will take precedence over the flight crew member’s letter ofpreference but will be effective only for that specific vacancy.

15.6. Limitations on seniority

15.6.1. Selection of a flight crew member for a Training position will be at the discretion ofthe Company and will not depend on seniority.

15.6.2. The Company may reject a flight crew member’s bid for a vacancy if the flight crewmember is subject to a freeze period as set out in clause 19.

15.6.3. The Company may reject a flight crew member’s bid for a vacancy if the flight crewmember has previously been awarded or assigned a vacancy yet to become effective.

15.6.4. A flight crew member may bid for a vacancy in a lower category but the award of thevacancy will be at the Company’s discretion.

16. PROMOTION

16.1. Status

16.1.1. The status of flight crew members will be ranked in the following descending order:

(a) Captain;(b) First Officer;(c) Pilot Under Initial Training (“PUIT”).

16.1.2. A flight crew member who is cleared to the line on completion of initial training on ashort haul aircraft will have the status of First Officer on the aircraft type to which heor she is initially allocated.

16.1.3. Flight crew members transferring within the Company’s short haul operations willretain their pre-transfer short haul status until they have been cleared to the line intheir new category.

16.2. Selection for training and promotion

16.2.1. Selection of a flight crew member for training and promotion beyond the category ofFirst Officer on the aircraft type to which the flight crew member was initially


allocated will, provided the flight crew member is sufficiently qualified, be inaccordance with this sub-clause 16.2 and clause 15.

16.2.2. The Company will assess the operational suitability of each flight crew member forpromotional training no later than five (5) years after the flight crew memberbecomes operational in a category. Where the Company determines that a flight crewmember does not have the operational suitability for promotional training, the flightcrew member’s case will be referred to the Pilot Assessment Committee (“PAC”) asconstituted under sub-clause 16.5.

16.2.3. A flight crew member will be considered sufficiently qualified to commence trainingfor a promotional vacancy if the flight crew member:

(a) meets CASA’s licensing requirements;

(b) meets the Company promotional criteria; and

(c) is considered operationally suitable for the training.

16.2.4. If the Company decides that a flight crew member is not operationally suitable forsuch training, it must, within twenty-eight (28) days of making such decision, informthe flight crew member of the reasons for the decision.

16.3. Failing promotional training or failing to achieve required standard of proficiency

16.3.1. In the event that a flight crew member fails a promotional training program or anaircraft type transfer training program and is not cleared by the Company for asecond training program, the flight crew member’s case will be referred to the PAC.

16.3.2. A flight crew member who fails to achieve the required standard of proficiency eitherduring or at completion of a training program may be given the opportunity to:

(a) revert to his or her previous category and subject to clearance by the Companyor the PAC, be awarded or assigned a second training program and have theoption of having the final check in that program conducted by a flight crewmember other than the flight crew member who conducted the first check; or

(b) bid for and be awarded such other vacancy in his or her status for which theflight crew member is or can be qualified subject to clearance by the Companyor the PAC and to be awarded or assigned a second training program and tohave the option of having the final check in that program conducted by a flightcrew member other than the flight crew member who conducted the first check.


16.4. Command potential assessment

16.4.1. The Company may require a First Officer to undergo a command potentialassessment, pursuant to this sub-clause 16.4, if the Company has a legitimate concernas to the flight crew member’s operational suitability (as referred to in sub-clause16.2).

16.4.2. An assessment pursuant to this sub-clause 16.4 will be conducted in accordance withestablished criteria and/or against an agreed standard.

16.4.3. If a flight crew member fails to satisfy requirements in a command potentialassessment he or she will be given suitable additional training before being requiredto undertake a further assessment.

16.4.4. If a flight crew member fails a further assessment, the Company may refer the matterto the PAC to consider the flight crew member’s operational suitability.

16.5. Pilot Assessment Committee

16.5.1. A PAC will be constituted, with a membership consisting of six (6) TrainingCaptains Category A/B and/or Training Captains Category D employed by theCompany, of which:

(a) three (3) members will be nominated by the Company;

(b) three (3) members will be nominated by the Association; and

(c) chairmanship of the PAC will alternate between flight crew membersnominated by the Company and flight crew members nominated by theAssociation.

16.5.2. Where the Company has not cleared a flight crew member for promotional and/oraircraft type transfer training, the PAC will assess the flight crew member’s flyingexperience, qualifications and operational suitability for such training.

16.5.3. In assessing a flight crew member’s suitability for promotion and/or aircraft Typetransfer training, the PAC will have regard to:

(a) Flight training reports and Captains' Confidential Crew Reports;

(b) PAC members' personal knowledge of the particular flight crew member beingassessed and/or the personal knowledge of any other Training Captain calledupon to assist the PAC;

(c) The flight crew member’s performance over the past five (5) years and his/herearlier record where this is considered helpful;

(d) The results of any flight check conducted in accordance with the provisions ofthis clause 16 (Promotion); and

(e) Any written representation provided by the flight crew member before themeeting for the consideration of the PAC.


16.5.4. Where the PAC is equally divided in its assessment of a flight crew member fortraining for promotion or aircraft type transfer, the flight crew member will beconsidered as approved for such training.

16.5.5. The findings of the PAC will be passed to the Group General Manager FlightOperations and Chief Pilot and will be confidential.

16.5.6. The Group General Manager Flight Operations and Chief Pilot (or his or hernominee) will brief the flight crew member as to the findings as soon as practicableand, where appropriate, arrange counselling for the flight crew member.

17. ALLOCATION TO BASE

17.1. Company to allocate each flight crew member to a base

17.1.1. The Company will allocate each flight crew member to a base.

17.1.2. The Company will not require a flight crew member to be domiciled at or to operatefrom a base until all relevant terms and conditions of employment have beenestablished.

17.2. Promulgation of vacancies

17.2.1. The Company will promulgate any vacancies at bases at least sixty (60) days beforethe intended date of commencement in the vacancy and, at the time of notification,must provide the following information to flight crew members:

(a) the name of the base;

(b) the number of vacancies by category;

(c) the date of commencement;

(d) the relevant terms and conditions; and

(e) the closing date for bids (this must be not less than thirty (30) days afterpromulgation).

17.2.2. Where vacancies occur in a category at more than one base, the Company willpromulgate the vacancies in order of their expected effective dates ofcommencement.

17.3. Transfers

17.3.1. A flight crew member who transfers from one base to another at his or her ownrequest will bear all expenses associated with the transfer.

17.3.2. A flight crew member when transferring from one base to another at the Company'sdirection will be entitled to receive payment from the Company for reasonableexpenses incurred for the removal of furniture, possessions and personal effects asdetailed in the Qantas Staff Transfer Policy.


17.4. Allocation procedures

17.4.1. Base vacancies will normally be allocated no later than twenty-one (21) days beforethe advertised effective date of commencement of the base vacancy.

17.4.2. As soon as a vacancy has been allocated, the terms and conditions applying to it willbe confirmed in writing to the flight crew member to whom it has been allocated.

17.5. Rejection of bids

The Company may reject a flight crew member’s bid for a basing if a relevant agreementlimitation or restriction will affect the flight crew member as at the intended date ofcommencement at the new base.

17.6. Compassionate base transfer

If a flight crew member requests a transfer to another base for reasons to do with personal orfamily health, the request will promptly be considered jointly by the Company and theAssociation who may mutually agree to permit the flight crew member to be awarded the nextvacancy at the nominated base.

17.7. Establishment of new bases

17.7.1. Scope of clause

(a) The procedure set out in this clause only applies in relation to the establishmentof new bases.

(b) The Company may, pursuant to this clause, establish a new base whilemaintaining an optimum establishment level at each of its existing bases.

17.7.2. Company may set an optimum establishment for a base

The Company may:

(a) set an optimum establishment level for each of its existing, or any new, bases;and

(b) require that the establishment at each of its existing, or any new, bases can notfall below the optimum establishment level;

provided that the setting of an optimum establishment level will not, of itself, give theCompany the right to assign flight crew members from one base to another exceptwhen a new base is being established.

17.7.3. Procedure for allocation of vacancies at new bases

17.7.3.1. The Company must:

(a) advise flight crew members of its intention to establish a new base;


(b) ask flight crew members to submit expressions of interest inbidding for vacancies at any new base or bases;

(c) advise flight crew members of the number of vacancies in eachcategory that are available at any new base; and

(d) inform flight crew members of the optimum establishment figurefor each existing base and indicate how many bids for vacancies atthe new base it will accept from flight crew members at eachexisting base.

17.7.3.2. Flight crew members will bid for vacancies in accordance with therelevant procedures set out in this Agreement.

17.7.4. Maintenance of optimum establishment levels

17.7.4.1. For the purpose of maintaining an optimum establishment level at anexisting base, the Company may in its absolute discretion restrict thenumber of flight crew members in that existing base to whom vacanciesat a new base can be allocated.

17.7.4.2. If the number of bids from flight crew members in an existing base forvacancies in a new base would, if successful, cause the existing base’sestablishment to fall below the optimum establishment level, theCompany may refuse to accept those bids but can accept bids from morejunior flight crew members in another existing base and allocatevacancies at the new base to the more junior flight crew members subjectto the following:

(a) if a more junior flight crew member from another existing base isallocated a vacancy in a new base, the Company will compile a list(referred to as the “New Base Priority List”) of the more seniorcrew members whose bids were not accepted and those more seniorflight crew members will be given priority in seniority order for theaward of any further vacancies that become available at the newbase;

(b) if a more senior flight crew member subsequently rejects the awardof a vacancy at the new base, his or her name will be removed fromthe New Base Priority List; and

(c) the New Base Priority List will only be created in relation to theinitial bids of flight crew members at the time that the new base isestablished. Once all of the flight crew members on the New BasePriority List have transferred to the new base or elected not totransfer to the new base (or requested their name to be removedfrom the New Base Priority List), the New Base Priority List willcease to be of any force or effect.

17.8. Review of terms and conditions at bases

At the request of the Association or the Company, the suitability of terms and conditionsattached to a base vacancy may be reviewed in the light of changed circumstances.


17.9. Temporary base transfers and permanent base swaps

17.9.1. Interpretation

17.9.1.1. Unless expressly stated otherwise in this clause, in the event of aninconsistency between this clause and the other provisions of thisAgreement, the provisions of this Agreement will prevail.

17.9.2. Temporary Transfer List

17.9.2.1. The Company will create a list of all flight crew members who wish totransfer from one base to another in accordance with flight crewmembers’ letters of preference (“Temporary Transfer List”). TheCompany and the Association will administer the Temporary TransferList in accordance with this clause:

(a) flight crew members will be ordered on the Temporary TransferList in accordance with the Seniority List;

(b) all temporary base transfers and permanent base swaps will beawarded in accordance with the Temporary Transfer List and thisclause;

(c) the Company will enter each flight crew member’s name andtransfer preferences onto the Temporary Transfer List inaccordance with each flight crew member’s electronic letter ofpreference;

(d) a flight crew member who wishes to transfer from one base toanother must indicate, on his or her letter of preference, which basehe or she would like to transfer to and whether that transfer is to beon a temporary and/or permanent basis;

(e) a flight crew member who wishes to have his or her name removedfrom the Temporary Transfer List or amend his or her transferpreferences must submit an amended letter of preference; and

(f) the Company will provide all flight crew members with access tothe Temporary Transfer List and will ensure that it is up to date atall times.

17.9.3. Temporary Base Transfer

17.9.3.1. When a temporary vacancy (or vacancies) arises in a particular categoryat a particular base and no overall increase in the establishment at thebase in which the vacancy exists (“the Relevant Base”) is required theCompany will award the temporary vacancy to a flight crew member (orflight crew members) on the Temporary Transfer List who has bid for atemporary transfer vacancy (or vacancies) to the Relevant Base on arotational basis in accordance with this clause (“Temporary BaseTransfer”).


17.9.3.2. A Temporary Base Transfer will be for a period of one bid period.

17.9.3.3. To be eligible to be awarded a Temporary Base Transfer a flight crewmember must be available to operate, in the Relevant Base, for thecomplete bid period in which the Temporary Base Transfer is to takeplace (e.g. the flight crew member can not have any leave, or otherplanned absence, during the bid period in which the temporary transfer isto take place). The Company may agree to waive this requirement at itsdiscretion.

17.9.3.4. The most senior flight crew member on the Temporary Transfer List whohas bid for Temporary Base Transfer to the Relevant Base will beawarded a Temporary Base Transfer subject to the following:

(a) a flight crew member who accepts a Temporary Base Transfer willbe awarded the Temporary Base Transfer and will not be eligible tobe awarded another Temporary Base Transfer until every flightcrew member on the Temporary Transfer List who has bid for aTemporary Base Transfer to the Relevant Base has been offered anopportunity to be awarded a Temporary Base Transfer to theRelevant Base;

(b) if a flight crew member does not accept a Temporary Base Transferthe next most senior flight crew member on the Temporary TransferList who has bid for a Temporary Base Transfer to the RelevantBase will be awarded the Temporary Base Transfer;

(c) where a flight crew member is eligible to be awarded a TemporaryBase Transfer and he or she does not accept the Temporary BaseTransfer he or she will not forfeit the opportunity to participate in aTemporary Base Transfer and will be offered the next availableTemporary Base Transfer to the Relevant Base in the order set outin the Temporary Transfer List; and

(d) once all flight crew members with bids for a Temporary BaseTransfer to the Relevant Base have been offered an opportunity tobe awarded a Temporary Base Transfer to the Relevant Base themost senior flight crew member on the Temporary Transfer Listwho has bid for Temporary Base Transfer to the Relevant Base willbe offered another opportunity to be awarded a Temporary BaseTransfer.

17.9.3.5. Flight crew members participating in a Temporary Base Transfer will berostered and scheduled in accordance with the Rostering Manual.

17.9.4. Permanent Base Swaps

17.9.4.1. Two Way Permanent Base Swap

Where the most senior flight crew member on the Temporary TransferList from a particular base has bid for a permanent transfer to anotherbase and the most senior flight crew member on the Temporary TransferList from that other base has bid for a permanent transfer to the first flight


crew member’s base, the Company will award a permanent transfer toboth flight crew members (“Permanent Base Swap”)(e.g. the most seniorMelbourne based flight crew member on the Temporary Transfer Listwho has bid for a permanent transfer to Sydney may undertake aPermanent Base Swap with the most senior Sydney based flight crewmember on the Temporary Transfer List who has bid for a permanenttransfer to Melbourne.)

17.9.4.2. Three Way Permanent Base Swap

Where the most senior flight crew member on the Temporary TransferList from a particular base has bid for a permanent transfer to anotherbase, the most senior flight crew member on the Temporary Transfer Listfrom that other base has bid for a permanent transfer to a third base andthe most senior flight crew member on the Temporary Transfer List fromthe third base has bid for a permanent transfer to the first flight crewmember’s base, the Company will award a permanent transfer to theflight crew members (“Permanent Base Swap”)(e.g. the most seniorSydney based flight crew member on the Temporary Transfer List whohas bid for a permanent transfer to Brisbane may undertake a PermanentBase Swap with the most senior Brisbane based flight crew member onthe Temporary Transfer List who has bid for a permanent transfer toMelbourne and the most senior Melbourne based flight crew member onthe Temporary Transfer List who has bid for a permanent transfer toSydney.)

17.9.4.3. The Company will monitor the Temporary Transfer List and where thecircumstances set out in clause 17.9.3.1 or 17.9.3.2 are met, it will informthe flight crew members that their bids for a Permanent Base Swap havebeen successful.

17.9.4.4. A Permanent Base Swap will take effect from the first day of the secondcomplete bid period following the bid period in which the PermanentBase Swap was awarded (i.e. flight crew members awarded a PermanentBase Swap in January will be notified during January and the PermanentBase Swap will be effective on the first day of the March bid period (“thetransfer date”).

17.9.4.5. The transfer date may be varied by mutual agreement of both flight crewmembers and the Company.

17.9.4.6. Flight crew members can only participate in a Permanent Base Swap withflight crew members of the same category.

17.9.4.7. A flight crew member who had been allocated a promotional vacancy or avacancy on another aircraft type that will take effect in the training blockin which the Permanent Base Swap will be effective is not eligible toparticipate in a Permanent Base Swap.

17.9.4.8. Flight crew members who have undertaken a Permanent Base Swap willbe rostered and scheduled in accordance with the Rostering Manual.


17.9.4.9. In the event that the Company awards Temporary Base Transfers to aparticular base for more than three consecutive bid periods the Companyand the Association will meet and review the establishment in that base.

18. ALLOCATION TO AIRCRAFT TYPE

18.1. Method of Allocation

18.1.1. Subject to the terms of the Integration Award that have been called up in thisAgreement and without limiting any other provisions of this Agreement, where avacancy for a flight crew member occurs, it will be awarded or assigned inaccordance with clause 15 (Seniority).

18.1.2. A flight crew member awarded or assigned a vacancy which involves a typeendorsement may, at the Company's option, be required to remain on the new type fora period of time as specified in clause 19 (Freeze periods).

18.2. Reduction in the number of flight crew members at a base

18.2.1. If the Company anticipates or foreshadows a reduction in the number of flight crewmembers in a category at a base it will consult the Association in a timely mannerand promulgate the following information:

(a) the reason/s for the anticipated reduction;

(b) the category concerned and the reduced number of flight crew membersrequired;

(c) the date/s from which the reduction/s will be effective;

(d) names and seniority numbers of flight crew members in the particular category;and

(e) bases where vacancies in the category exist or will next be available.

18.2.2. Any resulting reduction will be effected in reverse order of seniority of flight crewmembers in the category, except that a more senior flight crew member in thecategory may elect in writing to discontinue his or her allocation and that in anyevent such a flight crew member may, subject to clause 16 (Promotion), exerciseseniority to bid for any category vacancy.

19. FREEZE PERIODS

19.1. Training vacancies

Notwithstanding clause 12(b)(iii) in the Integration Award as called up in this Agreement, aflight crew member awarded a training vacancy where the training involves an aircraft typetransfer will be subject to a common freeze period that will average two and a half (2½) years(i.e. the flight crew member may be required to operate on that aircraft type for the duration oftwo (2) training blocks following the training block in which the vacancy was promulgated),subject to this clause 19.


19.2. Flight crew member’s initial command

The freeze period under sub-clause 19.1 will be reduced to eighteen (18) months (measuredfrom when the flight crew member successfully completes training for the vacancy) where thecrew member’s next allocated vacancy is his or her first allocation of a Captain vacancy.

19.3. Flight crew member assigned a vacancy

A flight crew member who is assigned a vacancy may be required to operate on the aircrafttype for which the vacancy was created for eighteen (18) months measured from the date thatthe crew member successfully completes training (i.e. cleared to the line).

20. TRANSFER OF SHORT HAUL FLIGHT CREW MEMBERS TO LONG HAULOPERATIONS

20.1. Definition of long haul and short haul aircraft

20.1.1. The term “long haul aircraft” refers to the following types of aircraft as operated byQantas:

(a) Boeing 747-400 (“B744”);(b) Boeing 747-300 (“B747”);(c) Airbus A330 (“A330”); and(d) Boeing 767 (“B767”).

20.1.2. The term “short haul aircraft” refers to the following types of aircraft as operated bythe Company:

(a) Boeing 737 (“B737”).

20.2. Order of allocation of vacancies on long haul aircraft

20.2.1. Vacancies on long haul aircraft will be awarded in the following order:

(a) to flight crew members employed before 14 September 1992 in Qantas longhaul operations (“long haul flight crew members”) in order of their seniorityaccording to the Seniority List;

(b) to flight crew members employed before 14 September 1992 by AustralianAirlines Limited (“short haul flight crew members”)in order of their seniorityaccording to the Seniority List;

(c) to all flight crew members employed by Qantas on or after 14 September 1992in short haul and long haul operations in order of their seniority according tothe Seniority List.

20.2.2. If insufficient bids are received from long haul flight crew members and short haulflight crew members, vacancies will be assigned to flight crew members employed byQantas on or after 14 September 1992 in reverse order of their seniority according tothe Seniority List.


20.3. Ranking of a flight crew members’ status on aircraft type

The category of a flight crew member means the flight crew member’s status according to aparticular aircraft type. Categories shall rank in the following descending order:

(a) B744 Captain;(b) B747 Captain;(c) A330 Captain;(d) B767 Captain;(e) B737 Captain;(f) B744 First Officer;(g) B747 First Officer;(h) A330 First Officer;(i) B767 First Officer;(j) B737 First Officer;(k) B744 Second Officer;(l) B747 Second Officer;(m) A330 Second Officer.

20.4. Bidding for vacancies in a lower category

A short haul flight crew member may bid for a vacancy in a lower category but the award ofsuch vacancy shall be at the discretion of the Company.

20.5. Pay and conditions during transitional training

20.5.1. Whilst undergoing transitional training at the commencement of the transfer and untilcleared to the line on the long haul aircraft in the category for which the vacancy wascreated, the following conditions apply;

(a) the transfer of the flight crew member to long haul operations is deemed tohave commenced from the first day of commencing transitional training for thevacancy awarded on the long haul aircraft type;

(b) whilst undergoing transitional training, the following specific short haulprovisions continue to apply until cleared to the line on the long haul aircraft, inthe category for which the vacancy was created:

(i) Section 5 – Pay and Related Matters(ii) Section 7 – Leave Entitlements;

(c) salary for superannuation purposes in accordance with the applicable divisionof the Qantas Superannuation Plan for the Short Haul aircraft type operated bythe flight crew member before the transfer.

But, in all other respects, the Qantas Airways Limited Flight Crew (Long Haul)Certified Agreement 2005-2006 or any successor (“the Applicable Long HaulAgreement”), as varied, will apply during transitional training to long hauloperations.

20.5.2. Once cleared to the line on the long haul aircraft in the category for which thevacancy was created, a transferred short haul flight crew member will be entitled to:


(a) pay calculated in accordance with the Applicable Long Haul Agreement andbased on total years of service as a flight crew member since the flight crewmember’s most recent date of appointment with Australian Airlines Limited orQantas;

(b) salary for superannuation purposes in accordance with the applicable divisionof the Qantas Superannuation Plan for the long haul aircraft type for which thevacancy was created and which the transferred flight crew member operates;

(c) all other entitlements in accordance with the Applicable Long Haul Agreement.

20.5.3. Whilst undergoing transitional training at the end of the transfer to qualify for areturn to short haul operations and until cleared to the line, a transferred flight crewmember will be entitled to:

(a) pay and salary for superannuation purposes in accordance with the ApplicableLong Haul Agreement;

(b) all other entitlements in accordance with the Applicable Long Haul Agreementexcept that once a transferred short haul flight crew member undertakes actualin-flight training (as opposed to ground training), he or she will be entitled to allmeals and accommodation allowances, duty travel and DTA calculated inaccordance with the relevant provisions of this Agreement.

20.5.4. Once cleared to the line for a return to short haul operations, a transferred short haulflight crew member will be released from the transfer and will be entitled to pay andall other entitlements in accordance with this Agreement, and salary forsuperannuation purposes in accordance with the applicable division of the QantasSuperannuation Plan for the Short haul aircraft type that the flight crew memberoperates.

20.5.5. Details of pay and entitlements for transferred short haul flight crew members shallbe provided to them by Qantas upon request.

20.6. Failure to qualify on long haul aircraft

20.6.1. If a transferred First Officer fails to qualify on the long haul aircraft type in thecategory for which the vacancy was created, the following shall apply;

(a) if the failure was the flight crew member’s first attempt at transitional training,the flight crew member may be required to operate as a Second Officer beforebeing cleared for a second attempt at transitional training. In such case the flightcrew member will be subject to a freeze period on type of eighteen monthscalculated from the date of clearance to the line as a Second Officer or the datethe flight crew member’s training was terminated in the case of a flight crewmember who is required to undergo training for flight engineer relief duties. AFirst Officer who has failed First Officer endorsement in long haul may returnto short haul as a First Officer provided the Company Aircrew AssessmentCommittee (“CAAC”) operationally clears him or her at the end of this freezeperiod.

(b) if the First Officer is allocated a second attempt at First Officer training in longhaul this may take place when the CAAC clears the flight crew member. If the


flight crew member fails twice in long haul then his or her status within longhaul may be at the discretion of the Company, however the flight crew membershall have the opportunity of qualifying in short haul at the completion of thefreeze period in clause 19.1 provided he or she is operationally cleared by theCompany.

20.6.2. A flight crew member who has not been cleared for a second attempt at transitionaltraining or a flight crew member who has not been cleared for return to short haulfollowing a second failure in long haul may request his or her case be referred to aPAC.

20.7. Continuity of Service

20.7.1. All flight crew members transferred to Qantas long haul operations shall have theperiod of their transfer in long haul operations counted as continuous service withQantas for the purposes of all relevant short haul and long haul entitlements and forall benefits as though the flight crew member had not been transferred, except wherethe provisions of the Integration Award that have been called up in this Agreementmay apply.

20.8. Command Training

20.8.1. In the event a flight crew member employed before 14 September 1994 by AustralianAirlines Limited is allocated a command vacancy in long haul a training path asprescribed by the General Manager Flight Operations Training (GMFOT) will befollowed.

21. CONDITIONS GOVERNING TRAINING CAPTAINS CATEGORY A,B, D AND EAND TRAINING FIRST OFFICERS

21.1. Conditions Governing Training Captains Category A/B

The following sub-clause 21.1 sets out the conditions of employment that apply to flight crewmembers appointed as Training Captains Category A/B. If there is any inconsistency betweenthis sub-clause of the Agreement and another clause of the Agreement, this sub-clauseprevails.

21.1.1. Appointment and tenure

21.1.1.1. Initial term of appointment

Subject to sub-clauses 21.1.4 and 21.1.5 relating to, respectively,redundancy and operational suitability, the appointment of a flight crewmember to the position of Training Captain A/B under this sub-clause isat the sole discretion of the GMFOT, and the initial term is as follows:

(a) with respect to the appointment of a flight crew member to theposition of Training Captain A/B where that flight crew memberhas not previously been appointed as a Training Captain A/B, theinitial term of appointment is for a period of three (3) years; and


(b) with respect to the appointment of a flight crew member to theposition of Training Captain A/B where the flight crew member is apreviously appointed Training Captain A/B, the initial term ofappointment is for the period specified in their letters ofappointment;

provided that in special circumstances, and upon written request by aflight crew member, the Company may agree to release the flight crewmember from the position of Training Captain A/B before the expirationof the Training Captain A/B’s term of appointment;

21.1.1.2. Renewal of appointment

(a) At the expiry of the term of appointment of a flight crew member tothe position of Training Captain A/B under this sub-clause, and atthe sole discretion of the GMFOT, the appointment may berenewed on terms agreed between the Company and theAssociation.

(b) At least sixty (60) days before the expiration of the term ofappointment, the GMFOT will notify the flight crew member inwriting as to whether the appointment will be renewed.

(c) If the GMFOT decides not to renew a flight crew member’sappointment as a Training Captain A/B, the flight crew memberwill return to line flying at the expiry of the term and will be paidthe appropriate rate of remuneration for a line flight crew member.

(d) A flight crew member not wishing to be reconsidered for re-appointment as a Training Captain A/B will notify the GMFOT inwriting at least three (3) months before the expiration of the term ofappointment.

21.1.2. Redundancy of Training Captain A/B’s

In the event of redundancy in the Flight Training Department on a particular aircrafttype, the Company will give six (6) months’ notice of its intention to return aTraining Captain A/B to line duties or pay a Training Captain A/B salary to theTraining Captain A/B as minimum pay for six (6) months in lieu of notice.

21.1.3. Operational suitability

If the GMFOT decides that the performance of a Training Captain A/B is such thatthe flight crew member is not operationally suitable as a Training Captain A/B, theTraining Captain A/B may be returned to line duties after receiving three (3) months’notice in writing of the GMFOT’s decision (with reasons for the decision given).

21.1.4. A Training Captain A/B has the status of a supervisory flight crew member

A Training Captain A/B is considered to be a supervisory flight crew member formatters relevant to supervisory flight crew members in the Company’s CorporatePolicy and Procedures Manual.


21.1.5. Training Captain A/B Duties

A Training Captain A/B is required to undertake the following duties:

(a) training and checking duties in simulators;(b) training and checking duties in aircraft;(c) line flying in aircraft;(d) conducting training courses;(e) attending Company and industry meetings; and(f) other duties as required by the Manager Training B737.

21.1.6. Rostering

Rostering for Training Captains Category A/B will be as specified in the RosteringManual. Notwithstanding the provisions of the Rostering Manual, Training CaptainsCategory A/B will receive twelve (12) X days and at least one (1) MD day per bidperiod.

21.1.7. Line Flying Duties

21.1.7.1. At the time of roster allocation each bid period, a minimum of six (6)days’ line flying each month will be rostered for each Training CaptainA/B, subject to sub-clauses 21.1.7.2 and 21.1.7.3.

21.1.7.2. If, after the beginning of each bid period, unforeseen checking or trainingrequirements arise, the number of days of line flying for each TrainingCaptain A/B may be reduced, but not below 4 each month, unless sub-clause 21.1.7.3 applies.

21.1.7.3. Despite sub-clauses 21.1.7.1 and 21.1.7.2, the number of days of lineflying each month for a Training Captain A/B may, with the agreement ofthe Training Captain A/B, be reduced below four (4).

21.1.8. Salary

21.1.8.1. The hourly pay rate for a Training Captain A/B will be as prescribed inthis Agreement. The salary package may be further enhanced by aperformance-based payment at the sole discretion of the Company.

21.1.8.2. A Training Captain A/B’s annual salary, paid in twelve (12) monthlyamounts, will consist of the following elements;

(a) six-hundred- and ninety six (696) hours at the Captain’s applicablehourly rate in this Agreement;

(b) an additional sixty-six (66) hours (calculated at the Captain’sapplicable hourly rate) as a supervisory allowance;

(c) (iii) a training allowance of two hundred and forty (240) hourseach year at the Captain’s applicable hourly rate;


(d) a monthly “top up” amount will also be paid, equivalent to theaverage of the top 50% of active Training Captains Category D’hours earned in excess of seventy-eight (78) hours that bid period oractual hours flown in excess of seventy eight (78) hours for the bidperiod by the Training Captain A/B’s whichever is the greater, atthe applicable hourly rate in this Agreement.

21.1.8.3. The minimum guarantee pay for leave purposes is clauses 21.1.8.2 (a),(b) and (c) above, pro rated for the applicable leave period.

21.1.9. Additional Pay

21.1.9.1. A Training Captain A/B who undertakes simulator or flying duties on arostered X day will be paid credited hours as in this Agreement at theapplicable line flight crew member’s hourly rate.

21.1.9.2. A Training Captain A/B who undertakes simulator or flying duties on aMD day will be paid credited hours as in this Agreement at the applicableline flight crew member’s hourly rate but payment for such duties on aMD day is limited to one occasion each month.

21.1.10. Daily Travelling Allowance

Daily Travelling Allowance will be paid based on the actual flying duties performedeach month, with a minimum of $7,573.70, referenced to Table 3 of the ATOreasonable travel and meal allowance expense amounts (effective from 1 September2007 the rate is $5.81 per hour) and amended annually as per current practice.

21.1.11. Superannuation

Superannuation contributions and entitlements will be in accordance with the TrustDeed and Rules of the Qantas Airways Limited Staff Superannuation Plan, plus the10% Supervisory Allowance.

21.1.12. Motor Vehicle

A Training Captain A/B appointed pursuant to this sub-clause may elect to salarysacrifice for a fully maintained leased vehicle including petrol in accordance withrelevant Company policies and procedures, paid for at the price representing theactual cost to the Company of providing the vehicle. A Training Captain A/B whoreturns to line flying, may elect to continue the salary sacrifice arrangement enteredinto under the Training Captain A/B appointment until the end of the applicable leaseperiod.


21.1.13. Rotating Back to the Line – Training Captains Category A/B

21.1.13.1. The purpose of this clause 21.1.14 is to allow the Company to rotateTraining Captains to the line during their appointment as TrainingCaptains and to allow a degree of flexibility to ensure that the correctnumber of Training Captains are available for Training and Checkingduties throughout the year.

21.1.13.2. Despite the provisions of clause 21.1.7, each Training Captain may berostered additional line flying of up to three (3) short haul bid periods percalendar year (“the additional line flying period”).

21.1.13.3. During the additional line flying period, the Training Captain will be paidas if the Training Captain was a line pilot and the provisions of clause21.1.8. 2 (b), (c) and (d) and 21.1.8.3 and will not apply to the TrainingCaptain.

21.1.13.4. During the additional line flying period, a Training Captain will only berequired to rotate for one bid period at a time to ensure that standardsrelating to Simulator training recency and proficiency are maintained andthe reduction in a Training Captain’s salary is minimised.

21.1.13.5. During the period that the Training Captain rotates to the line theprovisions of this Agreement and the Rostering Manual will apply to theTraining Captain as if the Training Captain was performing duties as aline Captain.

21.1.13.6. All Training Captains will be allocated a line Preferential SequenceNumber (“PSN”) for the purpose of bidding for days off and flying dutiesduring their rotation back to line flying duties. This number will continueto rotate on the Preferential Sequence Number List irrespective ofwhether the Training Captain is flying the line for that entire bid period ornot. The PSN will be annotated with an “R” if a Training Captain is dueto rotate to the line so that line Captains can bid accordingly. The methodof adding Training Captains to the PSN is to be determined by mutualagreement with the Association. In accordance with the rules applying toline Captains, each Training Captain’s PSN will be frozen on the listwhen a Training Captain is on annual or long service leave.

21.1.13.7. The decision to rotate Training Captains to line duties for a bid periodwill be at the sole discretion of the Manager Training B737.

It is not the intention to use a Training Captain to conduct Category A, Bor D Training Captain Duties during rotation to the line. However, in theunlikely event that a Training Captain is asked to act in his/her capacityas a Training Captain whilst on rotation to the line, then he/she will bepaid the greater of their actual line Captain’s pay or their projected lineCaptain’s pay or their Training Captain’s pay (including “top up”) forthat bid period. In addition to this, he/she will be rostered for days offand one MD day pursuant to the provisions of the Rostering Manual forthat bid period. Any training conducted by a Training Captain whilst


rotating to the line will be by mutual agreement between the Companyand the Training Captain.

21.1.13.8. The number of Training Captains rotating in any given period may varydepending on Company training requirements.

21.1.13.9. If there is a Company requirement to rotate one or more TrainingCaptains to the line for a bid period, then the Manager Training B737will:

(a) assign, in reverse order of datal seniority, the required number ofTraining Captains to line flying duties starting at the most junior;

(b) in subsequent bid periods those Training Captains who had notpreviously conducted a full bid period of line flying and, who havenot been assigned leave within that bid period will be the nextrotated.

(Note: if only a percentage of Training Captains are required torotate, then the remaining Training Captains who did not rotate,will be required to rotate next until the whole group has completeda full rotation.

21.1.13.10. A Training Captain may volunteer to take one bid period’sadditional leave in lieu of rotating and will be considered to haverotated. Allocation of additional leave will be subject to availabilityand will be treated as ad-hoc leave in terms of the administrativeprocess.

21.1.13.11. A Training Captain who takes sick leave whilst rotating, will bepaid for personal/sick leave according to conditions as outlined inclause 27 of this Agreement pertaining to line crew.Notwithstanding this clause, a Training Captain who is forced totake personal/sick leave prior to or immediately following a periodof rotation and where some portion of that personal/sick leave istaken whilst rotating, only that portion will be paid at the ratesoutlined above. The remainder of the personal/sick leave will bepaid under Training Captains’ rates and conditions.

21.1.13.12. Clause 21.1.11 relating to Superannuation and clause 21.1.12relating to Salary Sacrifice for a motor vehicle will not be affectedby rotating to the line.

21.2. Conditions Governing Training Captains Category D

The following sub-clause 21.2 sets out conditions of employment that apply to flight crewmembers appointed as Training Captains Category D. If there is any inconsistency betweenthis sub-clause of the Agreement and another clause of the Agreement, this sub-clauseprevails.


21.2.1. Appointment and Tenure


Subject to clauses 21.2.3 and 21.2.4 of this sub-clause relating to,respectively, redundancy and operational suitability, the appointment of aflight crew member to the position of Training Captain Category D underthis sub-clause is at the sole discretion of the GMFOT. The initial term ofappointment for a Training Captain Category D will be two (2) years.

21.2.1.2. Renewal of appointment

(a) At the expiry of the term of appointment of a flight crew member tothe position of Training Captain Category D under this sub-clause,and at the sole discretion of the GMFOT, the appointment may berenewed for a period of not less than twelve (12) months.

(b) At least sixty (60) days before the expiration of the term ofappointment, the GMFOT will notify the flight crew member inwriting as to whether the appointment will be renewed.

(c) If the GMFOT decides not to renew a flight crew member’sappointment as a Training Captain Category D, the flight crewmember will return to line flying at the expiry of the term and willbe paid the appropriate rate of remuneration for a line flight crewmember.

(d) A flight crew member not wishing to be reconsidered for re-appointment as a Training Captain Category D will notify theGMFOT in writing at least three (3) months before the expiration ofthe term of appointment.

21.2.2. Redundancy

In the event of redundancy in the Flight Training Department on a particular aircrafttype, the Company will give three (3) months’ notice of its intention to return aTraining Captain Category D to line duties or pay a Training Captain Category Dsalary to the Training Captain Category D as minimum pay for three (3) months inlieu of notice.


If the GMFOT decides that the performance of a Training Captain Category D is suchthat the flight crew member is not operationally suitable as a Training CaptainCategory D, the Training Captain Category D may be returned to line duties afterreceiving three (3) months' notice in writing of the GMFOT's decision (with reasonsfor the decision given).


21.2.4. Training Captain Category D Duties

A Training Captain Category D is required to undertake the following duties:

(a) training and checking duties in aircraft;

(b) line flying in aircraft;

(c) attendance at Company and industry meetings; and

(d) other duties as required by the Manager Training on type.

21.2.5. Rostering

Rostering for Training Captains Category D will be as specified in the RosteringManual.

21.2.6. Salary

21.2.6.1. The hourly rate for a Training Captain Category D will be as prescribedin this Agreement.

21.2.6.2. A Training Captain Category D’s annual salary, paid in twelve (12)monthly amounts, will consist of the following elements:

(a) six-hundred and ninety six (696) hours at the Captain’s hourly rateapplicable in this Agreement;

(b) an additional sixty-six (66) hours (calculated at the Captain’sapplicable hourly rate) as a Checking Allowance;

(c) a training allowance of two hundred and forty (240) hours eachyear at the Captain’s applicable hourly rate;

(d) payment at the Captain’s applicable hourly rate for any hour or parthour of flying duties performed in excess of seventy eight (78)hours in any given bid period.


21.2.7. Annual leave

All applications for annual leave for Training Captains Category D will bedetermined by the Company in accordance with the annual leave provisions in clause38 of this Agreement. Any determination of a Training Captain Category D'sapplication for annual leave will take into account the leave planning requirements ofthe Company's training section, but no line flight crew member’s entitlement toannual leave will be adversely affected by the allocation of annual leave to a TrainingCaptain Category D.


21.2.8. Other entitlements

All entitlements for Training Captains Category D, other than those specified in thissub-clause 21.2 are contained in this Agreement.

21.3. Conditions Governing Training Captain Category E

A line Captain appointed as a Category E Training Captain will be paid a provision of 8.5%for the period of the appointment. Such an appointment will be for a minimum of one bidperiod and is at the discretion of the GMFOT.

21.4. Conditions governing Training First Officers

The following sub-clause 21.4 sets out conditions of employment applying to flight crewmembers appointed as Training First Officers (“TFO”). If there is any inconsistencybetween this sub-clause of the Agreement and another clause of the Agreement, this sub-clause prevails.

21.4.1. Appointment and Tenure


Subject to clauses 21.4.3 and 21.4.4 of this sub-clause relating to,respectively, redundancy and operational suitability, the appointment of aflight crew member to the position of TFO under this sub-clause is at thesole discretion of the GMFOT.

21.4.1.2. Termination of appointment

(a) If the GMFOT decides to terminate a flight crew member’sappointment as a TFO the GMFOT will give the flight crewmember sixty (60) days notice in writing of his or her decision toterminate the Flight Crew members appointment as a TFO.

(b) A TFO who wishes to terminate his or her appointment will givethe GMFOT at least sixty (60) days notice in writing of his or herdecision to terminate his or her appointment as a TFO.

(c) A flight crew member who’s appointment as a TFO terminates willreturn to line flying and will be paid the appropriate rate ofremuneration for the line flight crew member’s category.

21.4.2. Redundancy

In the event of redundancy in the Flight Training Department on a particular aircrafttype, the Company will give sixty (60) days’ notice of its intention to return a TFO toline duties or pay a TFO’s salary to the TFO, as minimum pay, for sixty (60) days inlieu of notice.


If the GMFOT decides that the performance of a TFO is such that the flight crewmember is not operationally suitable as a TFO, the TFO may be returned to line


duties after receiving three (3) months' notice in writing of the GMFOT's decision(with reasons for the decision given).

21.4.4. TFO Duties

A TFO is required to undertake the following duties:

(a) training in the flight simulator;

(b) line flying in aircraft;

(c) conducting training courses;

(d) attending Company and industry meetings; and

(e) other duties as required by the Manager Training on type.

21.4.5. Rostering

Rostering for TFO’s will be as specified in the Rostering Manual.

21.4.6. Salary

21.4.6.1. The hourly rate for a TFO will be as prescribed in this Agreement.

21.4.6.2. A TFO’s annual salary, paid in twelve (12) monthly amounts, will consistof the following elements:

(a) six-hundred and ninety six (696) hours at the First Officer’s hourlyrate applicable in this Agreement;

(b) an additional sixty-six (66) hours (calculated at the First Officer’sapplicable hourly rate) as a TFO allowance;

(c) a training allowance of two hundred and forty (240) hours eachyear at the First Officer’s applicable hourly rate;

(d) a monthly “top up” amount will also be paid, equivalent to theaverage of all First Officer hours earned in excess of seventy-eight(78) hours that bid period in the TFO’s base, at the First Officer’sapplicable hourly rate.


21.4.7. Additional Pay

A TFO who undertakes a duty on a rostered X day will be paid as in this Agreementat the First Officer’s applicable hourly rate and will be provided with a replacementX day in the current bid period or at a time nominated by the TFO.


21.4.8. Daily Travelling Allowance

Daily Travelling Allowance will be paid based on the actual flying duties performedeach month, with a minimum of $ 6,439.53 annually, referenced to $4.94 (effectivefrom 1 September 2007) each hour as per the Agreement, and further adjusted forfuture increases of Daily Travelling Allowance in the Agreement and amendedanually as per current practice.

21.4.9. Annual leave

All applications for annual leave for TFO's will be determined by the Company inaccordance with the annual leave provisions in clause 38 of this Agreement. Anydetermination of a TFO's application for annual leave will take into account the leaveplanning requirements of the Company's training section, but no line flight crewmember’s entitlement to annual leave will be adversely affected by the allocation ofannual leave to a TFO.

21.4.10. Other entitlements

All entitlements for TFOs, other than those specified in this sub-clause 21.4, arecontained in this Agreement.

22. SUPPLY OF AGREEMENT

22.1 Company to supply copy of this Agreement

The Company must provide:

(a) a printed copy (or an electronic copy on request) of this Agreement to each flightcrew member covered by this Agreement soon after the date of operation of theAgreement;

(b) printed copies of all amendments to this Agreement to each flight crew membercovered by this Agreement promptly after the amendments are made; and

(c) a copy of the Agreement and existing amendments to it, to each new flight crewmember covered by this Agreement on the flight crew member’s day ofcommencement in employment.

23 ACCESS TO PERSONAL RECORDS

23.1 Flight crew member may inspect his or her personal file

The Company will, when requested by a flight crew member, permit that flight crew memberto inspect his or her personal file and employment record during normal office hours and at amutually agreed time.


23.2 Flight crew member to have access to adverse material placed on personal file and mayrequire that his or her response to the material be placed on his or her personal file

If any adverse comment or material is to be written about a flight crew member or a flightcrew member’s proficiency or placed on a flight crew member’s personal file or employmentrecord at any time, the Company will notify the flight crew member, and provide him or herwith a copy of such comment or material and the flight crew member will have the right toplace on file any written comment relating to the matter.

24 LOSS OF LICENCE INSURANCE

For Loss of Licence insurance and insurance against death, the Company will provide benefitsas specified in the Qantas Loss of Licence Insurance Policy (see Appendix B) or any otherpolicy that may replace it during this Agreement. In addition, the Company will, from 1January 2005 provide the following improvements to the Qantas Loss of Licence InsurancePolicy;

24.1 Increase Schedule A Capital Benefits

Schedule A Capital Benefits will be increased by 20%, implemented in two equal increments(with the first increment applying on and from 1 January 2005 and the second incrementapplying on and from 1 January 2006). The annual indexation of capital benefits under thePolicy will continue except that the normal indexation calculation that commences on 1November 2005 will not apply.

24.2. Defer the tapering of Schedule A Capital Benefits

The tapering of Schedule A Capital Benefits will be deferred so that tapering commences fromage 55 through to age 60, rather than commencing from age 50 through to age 60. The newfigures arising from the deferral will be increased in accordance with clause 24.1 above as setout in the following table;

Table of Tapering Schedule A Capital Benefitsincorporating increases effective from

1 January 2005

Age Current Effective01.01.05

Effective01.01.06

Effective01.01.07

49 $572,461 $629,707 $692,678 $719,69250 $452,153 $629,707 $692,678 $719,69251 $422,743 $629,707 $692,678 $719,69252 $393,329 $629,707 $692,678 $719,692

53 $296,028 $629,707 $692,678 $719,69254 $266,656 $629,707 $692,678 $719,69255 $237,282 $380,000 $418,000 $434,302


56 $201,775 $305,000 $335,500 $348,58557 $181,675 $250,000 $275,000 $285,72558 $174,409 $190,000 $209,000 $219,26559 $145,340 $145,340* $159,874* $166,109*60 $10,000 $10,000 $11,000 $0.00

*The figure at age 59 has been held constant (and is not a linear tapering) to avoiddisadvantage to that age group.

25 PILOT INDEMNITY AND RELEASE

25.1 The Company indemnifies and will keep each flight crew member indemnified against allclaims and demands whether made during or after the period of the flight crew member’semployment by any other employee of the Company, by any passenger on any aircraftoperated by the Company or by any other person whatsoever (and including in each case anyclaim or demand by the legal personal representative of any such person) for any loss, damageor expense incurred or suffered by any such person as a result of:

(a) the loss of or any damage to any property of any person (whether or not the personmaking the claim); and

(b) the death of or any injury to any person (whether or not the person making the claim);

caused or contributed to by any act or omission of the flight crew member while engaged inthe performance of the duties of the flight crew member’s employment.

25.2. The Company releases and discharges each flight crew member from all claims and demandsthe Company may have whether during or after the period of the flight crew member’semployment for any loss, damage or expense incurred or suffered and any other sumotherwise payable by the Company as a result of:

(a) the loss of or any damage to any property of the Company; or

(b) any claim made or proceedings brought against the flight crew member or theCompany of the kind described in sub-clause 25.1;

caused or contributed to by any act or omission of the flight crew member while engaged inthe performance of the duties of the flight crew member’s employment.

25.3. The releases and indemnity given by the Company to each flight crew member under sub-clauses 25.1 and 25.2 do not extend to any claim arising from the loss of or damage to anyproperty or the death of or injury to any person caused wilfully by the flight crew memberunless necessitated by circumstances reasonably beyond the control of the flight crewmember.

25.4. The benefit of the releases and indemnity given by the Company to each flight crewmember under sub-clauses 25.1 and 25.2 extends to the legal personal representative of theflight crew member and each beneficiary of the flight crew member’s estate.


PART 5 – PAY & RELATED MATTERS

26. PAY

26.1. Cash Payment on Lodgement

Effective the first full pay period after lodgement of this Agreement, the following cashpayments will be paid by the Company;

(a) Captains employed and cleared to the line as at 1 September 2007 will receive apayment of $18,783.20 less applicable tax;

(b) First Officers employed and cleared to the line as at 1 September 2007 will receive apayment of $11,082.15 less applicable tax.

26.2. Annual Salary and Incremental Pay Scale for Captains

26.2.1. Annual salary for all Captains will be based on a minimum guaranteed hours of fiftyeight (58) hours each bid period.

26.2.2 Effective 1 September 2007, an incremental pay scale for Captains will be introducedbased on years in rank as shown in the table below.

The anniversary date for years in rank will be the date a flight crew member iscleared to the line as a Captain.

• Year 1 in rank will be based on Year 4 less 7.5%.• Year 2 in rank will be based on Year 4 less 5.0%.• Year 3 in rank will be based on Year 4 less 2.5%.

26.2.3. All current Captains and all future Captains commencing or allocated training in the2007/2008 training year will be paid at the Year 4 rate.

26.2.4. All Captains allocated training in the 2008/2009 training year, and in subsequenttraining years, will be paid at the Year 1 rate in their first year and pursuant to therates set out in the following table for the following years;

Based on Years in Rank696 hrs Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4

1-Sep-07 $ 164,592.331-Sep-08 $ 156,815.34 $ 161,053.59 $ 165,291.84 $ 169,530.101-Sep-09 $ 161,519.80 $ 165,885.20 $ 170,250.60 $ 174,616.011-Sep-10 $ 166,365.39 $ 170,861.76 $ 175,358.12 $ 179,854.481-Sep-11 $ 171,356.35 $ 175,987.61 $ 180,618.86 $ 185,250.12

26.3. Annual Salary and Incremental Pay Scale for First Officers

26.3.1. Annual salaries for all First Officers will be based on a minimum guaranteed hoursof fifty eight (58) hours each bid period.


26.3.2. From 1 September 2007, an incremental pay scale will apply to First Officers basedon years of rank and calculated with reference to Captains’ annual salaries as followsand shown in the table below;

From 1 September 2007, Year 1 in rank is equivalent to 64% of a Year 1 Captain’ssalary as set out in 26.2 above;From 1 September 2008, Year 2 in rank is equivalent to 64% of a Year 2 Captain’ssalary as set out in 26.2 above;From 1 September 2009, Year 3 in rank is equivalent to 64% of a Year 3 Captain’ssalary as set out in 26.2 above;From 1 September 2010, Year 4 in rank is equivalent to 64% of a Year 4 Captain’ssalary as set out in 26.2 above.

26.3.3. All current and all future First Officers will be paid according to their years in rank.

26.3.4. The incremental pay scale includes all salary increases as set out in clause 26.4 of thisAgreement and is as follows;

Based on Years in Rank696 hrs Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4

1-Sep-07 $ 97,438.66 $ 97,438.66 $ 97,438.66 $ 97,438.661-Sep-08 $ 100,361.81 $ 103,074.29 $ 103,074.29 $ 103,074.291-Sep-09 $ 103,372.67 $ 106,166.53 $ 108,960.39 $ 108,960.391-Sep-10 $ 106,473.85 $ 109,351.53 $ 112,229.19 $ 115,106.871-Sep-11 $ 109,668.06 $ 112,632.07 $ 115,596.07 $ 118,560.07

26.4. Annual Base Rate Increases

As identified in 26.2 and 26.3 above, the hourly rate and annual salary for Captains and FirstOfficers will be increased by 3% on and of the following dates;

(a) 1 September 2007;(b) 1 September 2008;(c) 1 September 2009;(d) 1 September 2010;(e) 1 September 2011.

These increases are included in the pay scales set out at clauses 26.2 and 26.3 of thisAgreement.

26.5. PUIT Salary rate

A PUIT on commencement will not be paid less than $35,025.24 each year. This amount willincrease by 3% on the first full pay period commencing on or after 1 September 2008, 1September 2009, 1 September 2010 and 1 September 2011.


26.6. Additional hourly rate after fiftyeight (58) hours

26.6.1. When a flight crew member exceeds minimum guarantee hours he or she will be paidan additional hourly rate for each such flying hour in excess of fiftyeight (58)calculated by dividing the applicable annual salary rate by six-hundred- ninety six(696) (“applicable hourly rate”).

26.6.2. For the purposes of this clause 26, actual time involved in deadhead travel for thepurposes of a flight crew member’s proficiency or endorsement will count as theequivalent of flying duties at the rate of one (1) hour for two (2) hours elapsed.

26.7. Effective date for salary rate

Annual salary rates will be effective from the date the flight crew member is cleared to theline.

26.8. Company Incentive Payments

26.8.1. The following provisions relating to Company Incentive Payments are excluded fromthe operation of the Dispute Settlement Procedure of this Agreement.

26.8.2. Each flight crew member will be eligible to receive a Company Incentive Paymentcalculated in accordance with this clause, in respect of the service in Qantas ShortHaul operations in the financial year commencing 1 July 2007 to 30 June 2008 andeach financial year thereafter.

26.8.3. The Company Incentive Payment that a flight crew member will receive will becalculated by reference to;

• The crew member’s hourly rate of pay at the end of the financial year to whichthe bonus relates;

• Multiplied by the percentage paid under Qantas Group Executive Cash Plan(“the Executive Cash Plan”);

• multiplied by the ‘bonus rate’ (see below);

• multiplied by the number of credited hours pay received by the crew member inthe relevant financial year to which the Company Incentive Payment relates.

The relevant financial year is the year for which the Company Incentive Payment isdue and payable.

The ‘bonus rate’ referred to in this clause is 6%.

Example calculations of the Company Incentive Payment using the ‘bonus rate’for the 2006/2007 financial year are as follows;

Where the Executive Cash Plan percentage rate is 100% then the calculation is 6%(being 6% x 100%) X hourly rate X credited hours paid;


Where the Executive Cash Plan percentage rate is 80% then the calculation is 4.8%(being 6% x 80%) X hourly rate X credited hours paid;

Where the Executive Cash Plan percentage rate is 110% then the calculation is 6.6%( being 6% x 110%) X hourly rate X credited hours paid.

26.8.4. The percentage of the Executive Cash Plan that is paid to executives as determinedby the Board of the Company in its absolute discretion will be the percentage appliedfor the purposes of calculating a flight crew member’s Company Incentive Payment.

26.8.5. If no Executive Cash Payment is made in relation to any or all of the financial yearsunder the Executive Cash Plan, then flight crew members will not be entitled to aCompany Incentive Payment in relation to that year or years.

26.8.6. If the Executive Cash Pan is discontinued during the term of this Agreement and noequivalent scheme replaces it, then the bonus will be paid as if the Executive CashPlan rate was 100%.

26.8.7. The Company Incentive Payment will be paid in the pay for the first full pay periodcommencing on or after the date of payment of the Executive Cash Plan.

26.8.8. If a flight crew member is employed by the Qantas Group but is no longer employedunder this Agreement at the time that the Company Incentive Payment is paid (the“payment date”), the flight crew member will receive a pro-rata payment for thefinancial year in question based on the number of credited hours pay received underthis Agreement, at the then hourly rate under this Agreement, in the financial yearconcerned, excluding termination payments.

26.8.9. If a flight crew member resigns, retires or has his or her employment terminated priorto the payment date, the rules that apply to Executives from time to time under theExecutive Cash Plan will apply in determining whether a payment is made to theflight crew member. Where those rules provide for the exercise of a discretion inrelation to the making of a payment, the decision of the Company will be final.

27. CALCULATING PAY FOR VARIOUS DUTIES OR TRAINING OR LEAVE ANDGENERAL PAY RULES

27.1. Payment for Flight Times

27.1.1. Payment based on scheduled flight time

Payment for flight times will be based on scheduled flight times.

Salary payments shall be made to flight crew members on a monthly basis and willbe made by direct deposit to nominated bank accounts on the last Friday of eachmonth.


27.1.2. Payment based on actual flight time

In the case of:

(a) diversion;(b) ground return;(c) air return; or(d) “one-off” charter flights over non-scheduled routes,

payment for flight times will be based on the actual flight time.

27.1.3. Validating published scheduled flight time

Schedule planning validates published scheduled flight times at the end of eachseason for adjustment in the future like season. This means the immediately ensuingwinter schedule will be based on the previous winter schedule block times, built tothe sixty-fifth (65th) percentile and the immediately ensuing summer schedule will bebased on the previous summer schedule block times, built to the sixty-fifth (65th)percentile. The published scheduled flight times are rounded to the nearest five (5)minutes. Late departures in excess of three (3) minutes will be excluded from thesixty-fifth (65th) percentile calculation.

27.1.4. Comparing the sixty-fifth (65th) percentile with the planned schedule

After validating the published scheduled flight times, a comparison of the sixty-fifth(65th) percentile to the planned schedule will be performed. If as a result of thiscomparison the variance exceeds 0.5% of the total schedule hours for the seasonperiod, the parties will meet to discuss the issues.

27.1.5. Average scheduled flight times less than or equal to the sixty-fifth (65th)percentile block time

Before rounding for the nearest five (5) minutes, the average scheduled flight timesshould be less than or equal to the sixty-fifth 65th percentile block time. Where this isnot the case, the parties will meet to discuss the available alternatives for payment.

27.2. Pay for Captains operating as First Officers

When a Captain is required to perform the duties of a First Officer on the aircraft typecurrently flown, the Captain's normal salary will continue to apply.

27.3. Payment for simulator duty

27.3.1. Subject to sub-clause 27.3.2 below, a simulator duty will accrue four (4) hours’ pay.Annual recurrent training simulators (licence renewals) will be paid as a passivecredit.

27.3.2. If a flight crew member is required to carry out additional simulator duty because of afailure to meet the required standard then the flight crew member will not be paid forthat additional simulator duty.


27.4. Payment for Emergency Procedures Training

27.4.1. Emergency Procedures training accrues four (4) hours’ pay

The Company will pay each flight crew member four (4) hours’ pay at his or herapplicable hourly rate for each session of Emergency Procedures training he or sheundertakes. Annual emergency procedures training will be paid as a passive credit.

27.5. Training Pay

27.5.1. Promotional or type conversion training

While undertaking promotional training or type conversion, a flight crew memberwill be paid at a rate each month that is equal to the average of the actual divisors(and not the planned divisors) for the flight crew member’s pre-training categoryacross all bases for the six (6) bid periods immediately preceding the bid period inwhich the flight crew member commences training.

27.5.2. Technical and Security Training

27.5.2.1. Definition of Technical or Security training

For the purposes of this sub-clause 27.5.2 Technical or Security trainingincludes, but is not limited to, any:

(a) Security training courses on Company premises; or

(b) Courses on Company premises relating to the engineering, systems,operation, management or security of the Company’s aircraftincluding any amendment, variation or modification to thosecourses

27.5.2.2. Rate of pay for Technical or Security training

A flight crew member who undertakes Technical or Security training willbe paid at the rate of 0.5 hours’ pay at his or her applicable hourly rate foreach hour, or part hour, that the flight crew member is required toundertake the Technical or Security training.

27.5.2.3. Minimum and Maximum payments for Technical or Securitytraining

(a) Notwithstanding sub-clause 27.5.2.2, a flight crewmember will bepaid a minimum of one (1) hour’s pay for any Technical or Securitytraining he or she undertakes.

(b) Notwithstanding subclause 27.5.2.2, a flight crew member will bepaid four (4) hours pay for any course that is equal to or exceedsfour (4) hours.

(c) The annual security day will be paid as a passive credit.


27.5.2.4. Circumstances that do not attract payment for Technical or Securitytraining

A flight crew member will not be entitled to payment pursuant to thissubclause 27.5.2 where he or she:

(a) is undergoing transitional training or type conversion;

(b) fails to reach the required standard of proficiency;

(c) requests additional training;

(d) is attending a CB day; or

(e) is conducting home study of any Company documentation.

27.6. Payment for flight crew members undertaking a course or training outside Australia forless than a complete bid period

27.6.1. Calculating pay during the overseas training period

Notwithstanding any other clause in this Agreement, when a flight crew member isundertaking a course or training outside Australia for less than a complete bid period,the Company will pay the flight crew member an amount that is equal to the averageof the actual divisors (and not the planned divisors) for his or her pre-trainingcategory across all bases for the six (6) bid periods immediately preceding the bidperiod in which the flight crew member commences training divided by nineteen(19), for each day commencing on and from the day that the flight crew membersigns on at his or her base in order to travel to the course or training up until andincluding the day that he or she returns to base at the completion of the travel fromthe course or training (“the overseas training period”).

27.6.2. Accommodation and allowances during the overseas training

For the purpose of this clause 27.6, during the overseas training period, the Companywill provide the flight crew member with the same standard of accommodation andthe same level of allowances in accordance with Long Haul EBA7 or its successor.

27.6.3. Allocating X days and BL days

For the purpose of this clause 27.6, unless it is not possible to allocate the flight crewmember’s X days and BL days at his or her base during the bid period containing theoverseas training period, the Company will allocate those X and BL days to the flightcrew member in the immediately ensuing bid period.


27.7. Jury Duty Pay

27.7.1. A flight crew member on jury duty will be paid at a rate each month (and pro-ratedwhere applicable) that is equal to the average of the actual divisors (and not theplanned divisors) for his or her category across all bases for the six bid periodsimmediately preceding the bid period in which the flight crew member commencesthe jury duty, less any payment he or she receives from the relevant court forperforming the jury duty.

27.7.2. To be eligible for jury duty pay, the flight crew member will be required to keep theCompany advised of his or her availability for duty. In cases where the jury dutybegins or ends part way through a rostered month, the flight crew member will berequired to make every reasonable effort to be available for duty and contactable,including when rostered on "AV" days. The Company will determine any reasonablerequest by a flight crew member for an X day or X days after completing jury duty,before commencing flight duty.

27.8. Annual Leave Pay

Pay for annual leave will be at the rate determined by the average of the flight crew member’scredited paid hours for the twelve completed bid periods preceding the commencement ofleave at his or her hourly pay rate at the time of commencing leave.

27.9. Personal Leave Pay

Note: a reference to personal leave is a reference to leave that accrues to flight crewmembers after the lodgement of this Agreement and includes carer’s leave and a reference tosick leave is a reference to leave that accrued to flight crew members prior to this Agreementbeing lodged.

27.9.1. From the date of lodgement of this Agreement, personal leave will accrue to pilots ata rate of seventy six (76) duty hours per year.

27.9.2. All personal leave that accrues under this Agreement shall be used in preference toall sick leave (as that term was previously used) that has accrued to flight crewmembers prior to this Agreement being lodged and flight crew members mustexhaust personal leave accrued under this Agreement before accessing sick leave thataccrued prior to lodgement of this Agreement.

Provided that if:

(a) A flight crew member’s accrued leave under this Agreement is less than theperiod of leave being taken; and

(b) Accessing any leave accrued under the previous Agreement on the terms thatapply to that leave produces a higher payment for the employee than accessingthe remaining leave (after pro-rating for conversion of duty to credit for theduty concerned) accrued under this Agreement;

then leave for that absence will be drawn from leave accrued prior to lodgement ofthis Agreement.


27.9.3. As at the date of lodgement of this Agreement, the Company will commence tomaintain two separate records for each flight crew member of sick leave that accruedprior to the lodgement date of this Agreement and personal leave that accrued afterlodgement of this Agreement.

27.9.4. A flight crew member can only use paid personal/sick leave on days that he or shewas rostered to perform a duty attracting a pay credit, (i.e. personal/sick leave pay isnot available on X days, AV days, BL days, CB days and Reserve days that have nothad a flying duty allocated).

27.9.5. Personal leave that has accrued and been taken under this Agreement will bededucted by the Company on the basis of the number of rostered duty hours for theday on which approved personal leave was taken.

27.9.6. All calculations for personal leave payments and deductions will be based on plannedrosters. Where a flight crew member is on long term personal leave and does not havea roster, payments and deductions will be calculated with reference to the averageactual divisor of credited and duty hours for the roster period concerned for the flightcrew member’s category and base.

Planned rosters means the flight crew member’s planned roster as at thecommencement of each unbroken period of personal leave.

27.10. Rules for sick leave that accrued prior to this Agreement

The following provisions of this Agreement, being clauses 27.10 and 27.11 inclusive, applyonly to sick leave that accrued prior to the lodgement of this Agreement.

27.10.1. For each day taken by a flight crew member of approved sick leave that accruedprior to the date of lodgement of this Agreement, a flight crew member will bepaid a credit of three (3) hours based on his or her applicable hourly rate and theCompany will deduct one (1) day from his or her sick leave entitlement.

27.10.2. Sick leave will not be paid if, as a result of receiving sick leave pay a flight crewmember will be paid more than:

(a) the actual divisor for the flight crew member’s base and category plus two(2) hours and fifty-nine (59) minutes; or

(b) the flight crew member’s rostered hours at the date that the flight crewmember reports unfit for duty plus two (2) hours and fifty-nine 59 minutes,

whichever is the lesser.

27.10.3. Except as provided for by sub-clause 27.11 where the Company does not make apayment of sick leave because the flight crew member’s payments would exceed:

(a) the actual divisor, for the flight crew member’s base and category plus 2hours and fifty-nine (59) minutes; or

(b) the flight crew member’s hours rostered at the date that he or she reports unfitfor duty plus two (2) hours and fifty-nine (59) minutes;


the Company will not deduct any sick leave from his or her sick leave entitlement.

27.10.4. Where a flight crew member is absent on sick leave for an entire bid period then heor she will be paid his or her minimum guaranteed salary and will have nineteen(19) days of sick leave deducted from his or her sick leave entitlement unless theflight crew member elects to top up pursuant to sub-clause 27.11.

27.11. "Topping up" of sick leave

27.11.1. “Topping up” sick leave is only available for days that a flight duty has beenrostered.

27.11.2. Notwithstanding sub-clause 27.10.4, a flight crew member who is on paid sickleave for fourteen (14) consecutive days or more may elect to claim sick leave inexcess of nineteen (19) days or fiftyeight (58) hours in a single bid period forthe purpose of "topping up" his or her pay to the amount of the average monthlydivisor for a flight crew member’s category and base.

27.11.3. When "topping up", for every three (3) hours of sick leave claimed by a flightcrew member the Company will deduct one (1) day from his or her accumulatedsick leave credits.

27.11.4. "Topping up" can only be claimed in multiples of three (3) hours and can not beused to increase a flight crew member’s paid hours above the average monthlydivisor for his or her category and base.

27.11.5. Notwithstanding this sub-clause 27.11, payment of sick leave for a bid period mustnot exceed the average monthly divisor, rounded up to the nearest multiple ofthree (3), for the flight crew member’s category and base.

27.11.6. The following examples are provided for amplification:

Example 1• Original block hours: 80 hours• Average divisor for category & base: 75 hours• 1 day sick leave taken, with 5 hrs loss of flying:• Credit hours remaining: 75 hours• No sick leave paid and no sick leave debited

Example 2• Original block hours: 80 hours• Average divisor for category & base: 75 hours• 3 days sick leave taken, with 10 hrs loss of flying• Credit hours remaining: 70 hours• Sick leave paid for 2 days @ 3 hrs/day, giving pay: 76 hours

Example 3• Original block hours: 80 hours• Average divisor for category & base: 75 hours• 3 days sick leave taken, with 10 hrs loss of flying• Credit hours remaining 70 hours• 7 hours flying gained from open time


• New credit hours remaining 77 hours• No sick leave paid and no sick leave debited

Example 4• Original block hours: 70 hours• Average divisor for category & base: 75 hours• 2 days sick leave taken, with 4 hrs loss of flying• Credit hours remaining: 66 hours• Normal sick leave paid: 6 hours• New pay credits: 72 hours• “Topping up” not available due to not having illness for 14 days

Example 5• Original block hours: 80 hours• Average divisor for category & base: 75 hours• 14 days continuous illness comprising 6 days’

flying with a loss of 30 hours• New credit hours: 50 hours• Normal sick leave paid (6 days x 3 hrs): 18 hours• New pay credits: 68 hours• “Topping up” available for 3 days: 9 hours• New pay credits: 77 hours

Example 6• Original block hours: 70 hours• Average divisor for category & base: 75 hours• Long term sick leave for 1 month• Normal sick leave paid, with 19 days debited: 58 hours• “Topping up” available at flight crew member’s discretion up to

a limit of 75 hours, with 1 day debited for each 3 hours debited

27.12. Flight crew members may access ninety (90) days accumulated sick and personal leaveat half pay

27.12.1. The Company will, in the event of a long term illness, allow a flight crew member toutilise up to ninety (90) days each year, of his or her accumulated sick leaveentitlement at half (½) pay.

27.12.2. A flight crew member who accesses sick leave pursuant to this provision will beentitled to receive 1.5 hours’ pay for each day of sick leave taken and will have half(½) a day deducted from his or her accumulated sick leave entitlement.

27.12.3. A flight crew member who accesses his or her accrued sick leave at half pay pursuantto this sub-clause can not “top up” his or her sick leave pursuant to clause 27.11.

27.12.4. The calculation of personal leave payments accessed at half-pay will be as set out inclause 27.9.6 for the calculation of personal leave payments and deductions dividedby two (2).


27.13. Payment of sick leave and personal leave on medical termination

27.13.1. Entitlement to payment for accrued sick and personal leave on medicaltermination

A flight crew member whose employment terminates as a result of the flight crewmember’s licence being cancelled or not renewed by CASA and who receivespayment of a capital sum under the loss of licence insurance plan is entitled to a lumpsum payment for accrued sick and personal leave calculated pursuant to sub-clause27.13.2.

27.13.2. Calculation of sick and personal leave to be paid on medical termination

27.13.2.1. The lump sum payment calculation will be based on the flight crewmember’s minimum guaranteed hours pursuant to Part 5 of thisAgreement (six hundred and ninety six (696) hours per annum) up to amaximum of three hundred and sixty five (365) days of accrued sickleave.

27.13.2.2. Personal leave on medical terminations will be paid using the samemethodology as set out in clause 27.13.2.1 above after the flight crewmember’s accrued personal leave has been converted to sick leave usingthe formula set out in clause 39.7.6 being that each five (5) hours ofaccrued leave will be equivalent to one day’s sick leave.

27.14. Long Service Leave Pay

Pay for long service leave will be at the rate determined by the average of a flight crewmember’s hours accrued for the twelve completed bid periods preceding thecommencement of leave at the flight crew member’s applicable hourly rate at the time ofcommencing leave.

27.15. Salary sacrifice

An employee may voluntarily receive part of pre tax salary he or she is entitled to underthis Agreement in the form of agreed salary sacrifice items, including motor vehicles,notebook computers and superannuation, where permitted and in accordance with Qantaspolicies as varied from time to time. This includes:

(a) the direction of pre-tax salary to superannuation to the extent permitted by theTrust Deed and Rules of the Qantas Superannuation Plan;

(b) for Captains, to the extent permitted by law, salary sacrifice in relation to anovated lease to allow access to a vehicle over the luxury car limit.

27.16. Duty Hours and Duty Hour Rate of Pay

Where for any reason the number of duty hours and the corresponding duty hour rate of payfor a flight crew member needs to be calculated, these will be calculated as follows:


27.16.1. Number of Duty Hours

• In relation to a period where the flight crew member was rostered for duty, thenumber of duty hours rostered for that period;

• In relation to a period where the flight crew member was not rostered for duty,the duty hours will be calculated by using the following formula:

(period concerned in days/365 X the number of duty hours rostered in the preceding12 bid periods).

27.16.2. Duty Hour Rate of Pay

The duty hour rate of pay for a flight crew member in relation to a period where theflight crew member was rostered for duty is:

• Number of flying hours/number of rostered hours x applicable hourly rate forflying hours.

The duty hour rate of pay for flight crew member in relation to a period where theflight crew member is not rostered for duty (for example an annual leave block) is:

• Number of flying hours paid in the previous 12 bid periods/number of rosteredhours in the previous 12 bid period x applicable hourly rate for flying hours.


PART 6 – HOURS OF WORK, SCHEDULING & RELATED ARRANGEMENTS

28. ROSTERING

28.1. Rostering and Hours of Work

28.1.1. The Company will roster and schedule flight crew members in accordance with theRostering Manual at Appendix D. Flight Crew are employed to work the hoursspecified in their roster and as otherwise awarded or assigned by the Company.

28.1.2. Any questions or issues arising regarding rostering will be addressed on aconsultative basis between the Association and the Company.

28.1.3. In relation to clauses 27.3, 27.4 and 27.5, the maximum training duty to be treated asa passive credit is one training duty per bid period and five per recurrent trainingyear.

28.2. Rosters

The Company will make rosters available to flight crew members no later than seven daysbefore the commencement of a new bid period.

28.3. Coordinated bidding for flight crew members with partners employed by Qantas

In order to assist flight crew members who have partners employed by the Company as flightattendants or CSM's to coordinate their rosters with their partners’ rosters, the Company aimsto publish flight crew members’ rosters at least twenty-four (24) hours before the closing ofbidding for flight attendants as soon as appropriate system changes have been made.

28.4. Flight crew members’ golden bid before retirement

In a flight crew member’s last bid period (or part of a bid period) of flying before retirement(or before his or her employment contract is terminated as a result of redundancy), the flightcrew member will be pre-allocated a pattern of his or her choice (to be known as a flight crewmember’s “golden bid”) before flying is made available for bidding. Where two or more flightcrew members in the same category are competing for the same pattern, seniority willdetermine the allocation.

29. CAO EXEMPTION - SUPPORT FOR CONTINUATION

29.1. The Company recognises that the introduction of the CAO 48 exemption in operation at 1September 1999, has provided benefits allowing greater flexibility in the rostering of flightcrew members. While not absolutely quantifiable, this greater flexibility has saved theCompany employing a number of crews that would be required under CAO 48 for the currentschedule of flying.

29.2. The Company also recognises that the exemption to CAO48 was not intended to be the regularflight time and duty limits for working flight crew members.

29.3. Company procedures will consist of two parts:


(a) a set of limits for flight time and duty that sit inside the exemption and will be bindingin their use during the process of building monthly flying blocks; and

(b) a set of procedures for the Company to apply in the administration of rosters on a dayto day basis. These procedures may only be varied up to the limits of CAO48exemption with the approval of the flight crew members concerned.

29.4. On the basis of these procedures being developed and implemented, then if CASA withdrawsthe CAO48 exemption, the short haul flight crew member group and the Association willsupport attempts by the Company (within the confines of the relevant legislation current as atthe operative date of this Agreement) to re-establish the flight crew flight and duty time limitapplicable to the CAO48 exemption.

30. DUTY OF A FLIGHT CREW MEMBER

30.1. Duties of a flight crew member

The duties of a flight crew member are:

(a) flying duties;(b) training;(c) deadhead travel;(d) reserve duty; and(e) licence renewal.

30.2. Flight crew members must be available to perform more than fiftyeight (58) hoursflying

A flight crew member is required to be available to perform more than fiftyeight (58) flyinghours per bid period.

30.3. Captains will perform duties of a First Officer

A Captain will, if required by the Company and suitably qualified, perform the duties of aFirst Officer on the aircraft type currently flown by the Captain.

30.4. Flight crew members will be rostered to perform duty subject to the Rostering Manual

Flight crew members will be rostered to perform duty subject to the Rostering Manual , theprovisions of CAO Part 48 and any concessions or exemptions granted by CASA and agreedbetween the Association and the Company.

30.5. Pro-ration of hours for approved leave or absence during bid period

Where a flight crew member has any form of approved leave or absence during a bid period,the flight crew member’s rostered duty hours for the balance of the bid period will be pro-rated to approximate the average of flying hours on type for the balance of the bid period.


31. TEMPORARY ROSTER SWAPS

31.1. Interpretation

In the event of an inconsistency between this clause and the provisions of this Agreement, theprovisions of this Agreement will prevail.

31.2. Temporary Roster Swaps

Flight crew members may agree to temporarily swap rosters (PSN) and bases with anotherflight crew member (“Temporary Roster Swaps”).

Temporary Roster Swaps will be administered in accordance with the Company Manuals andthe principles set out in this clause:

(a) the Company will allow flight crew members to undertake Temporary Roster Swapsand will put administrative procedures in place to facilitate Temporary Roster Swaps;

(b) Temporary Roster Swaps must be administered in a fair, equitable and transparentmanner;

(c) all flight crew members must have the opportunity to participate in Temporary RosterSwaps;

(d) the rules relating to participation in, and administration of, Temporary Roster Swapsmust be agreed between the parties and can only be varied, amended or cancelled bymutual agreement following appropriate consultation; and

(e) the following rules apply for the administration of Temporary Roster Swaps;

(i) flight crew members may only participate in a Temporary Roster Swapwith the Company’s approval;

(ii) a Temporary Roster Swap will only be approved for a single bid period;

(iii) a flight crew member may only participate in three Temporary Rosterswaps in a calendar year (January-December);

(iv) the Company will only approve a Temporary Roster Swap where bothparticipating flight crew members are available to operate for the complete bidperiod in which the Temporary Roster Swap is to take place. Accordingly,neither participating flight crew member can have any leave, or other plannedabsence, during the bid period in which the Temporary Roster Swap is to takeplace. The Company may agree to waive this requirement at its discretion;

(v) the Company will only approve a Temporary Roster Swap where bothparticipating flight crew members have the same category;

(vi) where the Company approves a Temporary Roster Swap each participatingflight crew member will mutually exchange their PSN and base with the otherparticipating flight crew member;


(vii) it is each participating flight crew member’s responsibility to retrieve their ownmail for the period of the Temporary Roster Swap. The Company will continueto send all mail to the flight crew member’s Qantas Mail Box in his or herpermanent base;

(viii) the Company will only approve a participating flight crew member’s ad-hocleave requests during a Temporary Roster Swap where resources permit;

(ix) the Company will not approve a Temporary Roster Swap where a participatingflight crew member is “hours restricted”; and

(x) the Company will not allow a flight crew member to participate in a TemporaryRoster Swap that involves more than one base in a bid period (e.g. a TemporaryRoster Swap involving MEL – SYD – BNE will not be approved).

32. DAYS OFF (X DAYS)

32.1. Number of X days

32.1.1. Each flight crew member must receive at least nine (9) X days in each 30 or 31 daybid period.

32.1.2. X days must be rostered at the flight crew member’s base.

32.1.3. The Company must not allocate a flight crew member a single X day on more thanone occasion in each bid period unless the flight crew member requests a single Xday or days.

32.1.4. Notwithstanding sub-clause 32.1.3, single X days may be rostered by mutualagreement between the Company and the flight crew member.

32.1.5. The schedule of X days will not be changed without agreement between theCompany and the Association.

32.2. Replacement X Day

32.1 If duty infringes a flight crew member’s rostered X day, a replacement X day must beprovided to the flight crew member. Such replacement X day may replace any rostered AVday or reserve day but not a BL day or an X day.

32.2 A replacement X day must be taken, arranged and advised to the flight crew member as soonas possible. Wherever possible the day will be provided in the current bid period unless aspecific alternative is mutually agreed, but will not be deferred any later than the last day ofthe immediately ensuing bid period.

32.3. BL Days

Each flight crew member must receive two (2) BL days in each 30 or 31 day bid period.


33. RESERVE DUTY

33.1. Company may require a flight crew member to carry out reserve duty

33.1.1. The Company will only require a flight crew member to stand reserve at his or herhome base.

33.1.2. Notwithstanding sub-clause 33.1.1, a flight crew member who is at a geographiclocation other than the flight crew member’s base for a purpose other than dutypurposes may, by mutual agreement with the Company, carry out reserve duty at thatlocation.

33.2. Pay for Reserve Duty

33.2.1. If, on the day of a reserve duty, the Company contacts a flight crew member who isstanding by on a reserve duty and requires that flight crew member to perform a duty,on that day, he or she will be paid the following:

33.2.2. With respect to single day trips, four (4) hours’ pay or the actual scheduled blocktime worked for that duty period, whichever is greater;

33.2.3. With respect to multi-day trips, four (4) hours’ pay or the actual scheduled block timeworked for the first day (whichever is greater), and actual scheduled block time foreach subsequent day.

33.3. Agreed daily reserve coverage for bases

33.3.1. The current agreed daily reserve coverage for each of the three bases is:

Sydney: four (4) Captains and four (4) First Officers;Melbourne: five (5) Captains and five (5) First Officers; andBrisbane: three (3) Captains and three (3) First Officers.

33.3.2. The Company will not roster a flight crew member for more than three (3) reservedays in any bid period.

33.3.3. The Company must not roster or hold on reserve a number of flight crew membersexceeding the agreed daily reserve coverage without consultation with theAssociation.

34. CB DAYS

34.1. Company may roster two (2) CB Days every calendar year

The Company may roster two (2) CB days for each flight crew member every calendar year.CB days are for the purpose provided in the definition in clause 8 of this Agreement. CB daysare not duty days and a flight crew member will not be paid for CB days (although CB dayswill be considered as duty for Rostering Manual limits and flight crew flight and duty limitspurposes). If required the Company will provide return air travel from each flight crewmember’s base in accordance with the Company’s normal duty travel policy.


34.2. Consultation with the Association

Before a CB day the Company will consult with the Association and invite input ifappropriate.

35. INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS PROTOCOL

35.1. Protocol established pursuant to this Agreement

The following protocol is agreed in the context of sub-clause 14.5.2 of this Agreement andrelates to international slips. It establishes provisions and entitlements for international slipsby flight crew members operating pursuant to this Agreement.

35.2. Application of protocol

The protocol will only apply to international destinations within an area bounded by 90degrees east longitude to 180 degrees longitude and from the equator to 50 degrees southlatitude but including Singapore.

35.3. Line building

35.3.1. Pattern lines will be built and allocated in accordance with the agreed procedures ofthe day.

35.3.2. While conforming with the agreed duty and flight time limitations applicable underthis Agreement (including agreed concessions), the Company will not constructpatterns which require slips in excess of thirty-six (36) hours without first obtainingagreement from the designated member of the Association representing short haulflight crew members.

35.3.3. If, despite sub-clause 35.3.2, the Company wishes to construct patterns for improvedefficiency which do not conform with the agreed duty and flight time limitations, theCompany must first consult with the Association which reserves its right to rejectthose non-conforming patterns.

35.3.4. The Company, in consultation with the Association, will:

(a) use its best endeavours to construct patterns involving a slip at an overseas portto reflect the average daily hours for the respective month of operation; and

(b) review all international patterns before publication.

35.4. Flight crew members to be flown to home base if pattern lines disrupted

If a pattern line is disrupted in an overseas port to such an extent that the crew is unable tocomplete the return international sector within flight time limitations on the day of thescheduled flight, the Company will arrange for flight crew members affected by the disruptionto operate or be flown to their home base on the first available flight. Flight crew membersaffected by the disruption will be paid at the following rates for operating or deadheading outof an overseas port to their home base:


(a) one (1) hour for one (1) hour elapsed, resulting from a disruption extending up totwenty-four (24) hours after sign-on for the duty which is disrupted; and

(b) two (2) hours for one (1) hour elapsed, resulting from a disruption extending beyondtwenty-four (24) hours.

35.5. Allowances

For all international destinations added to the Company’s short haul operations where anovernight slip will occur, the Company and the Association will meet and address theallowances to be paid for the duty using the following process:

35.5.1. Comparing DTA with APS rate

The process will compare the rate of allowances to be paid for the period of dutyunder the Daily Travelling Allowance (DTA) method with the allowance entitlementbased on the Australian Public Sector (APS) rate for the slip port. The differencebetween the amount paid for the duty period and slip under the APS rate and theamount of DTA for the duty period and slip will be paid hourly for the duty period.This calculation may mean that the existing DTA will be reduced in some cases.

For example (example figures only)

Duty period 30 hours including overnight in Singapore

ATO entitlement $245.00DTA entitlement $126.30 (30 hours @ $4.21 per hour)

Difference $118.70Difference hours $ 4.94

Result: DTA paid for the 30 hour duty at the rate of $9.15 ($4.21 plus $4.94)

35.5.2. Process subject to ATO approval

The above process will be subject to the approval of the Australian Taxation Officeand the necessary changes to the systems for payment and recording of DTA beingpossible and completed. Where an overnight slip does not occur in the internationalport, the existing method of payment of DTA will not be changed. The rate of DTAwill be the same for both Captains and First Officers.

35.5.3. Opportunity to review

The Company acknowledges that if there is a change to the mechanism indetermining allowances applicable to patterns which include international slips(affecting short haul operations) are negotiated between the Company and theAssociation, then the mechanism for determining allowances under this clause will,accordingly, be changed.


35.6. Accommodation

All accommodation will be in accordance with the Long Haul Certified Agreement. Where notcovered by the Long Haul Certified Agreement, accommodation will be in accordance withthis Agreement.

35.7. Flow On

The Association acknowledges that the matters dealt with in this clause 35 will not be used asa precedent to seek flow on to long haul operations.

35.8. Review of International Operations Protocol

The parties agree to jointly review, and if both parties consider it necessary, amend, theInternational Operations Protocol contained in this clause 35 during the life of this Agreementprovided that the provisions of the Act relating to variation of agreements have been fullycomplied with.

36. COMPANY MAY IMPLEMENT ELECTRONIC FLIGHT BAG OR SIMILARAPPLICATIONS FOR FLIGHT DECK

The Company may implement on board electronic flight bag and other similar applications tosupport flight crew, for example, take off and landing performance data, weight and balanceinformation.

37. 28 DAY BID PERIODS

The Company may introduce a twenty eight (28) day bid period system, which will change thecurrent monthly bid period system. The Company may also introduce the technology thatsupports the introduction and maintenance of such a 28-day bid period system. Incircumstances where 28-day bid periods are introduced appropriate adjustments will be madeas set out in Appendix C of this Agreement.


PART 7 – LEAVE ENTITLEMENTS

38. ANNUAL LEAVE

38.1. Definition

For the purpose of this clause 38, "seniority" means seniority in accordance with the list offlight crew members designated "A Pilot" in Schedule 1 of the Integration Award as called upin this Agreement.

38.2. Entitlement

38.2.1. A flight crew member will accrue forty-two (42) days' annual leave (inclusive ofSaturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays) for each completed year of service.

38.2.2. From the time of lodgement of this Agreement, the Company will establish andmaintain two records for each flight crew member of the annual leave that hasaccrued prior to lodgement (the pre-lodgement accrual) and all leave that accruesafter lodgement of this Agreement (the post-lodgement accrual).

38.2.3. When assigning or awarding leave, leave will be deducted from the pre-lodgementaccrual until it is exhausted. Thereafter, leave will be assigned or awarded from thepost-lodgement accrual.

38.2.4. Leave assigned from the post-lodgement accrual will be assigned pursuant to clause38.7.13.1 of this Agreement.

38.2.5. Leave assigned or awarded from the pre-lodgement accrual and leave awarded fromthe post-lodgement accrual will be assigned and awarded pursuant to the provisionsof clause 38.7.13.2.

38.3. Availability

38.3.1. Except as provided under clause 38.7.13, the amount of annual leave to be taken atany time will be as agreed between the individual and the Company.

38.3.2. To ensure that flight crew members have access to their annual leave entitlementsunder this clause 38, the Company will prepare annual leave schedules covering eight(8) or nine (9) bid period Leave Planning Periods each year. Provision for leave thatwill fall due during a Leave Planning Period will be built into the schedule for thatperiod. To assist flight crew members in preparing their bids, the Company willpromulgate a chart (see Appendix A to this Agreement) for each bid period showingestimated annual leave for that bid period.


38.4. “Golden” leave days pre-allocated

Each flight crew member may request the Company to pre-allocate up to two (2) “golden”leave days once each year for each flight crew member, provided that:

(a) the Company must receive applications for “golden” leave days no later than three(3) months before the commencement of the Leave Planning Period as defined insub-clause 38.3.2 of this Agreement in which the flight crew member seeks to takethe “golden” leave;

(b) approval of requests for “golden” leave days is at the Company’s discretion but willnot, subject to this clause, normally be refused (and if refused, the decision will bereviewed by the Fleet Manager);

(c) a maximum of two (2) flight crew members in any category on any day are entitled toaccess a “golden” leave day, with any increase at the Company’s discretion; and

(d) “golden” leave days are not available during the period from three (3) days beforeChristmas until and including New Year’s Day or from three (3) days before GoodFriday until and including the Tuesday after Easter.

38.5. Option at retirement

Immediately before retirement, or termination on medical grounds, a flight crew member willhave the option of taking a period of annual leave up to the equivalent of his/her accumulatedbalance of entitlements under this clause 38 subject to mutual agreement.

38.6. Illness during annual leave

38.6.1. When a flight crew member becomes ill during a period of annual leave and advisesthe Company of this as soon as is practicable after the commencement of the illnessand produces the necessary medical certificates, the duration of such illness will becounted as sick leave and his/her annual leave will be re-credited accordingly.

38.6.2. Every consideration will be given by the Company to ensuring that the flight crewmember subsequently has access to this annual leave when he/she requests it.

38.7. Administration

38.7.1. Subject to the provisions of sub-clause 38.7.3, a flight crew member’s annual leavewill be rostered from the first day to the last day of a bid period.

38.7.2. Subject to this clause 38 each flight crew member will take annual leave at least onceevery Leave Planning Period.


38.7.3. Annual leave periods will be rostered to conform to the flying program based on aneight or nine month cycle as set out in Appendix "A" to this Agreement butindividual requests for variations from this cycle or for periods of annual leavegreater or less than a complete bid period will be considered by the Companyprovided they are lodged with the Company no later than two (2) months beforecommencement of the relevant roster. The allocation of special requests will be inaccordance with sub-clause 38.7.12.

38.7.4. For each Leave Planning Period the Company will advertise annual leave slots forfull bid periods (for example November 2005) and for half bid periods (for example1-15 November 2005 and 16-30 November 2005).

38.7.5. For each Leave Planning Period the Company will:

38.7.5.1. award annual leave slots (either full or half bid period slots) inaccordance with clause 38.7.12; and/or

38.7.5.2. assign annual leave slots (either full or half bid period slots) inaccordance with clause 38.7.13.

38.7.6. Fight crew members must bid for at least one full bid period slot of annual leave eachLeave Planning Period.

38.7.7. In a Leave Planning Period, flight crew members may bid for:

38.7.7.1. more than one full bid period slot of annual leave; and

38.7.7.2. either full or half bid period slots of annual leave.

38.7.8. The Company will allocate at least one full bid period (or two half bid periods)annual leave each Leave Planning Period to flight crew members.

38.7.9. Clause 38.7.8. may be waived by agreement between the flight crew member and theCompany.

38.7.10. Where a flight crew member does not bid for annual leave in a Leave PlanningPeriod, the Company may assign annual leave to that flight crew member during therelevant Leave Planning Period in accordance with clause 38.7.13.

38.7.11. Annual leave details will be promulgated so as to be available to individual flightcrew members no later than three (3) months before the commencement date of theimmediately ensuing Leave Planning Period.

38.7.12. Annual leave requests of Captains and First Officers will be considered separatelyand will be determined by the Company according to the following table:


Descending order of priority of awarding of annual leave1. Awarded in order of seniority on type in base to flight crew members with annual leave due

in the entitlement month of the Leave Planning Period.2. Awarded in order of seniority on type in base to flight crew members with annual leave due

in the Leave Planning Period.3. All remaining requests awarded in order of seniority on type in base.

38.7.13. The Company may, after annual leave has been awarded in accordance with sub-clause 38.7.12, assign unallocated annual leave, subject to subclause 38.7.14,according to the following provisions;

38.7.13.1. Priority of assignment of annual leave

Annual leave may be assigned to any flight crew member who has four(4) weeks or more of unallocated annual leave and/or that portion of leavethat an employer may direct an employee to take as “extensiveaccumulated annual leave” under section 236 (6) of the Act, inaccordance with clauses 38.7.13.2, 38.7.13.3 and 38.7.14;

38.7.13.2. Annual leave must be assigned to the flight crew member with the mostannual leave outstanding first, then to the flight crew member with thesecond most annual leave outstanding and so on in descending order,except that:

(a) a flight crew member who has six full bid periods or less to run tohis or her retirement will be assigned last;

(b) flight crew member who has successfully completed a promotionalor transitional training course, and whose consolidation flyingperiod would be affected, will be assigned second last;

(c) at the time of promulgation of excess leave (promulgation date), aflight crew member who has long service leave or annual leave thateither starts or finishes within four weeks or within the same bidperiod of the promulgation date, will be assigned third last;

(d) a flight crew member who has been on extended sick leave (i.e.four weeks or more) will be assigned fourth last;

(e) a flight crew member may be given relief, for compassionatereasons, from being assigned annual leave under these guidelinesby agreement between the Company and the Association.

38.7.13.3. A flight crew member assigned annual leave under 38.7.13 will not beassigned additional annual leave for three consecutive bid periods(relevant period) following the bid period in which the assignment tookplace unless all flight crew members, with accrued annual leave in excessof four weeks, have been assigned annual leave during the relevantperiod.


38.7.14. The Company will:

(a) provide at least four (4) weeks’ notice to a flight crew member of theassignment of annual leave;

(b) not assign annual leave for a period of less than two (2) weeks at any onetime; and

(c) not assign a period of annual leave that will result in flight crew member’saccrued annual leave entitlement (including pro-rated) falling below two (2)complete weeks.

38.7.15. For the purpose of this clause 38, unallocated annual leave means the total annualleave balance including any pro-rata leave that has accrued to each flight crewmember prior to the lodgement of this Agreement, as well as seven (7) of the 42 daysleave that accrue under this Agreement each year to flight crew .

38.7.16. Nothing in this clause 38 prevents a flight crew member from applying to takeunallocated leave.

38.7.17. In determining what constitutes a complete year of service for annual leave purposesor in determining a pro-rata entitlement, any period of unapproved absence by anindividual will not count as service.

38.7.18. The Company will not roster a flight crew member to perform duty which wouldextend beyond 20:00 hours on the day before commencement of annual leave or tocommence duty before 08:00 hours on the day following completion of such annualleave unless the particular duty reflects the flight crew member’s bid.

38.8. Compassionate grounds

Notwithstanding any other provision in this clause 38, the parties agree on the necessity ofaccommodating compassionate circumstances and nothing in this clause 38 will be construedas preventing a flight crew member from requesting or being granted leave or an alteration toapproved leave on compassionate grounds.

38.9. Recall from leave

The Company will not recall a flight crew member from annual leave except in a case ofrecognised national emergency or genuine mutual agreement.

38.10. Exchange of allocations

Exchange of leave allocations at a base between flight crew members of the same status ontype will be considered where the applicants' approvals are of the same duration.

38.11. Payment of annual leave on termination

On termination of employment for any reason, a flight crew member will be paid at the rateprescribed in clause 26 of this Agreement on the basis of 1/365th of the prescribed annualentitlement, for each completed day of service in respect of which the flight crew memberhas not taken leave.


38.12. Ability to cancel annual leave for flight crew members bidding into bases

Annual leave for a flight crew member who bids for, and is subsequently awarded, a vacancyat a new base may be cancelled where required by the Company. At the time of leave beingcancelled, the Company will identify all other available options for leave in the new base andthe flight crew member will have the opportunity to bid for the alternative leave periods.

38.13. Ability to cancel annual leave for flight crew members changing category

Annual leave for a flight crew member who bids for and is subsequently awarded a changein category may be cancelled where required by the Company. At the time of leave beingcancelled, the Company will identify all other available options for leave in the new categoryand the flight crew member will have the opportunity to bid for the alternative leave periods.

39. SICK AND PERSONAL LEAVE

39.1. Amount of sick leave

39.1.1. Prior to the lodgement of this Agreement, a flight crew member accrued sick leavecredits on the following basis:

Date of accrual of sick leave Number of days of sick leave accrued

On commencement: Fifteen (15) days.On completion of twelve (12) months'service:

Fifteen (15) days.

On completion of each additionaltwelve (12) months' service

Fifteen (15) days.

39.1.2. Transitional Provision – Adjusting Sick Leave and Personal Leave Credits onLodgement of Agreement

39.1.2.1. The flight crew member’s sick leave credit will be reduced by the numberof days produced by the application of the following formula (providedthat a credit may not fall below zero):

Fifteen (15) days X (number of days from lodgement of this Agreement tonext anniversary day/365).

39.1.2.2. On the day of lodgement of this Agreement, a flight crew member will becredited with personal leave as follows:

76 hours X (number of days from lodgement of this Agreement to nextanniversary day/365).

39.1.3. On each anniversary of each flight crew member’s commencement after thelodgement of this Agreement, each flight crew member will be credited with 76 hoursof personal leave.


39.2. The accrual of a flight crew member’s personal leave is cumulative

The accrual of a flight crew member’s personal leave is cumulative.

39.3. Flight crew member to advise Company of illness or injury and provide documents

39.3.1. On becoming unfit for duty due to personal illness or injury, a flight crew memberwill advise the Company as soon as possible of such occurrence and of theanticipated duration of such absence from duty.

39.3.2. Once a flight crew member becomes fit for duty, the flight crew member willimmediately advise the Company of his or her availability for duty.

39.3.3. A flight crew member on reserve duty must advise the Company immediately theflight crew member is unable to provide coverage because of personal illness. Adviceto the Company of a personal illness when called out for duty will not be accepted.

39.4. Medical certificate and carer’s leave documents

39.4.1. A flight crew member must provide a certificate from a duly registered healthpractitioner (or if not reasonably practicable, a statutory declaration made by theflight crew member) when making an application for personal leave on the groundsof personal illness otherwise such leave will not carry any entitlement to pay. Inrelation to carer’s leave, a flight crew member must provide a medical certificatefrom a registered medical practitioner, if the provisions of care was for a personalillness or injury to a member of the flight crew member’s immediate family or astatutory declaration if it related to an unexpected emergency to a member of theimmediate family.

39.4.2. Notwithstanding sub-clause 39.4.1, each flight crew member is entitled to take up tothree (3) days of personal leave in each year of service without being required toproduce a medical certificate or any other evidence of unfitness for duty.

39.5. Company's discretion to require medical certificates for AV days, BL days, reserve daysor CB days

39.5.1. The Company may require a flight crew member to produce medical certificates forpersonal leave days claimed on days rostered as AV days, BL days, reserve days orCB days.

39.5.2. Before exercising its rights under sub-clause 39.5.1 the Company must notify theflight crew member that it intends to exercise its rights under that sub-clause.


39.6. Upper Respiratory Tract Infection (URTI)

39.6.1. With effect from the flight crew member’s next anniversary date after lodgement ofthis Agreement, in addition to the entitlements prescribed in sub-clause 39.1 a flightcrew member will (on production of a certificate from a registered healthpractitioner) be entitled to up to twenty eight (28) duty hours of URTI leave eachyear for sickness associated with URTI. Such URTI leave will be non-cumulative.URTI credited under this Agreement will, if taken, be paid and credits deducted onthe same basis as personal leave accrued under this Agreement.

39.6.2. For the period between lodgement of this Agreement and a flight crew member’snext credit of URTI leave, the previous rules will apply: up to the flight crewmember’s remaining credit, for each working day of absence from duty as a result ofURTI the flight crew member will receive a credit of three hours, a day will bededucted from the available URTI leave credit and a medical certificate will berequired for each absence where more than three URTI days have been taken in theyear concerned.

39.7. Converting sick leave when transferring between long haul operations and short hauloperations

The following provisions in relation to sick leave apply only to sick leave entitlements (as thatterm was used prior to the lodgement of this Agreement) that accrued to flight crew membersprior to the lodgement of this Agreement. The provisions relating to the conversion of sickleave from Long Haul to Short Haul only apply to leave accrued in Long Haul under LongHaul EBA7 or its predecessor. .

When a flight crew member transfers from the Company’s short haul operations to theCompany’s long haul operations or vice versa, the flight crew member’s accrued sick leaveand URTI entitlements that accrued prior to the lodgement of this Agreement will beconverted using the formulae set out in this sub-clause 39.7.

39.7.1. Definitions

For the purposes of this sub-clause 39.7

SHSLE means short haul sick leave entitlement;

LHSLE means long haul sick leave entitlement;

SHUE means short haul URTI entitlement; and

LHUE means long haul URTI entitlement.

39.7.2. Sick leave entitlement when transferring from long haul to short haul

When transferring from long haul to short haul operations, the conversion of a flightcrew member’s accrued sick leave will be made according to the following formula:

SHSLE = LHSLE x 15days 21 days


39.7.3. Sick leave entitlement when transferring from short haul to long haul

When transferring from short haul to long haul operations, the conversion of a flightcrew member’s accrued sick leave will be made according to the following formula:

LHSLE = SHSLE x 21 days15 days

39.7.4. URTI entitlement when transferring from long haul to short haul

When transferring from long haul to short haul operations, a conversion of a flightcrew member’s accrued URTI entitlement will be made according to the followingformula:

SHUE = LHUE x 6 days4 days

39.7.5. URTI entitlement when transferring from short haul to long haul

When transferring from short haul to long haul operations, a conversion of a flightcrew member’s accrued URTI entitlement will be made according to the followingformula:

LHUE = SHUE x 4 days6 days

39.7.6. Personal leave and URTI leave that has accrued since this Agreement was lodgedwill be calculated in the manner set out in the successor Agreement to Long HaulEBA7. Where there is no successor Agreement to Long Haul EBA7, then personaland URTI leave accrued under this Agreement will be calculated on the basis thateach five (5) hours of accrued leave will be equivalent to one day’s sick leave asaccrued before the lodgement of this Agreement and that amount will be convertedpursuant to the formula set out above.

39.7.7. Where a flight crew member is transferring from long haul operations to short hauloperations, the calculation of accrued sick leave will be performed as prescribedunder the Appropriate Long Haul Agreement.

40. LONG SERVICE LEAVE

The Company will provide long service leave in accordance with Company policy.

41. COMPASSIONATE (BEREAVEMENT) LEAVE

A flight crew member will be entitled to two (2) compassionate days leave per occasion underthe Standard. In addition to this entitlement, a flight crew member is entitled to take oneadditional day per occasion from either pre or post lodgement credits or as unpaid leave wherethe flight crew member has no pre or post credits.


42. PARENTAL LEAVE

42.1. Australian Fair Pay and Conditions Standard

Parental leave entitlements shall be in accordance with the provisions of the Standard ascontained in Part 7 Division 6 of the Act as in force from time to time.

In addition to the provision of the Standard it is agreed that the following provisions will alsoapply.

42.2. Additional Maternity Leave Terms

42.2.1. Alternative Duties

A flight crew member who is required to cease flying due to pregnancy will beprovided with alternative duties.

42.2.2. Performance of alternative duties

Transfer to alternate duties will be on the same terms and conditions of employmentas if the provisions of Section 268 of the Act (Transfer to a Safe Job) were invoked.Allowances will not be paid.

42.2.3. Commencement of Maternity Leave

A flight crew member may commence maternity leave immediately at any time afterconfirmation of pregnancy as certified by a registered medical practitioner providingthat the flight crew member will be entitled to 52 weeks maternity leave from thedate of birth of the child.

During maternity leave, a flight crew member ceases to be bid line crew member.

42.2.4. Option for Paid Maternity Leave

Any maternity leave that a flight crew member elects to take in the four weeks priorto the expected date of confinement and the six weeks of maternity leave that a flightcrew member is required to take after the birth will be paid leave to a maximum often (10) weeks.

42.2.5. Rate of Pay for Period of Paid Maternity Leave

The rate of pay for the period of paid maternity leave will be based on the rate thatwould apply to the same period of annual leave calculated in accordance with clause27.8. Allowances will not be paid.

42.2.6. Accrual of Service Related Benefits

The period during which the flight crew member performs alternative duties and theperiod of paid maternity leave will count as service for all purposes of thisAgreement. The period of unpaid maternity leave will not be taken into accountwhen calculating the crew member’s length of service with the Company and will notgive rise to accrued benefits. For other conditions refer to Company policy.


42.3. Additional Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Leave Terms

42.3.1. Taking other leave entitlements in conjunction with maternity, paternity oradoption leave

In conjunction with maternity, paternity or adoption leave, a flight crew member maytake any (or any part of) accrued annual or long service leave entitlements in whichcase payment for annual leave and long service leave will be calculated in accordancewith sub-clauses 27.8 and 27.14.

42.3.2. No sick leave payments during maternity, paternity or adoption leave

Payments will not be made for sick leave occurring during a flight crew member’sapproved period of maternity, paternity or adoption leave.

42.3.3. Leave not to count as service

Subject to clause 42.2.6, absence from duty on maternity, paternity or adoption leavewill not break the continuity of a flight crew member’s employment with theCompany, but the leave period will not be taken into account in calculating the flightcrew member’s length of service with the Company.

42.3.4. Relinquishing a vacancy if training not already commenced before maternity,paternity or adoption leave.

If, before commencing maternity, paternity or adoption leave, a flight crew memberhas not commenced or completed transitional training for a vacancy alreadyallocated, the flight crew member will relinquish the vacancy.

42.3.5. Applying for a promotion during maternity, paternity or adoption leave

During maternity, paternity or adoption leave, a flight crew member may apply for apromotion or transfer to a higher category to fill a vacancy that occurs on an aircraftprovided the training for that vacancy is planned to commence after the end of thematernity, paternity or adoption leave.

42.4. Paternity leave

A flight crew member is entitled to be paid paternity leave pursuant to theCompany’s policy, which is seven (7) days paid leave.

43. CARER’S LEAVE AND CARER’S LINES

43.1. Using accumulated personal leave for carer’s leave

A flight crew member is entitled to use accumulated personal leave for carer’s leave providedthe maximum number of days taken for carer’s leave in the current year does not exceed ten(10) days


43.2. Unpaid carer’s leave

A flight crew member may take unpaid carer’s leave by agreement with the Company.

43.3. Carer’s lines

43.3.1. General statement about the objectives sought via carers’ lines

The provisions of this clause are designed to recognise the need to assist flight crewmembers to arrange their work in a way that will accommodate their obligations totheir families, with the emphasis being to build sufficient stability into a line of flyingsince the predictability of working hours is important to enable a flight crew memberto accommodate those responsibilities. A carer’s line offers greater rostering stabilitythan that associated with a normal roster. Carers’ lines attract pro-rata pay andentitlements relative to the amount of work performed.

43.3.2. Meaning of “responsibilities as a carer”

Pursuant to the Act, a reference to a flight crew member’s “responsibilities as acarer” is a reference to the flight crew member’s responsibilities to care for or supporta family member as the substantive primary care giver, including:

(a) Any child or step-child of the flight crew member (whether or not under the ageof 18 years) who is:

(i) wholly or substantially dependent on the flight crew member; or

(ii) in need of care or support.

(b) Any child or adult who is in need of care or support and:

(i) of whom the flight crew member is guardian;(ii) for whom the flight crew member has parental responsibility under a law

of the Commonwealth or this State; or

(iii) in relation to whom the flight crew member is an authorised carer withinthe meaning of the Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection)Act 1998

(c) Any immediate family member of the flight crew member who is in need ofcare or support, being one of the following:

(i) a spouse or former spouse of the flight crew member;

(ii) a grandchild or step-grandchild of the flight crew member or of aspouse or former spouse of the flight crew member;

(iii) a parent or step-parent of the flight crew member or of a spouse orformer spouse of the flight crew member;

(iv) a grandparent or step-grandparent of the flight crew member or of aspouse or former spouse of the flight crew member; or


(v) a brother or sister, or step-brother or sister, of the flight crew memberor of a spouse or former spouse of the flight crew member.

“Spouse” means the husband or wife of a flight crew member or the other party to ade facto relationship with a flight crew member.

43.3.3. Evidence of responsibilities as a carer

The Company may require a flight crew member to provide a statutory declaration(or other evidence to the Company’s satisfaction) stating that he or she hasresponsibilities as the substantive primary care giver to care for or support a familymember and to nominate the family member.

43.3.4. Notice for commencing and duration of a carer’s line

(a) To assist the Company with planning, the following time periods will apply:

(i) a flight crew member who wants to work a carer’s line will give theCompany at least 4 bid periods’ notice of his or her intention to access acarer’s line and, where applicable, state the estimated period that theflight crew member wants to work a carer’s line.

(ii) a flight crew member who wants to work a carer’s line will commit toworking a carer’s line for at least 6 bid periods.

(iii) a flight crew member who wants to return to flying a normal bid line willgive the Company at least 4 bid periods’ notice of his or her intention todo so.

(d) a carer’s line cannot be commenced or discontinued part way through abid period.

(b) In exceptional circumstances or for compassionate reasons, the Company mayagree to reduce or waive the time periods specified in this clause.

43.3.5. Nominating the hours of work

A flight crew member who wants to work a carer’s line must nominate:

• the percentage of seventy eight (78) hours that he or she is prepared to work(“the nominated percentage”) but the nominated percentage cannot equate toless than thirty nine (39) hours;

• the days on which he or she does not want to work (“the nominated non-workdays”).

43.3.6. Constructing a carer’s bid line

If a flight crew member’s nominated percentage and the nominated non-work daysmeet with the Company’s approval:


(a) the Company will construct a bid line for each carer commensurate with his orher relative seniority using the nominated percentage (plus or minus 5 hoursprovided, however, the hours in the bid line can not be less than 39 hours) andtaking into account the nominated non-work days;

(b) where the nominated non-work days preclude the construction of a bid lineequivalent to the nominated percentage (plus or minus five (5) hours), theCompany will construct a bid line for the maximum number of projectedcredited hours possible (but, in any event, the carer’s bid line will beconstructed having a credited hours value of at least thirty nine (39) hours. Thecarer is entitled to bid for, and be awarded, open time flying commensuratewith his or her seniority in order to increase planned credited hours to thenominated percentage.

43.3.7. Recovering time lost from a pattern

If a carer loses hours he or she will be given priority as a short of time flight crewmember for the allocation of open time flying in order to recoup the hours lost.

43.3.8. Maximum ‘window’ of hours of work

Despite the provisions in the Rostering Manual relevant to a short of time flight crewmember, the maximum window of hours that a carer acting as a carer can choose towork, or that the Company can require the flight crew member to work, is the carer’snominated percentage plus 5 hours.

43.3.9. Returning a carer to base after a down line disruption

In the event of down line disruption, the Company will do whatever is reasonablypossible (taking into account the economic costs & operational considerations) toreturn the carer to his or her base station on the day the original pattern wasscheduled to conclude. If that is not reasonably possible, the Company will use itsbest endeavours (again, taking into account the economic costs & operationalconsiderations) to return the carer to his or her base station as soon as it is reasonablypracticable. The decision of the relevant Fleet Manager or Duty Captain on thismatter will be final.

43.3.10. Reserve

43.3.10.1. At the time of constructing a carer’s line, the Company may allocatereserve duty to the flight crew member in accordance with this clause:

(a) where the flight crew member’s nominated percentage is equal to orless than 50% the Company must not allocate more than 1 day ofreserve duty to a flight crew member;

(b) where the flight crew member’s nominated percentage is greaterthan or equal to 51% but less than or equal to 66% the Companymust not allocate more than 2 days of reserve duty to a flight crewmember; and


(c) where the flight crew member’s nominated percentage is greaterthan or equal to 67% the Company must not allocate more than 3days of reserve duty to a flight crew member;

provided also that the Company must not allocate a reserve duty on anynominated non-work days.

43.3.10.2. Where flying is assigned to a flight crew member on the day of the flightcrew member’s allocated reserve duty, the restriction in accordance withthis clause (i.e. limiting the maximum window of hours of work to theEmployee’s nominated percentage plus 5 hours) will not apply.

43.3.11. Training after a period of approved absence

43.3.11.1. Where a flight crew member returns to work after a period of approvedleave and wants to access a carer’s line, the Company will providerecency flying, cyclic training sessions, route qualifications and anyfurther training as may be necessary in order to qualify the flight crewmember for his or her return to line flying, but all such training will becarried out on the basis that the flight crew member is given a normalroster for a bid period.

43.3.11.2. Once cleared to the line, but before commencing a carer’s line, a flightcrew member may be required to fly a normal bid line for up to one fullbid period for the purposes of consolidation flying.

43.3.12. Licensing, training and performance

A flight crew member who works a carer’s line must ensure that he or she meets allrelevant aviation regulatory authority licensing requirements, and maintains theCompany’s required standard of performance and route qualifications in compliancewith the Agreement.

43.3.13. Pay and entitlements

Where a carer’s nominated percentage is less than 100%, the applicable pay and rateof accrual of an entitlement will be calculated as set out in the table below:

Nature ofEntitlement

Rate of accrual of entitlement Payment method

MinimumGuarantee of 58hours per bidperiod

Pro-rata, based on nominatedpercentage (i.e. 58 hoursmultiplied by the carer’snominated percentage).

Paid at 58 hours multipliedby the carer’s nominatedpercentage multiplied by thecarer’s applicable hourlyrate.

Annual Leave Entitlement accrued normally(i.e. 42 days incl. Saturdays,Sundays and Public Holidays foreach completed year of service)

Paid in accordance withclause 27.8 of thisAgreement.Note: If the period of acarer’s line occurs withinthe 12 month period forcalculating annual leavepay, it will be included in


the calculation.

Long Service Leave Entitlement accrued normally(i.e. in accordance withCompany Policy).

Paid in accordance withclause 27.14 of thisAgreement.Note: If the period of acarer’s line occurs withinthe 12 month period forcalculating annual leavepay, it will be included inthe calculation.

Sick leave/PersonalLeave

Pro-rata, based on nominatedpercentage.

Paid in accordance withclause 27.9 and 27.10 of theAgreement to a maximumof the carer’s pro-ratedminimum guarantee, withtopping up available to thecarer’s nominatedpercentage. Normaldocumentationrequirements.

Superannuation Pro-rata superannuationcontribution, based onnominated percentage.

Pro-rata contribution, basedon nominated percentage

Reserve Duty Number of reserve dutiesallocated according to fixedrange values of nominatedpercentage, i.e.:≤ 50% = 1 day; 51% - 66% = 2 days;≥ 67% = 3 days.

Paid in accordance withclause 33 of this Agreement.

Parental Leave Entitlement accrued normally Paid or unpaid leave

Carer’s leave (i.e.up to 5 days per yearof personal leaveentitlement)

Pro-rata, based on nominatedpercentage.

See payment method forsick leave/personal leave.

43.3.14. Effect of carer’s line on continuous service

Despite any employment agreement or other provision to the contrary,commencement of a carer’s line, and return from a carer’s line to a normal roster, inaccordance with this clause does not break the continuity of service of a flight crewmember.

43.3.15. Loss of Licence

Carers will be covered for loss of licence benefits under the Loss of LicenceInsurance Plan (“the LOL Plan”), pursuant to clause 24 of the Agreement providedhowever, if a flight crew member continues to work a carer’s line for a period of twoyears or more, the Company reserves the right to require the flight crew member tocontribute towards the payment (as set out in the following clause) of the premium


payable under the LOL Plan, subject to establishing the legality of such anarrangement.

Formula for calculating a carer’s contribution to the LOL Plan premium.

Commencing two years after a flight crew member first commences working acarer’s line, the carer will reimburse the Company for a pro rata proportion of thepremium payable by the Company under the LOL Plan for coverage of an individualflight crew member. The carer’s percentage contribution towards the premium willbe calculated as the difference between 100% and the carer’s nominated percentage.

44. LEAVE OF ABSENCE WITHOUT PAY

44.1. Entitlement to leave of absence without pay

44.1.1. A flight crew member may upon written request, be granted leave of absence withoutpay by mutual agreement.

44.1.2. The Company may suspend the contract of employment of a flight crew member whohas been granted leave of absence without pay for the period of the absence, providedthat the flight crew member’s seniority will be preserved.

44.1.3. A flight crew member employed under this Agreement after 13 September, 1992 whoengages in other employment whilst on approved leave of absence will forfeitseniority for the period of the absence unless special permission in writing has firstbeen obtained from the Company.

44.1.4. In the event of a national emergency being proclaimed by the Government of theCommonwealth of Australia, a flight crew member volunteering for or ordered toserve in the armed forces will retain seniority for the period of such service, howeverextended.

44.1.5. A flight crew member returning to duty after leave of absence will assume a positionin accordance with his/her seniority, subject to a satisfactory medical examinationand a reasonable qualifying period not to exceed six (6) months, or under such otherarrangements as were a condition of the leave being granted.

44.2. Extended leave of absence without pay

A flight crew member who desires to take extended leave of absence without pay for a periodof more than twelve (12) months and up to three (3) years (and up to five (5) years for parentalleave purposes) and who cannot be accommodated under the provisions of sub-clause 44.1 ofthis Agreement, may upon written request to the Company be granted extended leave uponterms and conditions agreed between the Company and the flight crew member, subject to thefollowing:


(a) the flight crew member’s seniority number would be "frozen" during the period ofextended leave unless, during the leave the flight crew member gains experience orqualifications that directly benefit the Company's operation, and in that event, theflight crew member’s seniority position may (if the Company and the Associationagree) revert to the position that the flight crew member would have achieved ifextended leave had not been taken;

(b) the flight crew member would not be eligible for superannuation contributions duringthe leave;

(c) the flight crew member would not be eligible for staff travel entitlements during theleave;

(d) the flight crew member may be required to take all accrued annual and long serviceleave before commencing the period of extended leave but the annual and longservice leave will not be taken so as to increase the period of extended leave;

(e) the flight crew member’s return to work with the Company would be dependant uponthe Company's recruitment requirements for flight crew members at the time theflight crew member seeks to return to work;

(f) the flight crew member will give the Company six (6) months' notice of his or herintention to seek to return to work, subject to the Company's recruitmentrequirements at the time;

(g) upon seeking to return to work and subject to availability of positions with theCompany, the flight crew member may exercise his or her seniority number (frozenat the point of commencing leave unless the Company corrects the seniority positionwith the Association's consent) to bid for any available positions;

(h) upon the flight crew member returning to work, the provisions of sub-clause 44.1.5relating to medical examination and qualifying period will apply;

(i) approval for extended leave will not normally be given for a flight crew member tofly for any airline operating in direct competition with the Company;

(j) if, during the period of extended leave, the flight crew member works for acompetitor airline without the Company's approval, the Company reserves the right toterminate the flight crew member’s contract of employment;

(k) each application for extended leave of absence will be dealt with on a case by casebasis; and

(l) the terms of this sub-clause 44.2 are not intended to apply in the event of there beinga surplus of flight crew members.


PART 8 – TRAVELLING & WORKING AWAY FROM HOME

45. DAILY TRAVELLING ALLOWANCE

45.1. Hourly rate for Daily Travelling Allowance

When away from base on duty a flight crew member will be paid a Daily TravellingAllowance (DTA) as follows:

(a) From 1 September 2007, a Captain will receive DTA calculated in accordance withTable 3 of the ATO reasonable travel and meal allowance expense amounts at a rateof $5.81 from 1 September 2007 for each hour or part hour calculated from sign on tosign off at the flight crew member’s base;

(b) First Officers will receive DTA in accordance with Table 2 of the ATO reasonabletravel and meal allowance expense amounts at a rate of $4.94 from 1 September 2007for each hour or part hour calculated from sign on to sign off at the flight crewmember’s base.

45.2. Annual review of Daily Travelling Allowance hourly rate

The hourly rate for DTA will be adjusted annually (if necessary) in accordance with theunderstanding between the Company and the Association.

46. ACCOMMODATION AND TRANSPORT

46.1. Flight crew members to be provided with first class accommodation and transport

When away from base on duty a flight crew member will be provided with first classovernight accommodation and with transport from the airport to the place of accommodationand return.

46.2. Flight crew members using alternative accommodation

If a flight crew member notifies the Company twenty-four (24) hours or more in advance ofsign-on or on being assigned flying, whichever event occurs last, of his or her intention not touse the regular accommodation arranged in accordance with this clause 46, the flight crewmember will be:

46.2.1. paid an allowance of $49.90 on each occasion when such accommodation iscancelled; or

46.2.2. provided by the Company with transport between the air terminal and the place ofalternative accommodation and return, up to a distance of thirty (30)kms.


46.3. Company to consult Association when establishing, renewing or reviewingaccommodation arrangements

The Company will consult with the Association's Accommodation representatives in a timely,constructive manner on each occasion of establishing, renewing or reviewing any flight crewmember accommodation arrangements.

47. DUTY TRAVEL

47.1. Travel in the highest class available

47.1.1. The Company will, in accordance with the provisions of this clause, provide dutytravel for flight crew members, in the highest class available, in order to positionthem for duty and return them to their base stations to complete duty.

47.1.2. Subject to sub-clause 47.1.3 flight crew members are entitled to duty travel in firstclass or business class, whatever is the highest class available but there is noentitlement to a specific seat in first or business class.

47.1.3. A flight crew member will accept duty travel in the highest class available where,subject to sub-clause 47.1.4, there is no alternative flight that will enable the flightcrew member to travel first class or business class and complete his or her rosteredduties.

47.1.4. Sub-clause 47.1.3 does not apply where the over-sale of first class seats or businessclass seats is the reason for first class or business class travel not being provided bythe Company.

47.1.5. Nothing in this clause prevents a flight crew member from accepting a particularclass of duty travel.

47.1.6. Nothing in this clause removes a flight crew member’s right to require a particularclass of travel in order to satisfy the requirements of CASA with respect to havingadequate rest and being fit to perform duty as required.

47.1.7. All tickets will be endorsed so as to allow first class travel or business class travel.

47.2. Travel on all economy services

Where a flight crew member is required pursuant to sub-clause 47.1.3 to travel on an alleconomy service the following will apply:

(a) the Company will allocate flight crew members seating in the highest class seat fittedto the aircraft;

(b) where the aircraft is only fitted with economy class seats the Company must makeevery reasonable and practicable effort to allocate flight crew members a seat that isin either an emergency exit row or a bulkhead row; and

(c) the seat adjacent to the flight crew member’s seat can be sold but must be the last seatallocated on the aircraft at the time of boarding.


47.3. Administration and undertakings for duty travel

47.3.1. In meeting its obligations pursuant to this clause the Company must make everyeffort to ensure that flight crew members are allocated duty travel or seatingarrangements pursuant to this clause and will make every effort to accommodate aflight crew member’s request for a particular seat.

47.3.2. The Company warrants that it will put administrative procedures in place to allow itto provide flight crew members with their duty travel entitlement and seatingarrangements pursuant to this clause.

48. DEADHEAD VARIATION POLICY

48.1. Approval to vary duty travel arrangements

The Company will approve a flight crew member’s requested variations on the duty travelarrangements planned by the Company subject to the provisions in this clause 48.

48.2. No variations will be approved where it will prevent the performance of a flight crewmember’s duty

48.2.1. The Company will not approve any variations to the planned duty travelarrangements where the alternative travel arrangements will prevent the flight crewmember from performing his or her rostered duties or will infringe the flight crewmember’s rostering limits or flight and duty time limits.

48.2.2. Nothing in this clause 48 prevents the Company from approving alternative dutytravel arrangements in compassionate or extraordinary circumstances.

48.3. Class of travel for alternative deadhead variations

48.3.1. All tickets for alternative deadheading arrangements that involve deadheading on thesame day but at an earlier time than originally planned will be issued as positivespace economy class tickets upgradeable on a space available basis to the highestclass available on Qantas mainline services (provided that an economy seat isavailable on the aircraft at the time that the booking is made).

48.3.2. Tickets for all other alternative deadheading arrangements will be issued as spaceavailable economy class tickets, upgradeable to the highest class available on Qantasmainline services, with a staff travel concessional priority.

48.3.3. For the purpose of this sub-clause 48.3, the first available flight before the flightoriginally planned by the Company fulfils the "same day" requirement.

48.4. Payment for deadheading based on originally planned travel

Payment for the alternate deadhead travel will be based on the originally planned deadheadtravel arrangements.


48.5. Accommodation and Allowances

48.5.1. Flight crew members will be paid allowances based on the duty travel arrangementsoriginally planned by the Company or the alternative deadheading arrangementsrequested by the flight crew member, whichever is less.

48.5.2. The Company is not obliged to provide accommodation or transport where a flightcrew member’s duty travel arrangements originally planned by the Company did notrequire the Company to provide accommodation or transport.

49. CONDITIONS GOVERNING TRAINING AT A LOCATION AWAY FROM AFLIGHT CREW MEMBER'S BASE

49.1. Scope of application of clause

49.1.1 The benefits under this clause apply to a flight crew member who undertakes trainingat a location in Australia:

(a) away from his/her base (subject to clause 49.1.2(b)); or

(b) at the flight crew member’s base but at a location that is more than 200kilometres from his/her place of residence (where the flight crewmember’s base and place of residence are in the same Australian State orTerritory).

49.1.2 The benefits under this clause do not apply to a flight crew member who undertakestraining:

(a) at his/her base and the flight crew member’s place of residence is within200 kilometres of the location of the Training; or

(b) away from his/her base and the flight crew member’s place of residenceis within 200 kilometres of the location of the training.

49.2 Company will provide accommodation and transport or an allowance

49.2.1 Where the benefits under this clause apply to a flight crew member the Companywill:

(a) supply the flight crew member with accommodation, transport and DTAfor the time that s/he is at the location of the Training (“Option 1”); or

(b) pay an allowance to the flight crew member in accordance with thisclause (“Option 2A or Option 2B”).

49.3. Option 1 – Company to provide accommodation and transport

49.3.1 Where a flight crew member elects Option 1 (or clause 49.5.2 applies) the Companywill provide:


(a) accommodation for the period that the flight crew member is away from his/herbase and/or place of residence in accordance with the terms of this Agreement;

(b) duty travel between the flight crew member’s base and the location of thetraining in accordance with the terms of this Agreement at the beginning andend of any period of training and at least once each seven (7) days;

(c) DTA in accordance with the terms of this Agreement for the period that theflight crew member is away from his/her base and/or place of residence; and

(d) transport to and from a flight crew member’s accommodation and the place oftraining or the airport.

49.3.2 In all other respects the terms of this Agreement will continue to apply.

49.4. Option 2A and Option 2B - Accommodation and Transport Allowance

49.4.1 The Company will provide either Option 2A or Option 2B at a flight crew member’selection.

49.4.2 Where a flight crew member elects Option 2A the Company will provide:

(a) an allowance equal to the cost to the Company of providing the accommodationpursuant to Option 1 for five (5) nights’ accomodation in each seven (7) dayperiod (“Option 2A”);

(b) DTA in accordance with the terms of this Agreement for the period that theflight crew member is away from his/her base and/or place of residence; and

(c) air transport between the flight crew member’s base and the location of thetraining at the beginning and end of any period of training and at least onceeach seven (7) days.

Option 2A Example (Melbourne, Sofitel)(7 day period)

Option 2A accommodation and transport allowance = $585.00DTA for five (5) days @ $5.38 per hour = $645.60Total weekly allowances = $1230.60

Note: plus air transport between the flight crew member’s base and the location of theTraining at the beginning and end of any period of Training and at least once eachseven (7) days.

49.4.3 Where the flight crew member elects Option 2B the Company will provide:

(a) an allowance equal to the cost to the Company of providing the accommodationpursuant to Option 1 for each night from the first day of the training untilcompletion of the training (“Option 2B”); and

(b) DTA in accordance with the terms of this Agreement from the first day of thetraining until completion of the training.

Option 2B Example (Melbourne, Sofitel)(7 day period)


Option 2B accommodation and transport allowance = $819.00DTA for seven (7) days @ $5.38 per hour = $903.84Total weekly allowances = $1722.84

Note: no air transport provided.

49.4.4 In all other respects the terms of this Agreement will continue to apply.

49.5. Flight crew members must elect to take Option 1 or Option 2

49.5.1 A flight crew member must elect either Option 1, Option 2A or Option 2B at leasttwenty-eight (28) days before the first day of the training or, where the flight crewmember receives less than twenty-eight (28) days’ notice of the commencement dateof the training, the flight crew member must make an election within seven (7) daysof the date that he or she is informed of the commencement date of the training (“theelection date”).

49.5.2 Where a flight crew member does not make an election by the election date, Option 1will apply.

49.6. DTA and accommodation and transport allowance to be paid in advance

The Company will pay a flight crew member’s DTA and any accommodation and transportallowance (where applicable) for the anticipated total duration of the training, in advance, onthe pay date immediately preceding the commencement of the training.

49.7. Failure to qualify

A flight crew member who fails to qualify for a Captain or First Officer position on a longhaul aircraft will be subject to the provisions of clause 20 of this Agreement.

49.8. Relocation reimbursement associated with failure to qualify for an assigned position

Where the Company compulsorily requires a flight crew member to relocate to another base totake up a Captain or First Officer position in that other base and the flight crew member failsto qualify for the position, the Company and the Association will negotiate the conditions toapply to the flight crew member having regard to the then current relevant taxation legislationand the Company's policy on the relocation of employees (including the reinstatement of anemployee to his/her previous place of residence).

50. ACCESS TO QANTAS CLUB

For duty travel purposes, Captains and First Officers will have access to the Qantas Club (orsuch replacement facility as may exist from time to time).

51. BOTTLED WATER PROVISION

An operating crew (two (2) flight crew members) are entitled to a bottle(s) of distilled mineralwater on all flights.


PART 9 – TRAINING & RELATED MATTERS

52. TRAINING AND QUALIFICATION

52.1. General

52.1.1. In respect of any training that a flight crew member is required to undertake at alocation in Australia away from base, the Company will meet the associated costs oftransport (to and from the hotel and the training facility and/or the airport) andaccommodation and will pay DTA for all time the flight crew member is away frombase.

52.1.2. To be considered sufficiently qualified for commencement of training for promotionand/or transfer to another aircraft type, a flight crew member must satisfy thequalification requirements set out in clause 16.

52.1.3. A flight crew member will normally be given at least three (3) weeks' notice of thecommencement date of promotional and/or aircraft type transfer training. At thecommencement of such training the flight crew member will be given details of theplanned arrangements for the training.

52.2. Licence renewal, training flying and flight simulator training

52.2.1. A flight crew member undergoing licence renewal or training flying or simulatortraining is entitled to see a copy of the instructor's or check flight crew member’sreport on the licence renewal or training and will acknowledge this by signing it orelectronically acknowledging the report.

52.2.2. A flight crew member will not be scheduled to undertake more than four (4) hours ofsimulator duty in any single day. Briefing and de-briefing time will not normallyexceed one (1) hour and fifteen (15) minutes or two (2) hours in the case ofconversion training in total.

52.2.3. Licence renewal checks may be conducted in the simulator in accordance with theCompany’s and CASA’s requirements. The checks will be subject to the followingconditions:

(a) briefing time will not normally exceed one hour and de-briefing time will notnormally exceed fifteen (15) minutes; or, alternatively, briefing time will notnormally exceed forty five (45) minutes and de-briefing time will not normallyexceed thirty (30) minutes.

(b) if the simulator is below level four (4) standard, adequate time will be given toa flight crew member to adapt to the particular characteristics of a simulatorbefore the commencement of a licence renewal check; and

(c) each flight station in a simulator will be manned during licence renewal checks.


PART 10 – ACCIDENTS & INCIDENTS, ACCIDENT PAY AND UNIFORMS

53. ACCIDENTS AND INCIDENTS

53.1 Notwithstadning anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, the Company mayelect to hold a flight crew member out of service with pay during an investigation into anaccident or incident in which he or she may have been involved.

53.2 A flight crew member who is involved in, or questioned in relation to, an accident or incidentwill be entitled to be represented and assisted at all times by a designated Associationrepresentative and/or by fellow flight crew members of his or her choice.

53.3 For the purpose of assisting a flight crew member in any investigation, the Association willhave the right to nominate representatives who will act as observers and be present at allstages of a Company investigation into an accident or incident. The Association’srepresentative will have the right to submit a report on the investigation that will form part ofthe final report of the investigating board.

54. WORKERS COMPENSATION AND ACCIDENT PAY

A flight crew member is entitled to workers compensation in accordance with the relevantlegislation of the State in which the flight crew member is employed by the Company,together with accident pay in accordance with the Company’s Flight Administration Manual.

55. UNIFORMS

55.1. The Company will provide each flight crew member with a uniform and the flight crewmember will wear such uniform on duty as and when required by the Company.

55.2. The Company will replace a flight crew member’s uniform from time to time as appropriate asa result of fair wear and tear in relation to duty but the flight crew member will bear the costof replacing an item of uniform if that becomes necessary due to the flight crew member’snegligence.

55.3. The Company will consult with the Association in relation to all proposals to alter or reviewthe uniform or any part of it and will provide sufficient opportunity for flight crew members toprovide suggestions and comments regarding a review and to review proposed new garmentsahead of any commitment by the Company to introduce them.


PART 11 - APPENDICES

Appendix A– Flight crew members Annual Leave Due Month Chart

NOTE: Flight crew members note their start year and month, and then follow their entitlementmonth down the chart each year up until the year 2018

Year FlightcrewmemberStarted

Month Flight crew member Started and Relevant Month for Annual Leave Accrual

1989 JANOCT

FEBNOV

MARDEC

APR MAY JUNJUL AUG SEP

1990JUL AUG SEP

JANOCT

FEBNOV

MARDEC

APR MAY JUN

1991 APR MAY JUNJUL AUG SEP

JAN FEB MAR

1992 JANOCT

FEBNOV

MARDEC

APR MAY JUNJUL AUG SEP

1993JUL AUG SEP

JANOCT

FEBNOV

MARDEC

MAY JUN JUN

1994 MARNOV

APRDEC

MAY JUNJUL AUG

JANSEP

FEBOCT

FEBOCT

1995AUG SEP

JANOCT

FEBNOV

MARDEC

APR JUNJUL JUL

1996 APRDEC

MAY JUNJUL AUG

JANSEP

FEBOCT

MARNOV

MARNOV

1997SEP

JANOCT

FEBNOV

MARDEC

APR MAYJUL AUG AUG

1998 MAY JUNJUL AUG

JANSEP

FEBOCT

MARNOV

APRDEC

APRDEC

1999 JANOCT

FEBNOV

MARDEC

APR MAY JUNAUG SEP SEP

2000 JUNJUL AUG

JANSEP

FEBOCT

MARNOV

APRDEC

MAY MAY

2001 FEBNOV

MARDEC

APR MAY JUNJUL SEP

JANOCT

JANOCT

2002JUL AUG

JANSEP

FEBOCT

MARNOV

APRDEC

MAY JUN JUN

2003 MARDEC

APR MAY JUNJUL AUG

JANOCT

FEBNOV

FEBNOV

2004AUG

JANSEP

FEBOCT

MARNOV

APRDEC

MAY JUNJUL JUL

2005 APR MAY JUNJUL AUG

JANSEP

FEBNOV

MARDEC

MARDEC

2006 JANSEP

FEBOCT

MARNOV

APRDEC

MAY JUNJUL AUG AUG

2007 MAY JUNJUL AUG

JANSEP

FEBOCT

MARDEC

APR APR

2008 FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JAN JAN


OCT NOV DEC JUL AUG SEP SEP2009 JUN

JUL AUGJANSEP

FEBOCT

MARNOV

APR MAY MAY

2010 MARNOV

APRDEC

MAY JUNJUL AUG

JANSEP

FEBOCT

FEBOCT

2011AUG SEP

FEBOCT

MARNOV

APRDEC

MAY JUNJUL JUL

2012 APRDEC

MAY JUNJUL AUG

JANSEP

FEBOCT

MARNOV

MARNOV

2013SEP

JANOCT

MARNOV

APRDEC

MAY JUNJUL AUG AUG

2014 MAY JUNJUL AUG

JANSEP

FEBOCT

MARNOV

APRDEC

APRDEC

2015 JANOCT

FEBNOV

APRDEC

MAY JUNJUL AUG SEP SEP

2016 JUNJUL AUG

JANSEP

FEBOCT

MARNOV

APRDEC

MAY MAY

2017 FEBNOV

MARDEC

MAY JUNJUL AUG SEP

JANOCT

JANOCT

2018JUL AUG

JANSEP

FEBOCT

MARNOV

APRDEC

MAY JUN JUN

This Policy is distributed for reference purposes only and does not form part of the Agreement


Appendix B – Loss of Licence Insurance Policy

QANTAS AIRWAYS LIMITEDLOSS OF LICENCE INSURANCE POLICY

PART 1: CONTRACT OF INSURANCE BETWEEN THE INSURER AND THEINSURED

POLICY REPRESENTS THE ENTIRE CONTRACTThis policy represents the entire contract between the Insured and the Insurer.

INDEMNITYIn consideration of payment by the Insured to the Insurer of the Premium shown in The Schedule,the Insurer agrees, subject to the terms, conditions and exclusions set out in this policy, to indemnifythe Insured against loss arising from the Insured’s obligations to provide Loss of Licence benefits asagreed, to Technical Aircrew Employees which occur during the Period of Insurance.

PREMIUM3.1 Except in so far as Part 2 clauses 2.1 to 2.4 apply, the Premium payable will be an amount

agreed in writing between the Insured and the Insurer and the rates of Premium payable by theInsured will remain fixed for the Period of Insurance specified in The Schedule to this policy.

The rates of Premium payable for any period subsequent to the Period of Insurance will bedetermined by the Insurer and may thereafter be the subject of further determination by theInsurer from time to time upon giving 60 days notice to the Insured of its intention to reviewthe Premium.

PREMIUM DUE DATEThe Premium will fall due and be payable on the Premium Due Date. Where the Premium is notreceived by the Insurer within 90 days of the Premium Due Date, this policy will terminate witheffect from that Premium Due Date, subject to clause 5.

PAYMENT OF PREMIUMWhere it has been agreed in writing between the Insurer and the Insured that the Premium is to bepaid in two instalments, 50% of the total annual Premium will be payable on the Premium Due Dateand the remaining 50% of the total annual Premium will be payable six (6) months after the PremiumDue Date.

EXCESS6.1 The Insurer will not be liable for any loss of licence(s) benefits or Monthly Benefits

within the meaning of this policy that are under A$3,900,000 in any one Period ofInsurance.

6.2 All loss of licence benefits under A$3,900,000 are the responsibility of the Insured.



THE SCHEDULE

INSURER: Southern Cross Insurance Pte Limited

INSURED: Qantas Airways Limited, Sunstate Airlines (QLD) Pty Limited,Eastern Airlines Pty Limited and/or controlled and/or managedand/or subsidiary companies for their respective rights and interests,for and on behalf of individual insured persons and/or as original.

THE BUSINESS: Principally international and domestic airline operators, includingbut not limited to cargo freight forwarders, engineers, softwaredevelopers, caterers, tour operators/travel agents, owners andoperators of major and remote airports and associated passengersupport facilities, owners and operators of resort/hotels, propertyowners, investors and/or any other occupation incidental thereto orin which the Insured may become engaged during the Period ofInsurance.

PERIOD OF INSURANCE: 31 March 2006 to 31 October 2007

INTEREST INSURED: The Insured’s obligation to provide Loss of Licence benefits asagreed, to Technical Aircrew

GEOGRAPHIC LIMITS: Worldwide

PREMIUM: As agreed between the Insured and the Insurer

PREMIUM DUE DATE: As notified by the Insurer to the Insured



PART 2: CONDITIONS GOVERNING APPLICATION OF THE CONTRACT OFINSURANCE BETWEEN THE INSURED AND TECHNICAL AIRCREWEMPLOYEES

SECTION 1: INTERPRETATION

1.1 Contract conditionsThese conditions comprise part of the policy of insurance between the Insured and theInsurer and govern the Loss of Licence Insurance Agreement between the Insured andTechnical Aircrew.

1.2 Conditions precedentSo far as the context will permit, all the terms of this policy which require performance by theInsured or Technical Aircrew Employees are conditions precedent to the Insurer to pay thebenefits set out in this policy.

1.3 Headings, grammar & references1.3.1 Headings are included for ease of reference only and are not intended to form part of

the text of these conditions or to be used as a guide to the construction of the variousclauses.

1.3.2 Where a word or phrase is defined, its other grammatical forms have a correspondingmeaning.

1.3.3 The singular includes the plural and vice versa.

1.3.4 Words implying a gender imply any gender.

1.3.5 A reference to any party in this policy or any other agreement or document orattachment includes the party’s successors, substitutes or assigns.

1.3.6 A reference to any agreement or document or attachment is to that agreement ordocument or attachment as amended, novated, supplemented, varied or replaced fromtime to time by agreement of the parties.

1.3.7 A reference to any legislation or any section or provision thereof includes anystatutory modification or re-enactment thereof or any statutory provision substitutedtherefor and any ordinances, by-laws, regulations or other statutory instrumentsissued thereunder.



1.4 Currency and Governing LawThis policy will be read, constructed and subject to the laws of New South Wales and allmonies payable under it are payable in Australian currency.

1.5 Alterations or VariationsNo alteration or variation of these conditions will be effective unless made in writing by theInsurer with the written agreement of the Insured.

1.6 NoticesIn order to be effective any notice given pursuant to this policy must be given in writing.

1.7 DefinitionsThe words listed below have the following meanings. Where they are used in the policy, thefirst letter of the word appears in capital letters and the word itself appears in bold print.

1.7.1 Age means the number of birthdays attained as at the Date of Commencement ofDisability.

1.7.2 Authority means the Civil Aviation Safety Authority or any predecessor or successorbody responsible for the granting, validation, cancellation or suspension of Licences.

1.7.3 Aviation Medical Examiner means a medical examiner who is appointed ordesignated by the Authority and is approved to issue medical certificates for theissue or validation of a Licence/Licences.

1.7.4 Capital Benefits means the amount payable under Part 2, Section 3, clause 3.1.1 asindexed from time to time in accordance with clause 3.4.

1.7.5 Date of Commencement of Disability means the date on which the Authoritycancels, suspends or refuses to renew a Technical Aircrew Employee’s CivilAviation Medical Certificate.

1.7.6 Existing Technical Aircrew Employees means those permanent employees of theInsured not employed pursuant to individual service contracts (unless, pursuant tothe relevant service contracts, those employees are specifically covered under theInsured’s loss of licence policy) or on secondment from other airlines employed asTechnical Aircrew as at 1st November, 1990 and holding a Licence then current,entitling them to serve as Technical Aircrew on the Insured’s aircraft.



1.7.7 Inflation Index means the indexation factor produced by the formula:- A—— B

Where:A is the latest Seasonally Adjusted Average Weekly Earnings (All Employees TotalEarnings) Indices published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics prior to 1November each year; and

B is the latest Seasonally Adjusted Average Weekly Earnings (All Employees TotalEarnings) Indices published prior to 1 November in the year immediately precedingthe publishing of A;

And PROVIDED THAT the sum produced cannot be less than one.

If the Australian Bureau of Statistics or its successor fails to publish a SeasonallyAdjusted Average Weekly Earnings (All Employees Total Earnings) Index in anyyear the Insurer will nominate the index which most nearly replaces it.

The effective date of indexation is 1 November each year.

1.7.8 *Licence means any of the following licences granted to Technical Aircrew AirlineTransport Pilot Licence;(a) Airline Transport Pilot Licence;(b) Commercial Pilot Licence;(c) Flight Engineer Licence.

If the name or designation of any Licence is modified from time to time by theAuthority, the definition of “Licence” will include such Licences as most nearlycorrespond to those listed above.

1.7.8 Medical Adviser means a medical practitioner nominated by the Insurer.

1.7.9 Medical Referee means a specialist medical practitioner with the appropriatequalifications and experience in the area of medicine relevant to the matter of adispute and who is not the employ of the Insured or the Insurer.

1.7.10 Monthly Benefits means any amounts paid by the Insurer pursuant to clause 3.2.1.

1.7.11 Post-Injury Salary means the monthly rate of remuneration of the TechnicalAircrew Employee derived from his or her employment with the Insured in anycapacity following the resumption of active duties with the Insured after the Date ofCommencement of Disability.



1.7.12 Pre-Injury Salary means the monthly rate of remuneration of the TechnicalAircrew Employee derived from his or her employment with the Insured as aTechnical Aircrew Employee prior to the Date of Commencement of Disability asdetermined by reference to the Technical Aircrew Employee’s Group Certificate butnot including daily travelling allowance for the last complete financial year precedingthe Date of Commencement of Disability. Where no such Group Certificate existsto which reference may be made, the monthly rate of remuneration will be theamount which the Insured in its discretion considers most nearly corresponds to thatamount.

1.7.13 Technical Aircrew Employees means those permanent employees of the Insurednot employed pursuant to individual service contracts (unless, pursuant to therelevant service contracts, those employees are specifically covered under theInsured’s loss of licence policy) or on secondment from other airlines who hold acurrent Licence entitling them to serve on the Insured’s aircraft and who are obligedby law to hold such a Licence in order to perform their employment duties with theInsured.



SECTION 2: COMMENCEMENT AND TERMINATION OF INSURANCE

2.1 Cover for Existing Technical Aircrew EmployeesAll Existing Technical Aircrew Employees are, subject to the terms of this policy, entitledto benefits in the amounts in accordance with the Schedule of Benefits.

2.2 Cover for new employeesCover for a new employee commences from the date of commencement of employment withthe Insured as a Technical Aircrew Employee.

2.3 Cover for a new employee whose Licence was previously lost on medical groundsA Technical Aircrew Employee whose Licence was previously accepted as permanently loston medical grounds under this policy or its predecessors, is entitled to coverage up to themaximum limit as per Schedule B of the Schedule of Benefits, except for an illness or injuryfor which the Technical Aircrew Employee has previously been paid the Capital Benefitunder this policy or a lump sum payment under this policy's predecessors. Coverage will beextended to that provided under Schedule A of the Schedule of Benefits unless either theInsurer, the Insured or the Australian and International Pilots Association objects to thisextension of coverage.

2.4 Termination of InsuranceInsurance in respect of an individual Technical Aircrew Employee will cease upon theearliest of the following events:

2.4.1 The date of payment of a Capital Benefit under this policy to the Technical AircrewEmployee;

or2.4.2 The date on which the Technical Aircrew Employee’s employment ceased with the

Insured unless a claim for benefits under this policy has been received by theInsurer prior to the date of cessation of employment;

or2.4.3 Termination of this policy.



SECTION 3: BENEFITS

3.1 Capital Benefits - Lump Sum Payments

3.1.1 Conditions to be met for payment of Capital BenefitsSubject to the exceptions outlined in clauses 3.1.2 and 3.5, a Technical AircrewEmployee will be paid the Capital Benefit specified in Schedule A of the Schedule ofBenefits provided the following conditions are met:

(a) the Technical Aircrew Employee’s Licence or Licences are invalid because themedical certification for the relevant Licence has been cancelled or suspended orrenewal of a Medical Certificate has been refused by the Authority so that theTechnical Aircrew Employee is no longer licensed to serve as Technical Aircrew onthe Insured’s aircraft;

AND

(b) such cancellation, suspension or refusal to renew arises from the failure of theTechnical Aircrew Employee to meet the medical standards set by the Authority inrespect of the validation of such Licence or Licences;

AND

(c) the medical condition giving rise to that failure is unlikely to alter in a twenty four(24) month period from the Date of Commencement of Disability, whether as a resultof treatment or otherwise, with the result that the Technical Aircrew Employee willbe unable to regain a valid Licence/Licences within the 24 month period,

PROVIDED THAT in no case will the benefit payable under this clause exceed theTechnical Aircrew Employee’s Pre-Injury Salary projected to his/her last known retirementdate.

3.1.2 Deduction of payments made under Monthly Benefits and/or the QantasPersonal Accident Scheme

A Technical Aircrew Employee who is entitled to a Capital Benefit under 3.1.1 orSection 5 will be paid the amount of the entitlement under the Schedule of Benefitsless any payments previously made to the Technical Aircrew Employee under 3.2.1(or, where applicable, under the Qantas Personal Accident Scheme) in respect of thesame disability. Such deduction will not be greater than the relevant amount inSchedule B of the Schedule of Benefits.



3.2 Monthly Benefits

3.2.1 Insurer’s discretion to pay Monthly BenefitsWhere a Technical Aircrew Employee is unable to carry out normal flight duty as aresult of bodily injury or illness or natural deterioration (i.e. medical condition of thebody or part thereof not attributable to any detectable clinical symptom or injury)monthly Loss of Licence Insurance payments (“Monthly Benefits”) may be madeunder this policy to the Technical Aircrew Employee as follows:

(a) At the Insurer's discretion, up to 1.5% per month of the appropriateCapital Benefit specified in the Schedule of Benefits, provided that at nostage will the payment of Monthly Benefits, combined with payment forapproved leave at half pay, payment for ground duties, workerscompensation, benefits under the Qantas Personal Accident Scheme(where applicable) or any other payment sponsored by the Insured,exceed his or her Pre-Injury Salary. Such payments will commenceupon the expiration of the Technical Aircrew Employee’s accruedentitlement to sick leave at full pay or 90 consecutive days ofdisablement, whichever is the later. Payments will continue for a periodof 24 months or until the Technical Aircrew Employee returns to duty,or dies, or is paid the balance of the Capital Benefit in accordance withclause 3.1.1, whichever occurs first.

(b) If the Insurer considers in its absolute discretion that hardship may beimposed on the Technical Aircrew Employee and/or his/her dependentsif payments are not made, the Insurer may make payments as providedin (a) above at any time following the suspension, cancellation or refusalof renewal of the Technical Aircrew Employee’s medical certificatewithout having regard to the period of ninety (90) days specified in (a)above.

(c) Where the Technical Aircrew Employee claims the Capital Benefit and isentitled to payment in accordance with 3.1.1, he/she will be paid thebalance of the Capital Benefits irrespective of the number of MonthlyBenefits that have been paid up to that time.

(d) If the Technical Aircrew Employee’s medical certificate is suspended,cancelled or its renewal is refused and/or the Technical AircrewEmployee is absent from duty for medical reasons on more than oneoccasion to a combined period exceeding ninety (90) days, then theInsurer, in its discretion, may for the purpose of commencing paymentsfrom the policy pursuant to this clause treat such periods of suspension orabsence as being continuous.



(e) No payment from the policy will be made to any Technical AircrewEmployee pursuant to this clause where the Technical AircrewEmployee’s salary and medical expenses have been or will be paidwithout any deduction from such Technical Aircrew Employee’s sickleave credits unless the Insurer in its discretion considers that in failingto make such payment undue hardship would result to the TechnicalAircrew Employee and/or his/her dependents.

(f) The Insurer will not make any payments pursuant to this clause unlessand until the Technical Aircrew Employee applying for such benefitshas provided to the Insurer's satisfaction a statement signed by anAviation Medical Examiner indicating that the Technical AircrewEmployee’s medical condition is such as to prevent him/her fromreturning to his/her normal flying duties. Both the commencement andcontinuance of such payments will be conditional upon satisfactoryevidence being provided to show that the Technical Aircrew Employeeis taking all reasonable steps to have his/her disability rectified.

3.2.2 Any benefit paid under 3.2.1 will not continue after the date upon which, following amedical examination undertaken under 4.2.1, the medical condition of the TechnicalAircrew Employee is such that he or she meets the relevant medical standard for thevalidation of the Licence or Licences as determined by an Aviation MedicalExaminer.

3.2.3 Payment of a Benefit under clause 3.2.1 will not preclude the Technical AircrewEmployee from claiming a Capital Benefit under clause 3.1.1.

3.3 Indexation of Benefits

The Capital Benefits provided in the Schedule of Benefits of this policy will be increased atthe commencement of each Period of Insurance by the Inflation Index and such revisedCapital Benefits will apply from the commencement of that new Period of Insurance untilthe commencement of the next Period of Insurance or such other time as agreed between theInsurer and the Insured.

3.4 Exclusions

No payment will be made under this policy in respect of any claims arising in connectionwith:-3.4.1 (a) any war, whether declared or not, except whilst on duty with the Insured;

(b) any war, whether declared or not, except any disability recognised by anRepatriation Authority, whether treatment is currently being received ornot;

(c) National Service, while attached or loaned to any branch of the armedservices or having volunteered for active duty during period of nationalemergency, unless specifically accepted by the Insured.



PROVIDED HOWEVER where any medical condition arising in the circumstancesset out in subclause 3.5.1(a) if recognised by the Commonwealth Department ofVeteran's Affairs or its successor, the Insurer may in its discretion make payment.

3.4.2 Insurrection, riots, strikes, or civil commotions except while the Technical AircrewEmployee is in the course of duty with the Insured, or based, slipping or travellingin the course of employment.

3.4.3 Suicide by the Technical Aircrew Employee.

3.4.4 Intentional self-injury, attempted suicide (whether felonious or not), assault provokedby the Technical Aircrew Employee, duelling, fighting (except in bona fide self-defence), venereal disease, or from the Technical Aircrew Employee being renderedless capable than usual of taking care of himself or herself because of mentalunsoundness or intoxication however induced.

3.4.5 Deliberate exposure of the Technical Aircrew Employee to exceptional danger(except in an attempt to save human life or to prevent loss of, or damage to, aircraftequipment or any other valuable property).

3.4.6 The Technical Aircrew Employee's own negligence or misconduct if his or heremployment with the Insured is subsequently terminated solely on the ground of theTechnical Aircrew Employee's negligence or misconduct.

3.4.7 Bodily injury sustained whilst the Technical Aircrew Employee is in a state oftemporary insanity.

3.4.8 Flying on a crop dusting, seeding or spraying operation.

3.4.9 Taking part in any kind of automatic or motor cycle race and/or rally other than withthe written consent of the Insured and declared by the Insured to the Insurer.

3.4.10 Epilepsy, except epilepsy as a result of an injury or illness occurring whilst coveredby this policy.

3.4.11 Psychosis or psychoneurosis, except that the Insurer may, in its discretion and uponthe advice of the Medical Referee, make payment up to the amounts specified in theSchedule of Benefits, relating to that Technical Aircrew Employee.

3.4.12 Performing flight duties in an aircraft, other than whilst on duty with the Insured,without the written consent of the Insured.

3.4.13 Any injury or illness sustained whilst suspended from duty with the Insured ifsubsequently terminated by the Insured on the grounds identical with any of thegrounds for his or her suspension.



3.4.14 Any injury or illness occurring during an unauthorized absence from duty.

3.4.15 Any injury or illness occurring whilst employed during any approved period of leaveof absence without pay unless such employment has been notified to the Insurer andapproved prior to the period of leave of absence.

3.4.16 A pregnancy, illness or incapacity associated with a pregnancy during the pregnancyand for a minimum period of three months thereafter or until her Licence ismedically revalidated, whichever occurs last.

3.4.17 A Classified Illness except as provided in Section 5.



SECTION 4: CLAIMS

4.1 Notice

4.1.1 If a Technical Aircrew Employee is suffering any illness or injury which mayreasonably be expected to result in the Technical Aircrew Employee having his orher Licence invalidated because his/her medical certificate is cancelled, suspended orrenewal refused and has been notified by the Authority that cancellation, suspensionor refusal to renew his or her Licence may take place, the Technical AircrewEmployee will within 30 days or as soon as reasonably practicable thereafter notifythe Insured in writing and complete a claim form provided by the Insurer in theform specified by the Insurer from time to time.

4.1.2 The Insured will immediately inform the Insurer in writing upon receiving suchadvice of a potential claim from the Technical Aircrew Employee and whenreceived forward the completed claim form and any other documents without delay tothe Insurer.

4.2 Medical Evidence

If requested by the Insurer, the Technical Aircrew Employee will:

4.2.1 submit to a medical examination by a Medical Adviser or, if the decision of theInsurer with respect to a claim is contested pursuant to clause 4.3, the MedicalReferee;and

4.2.2 supply a written authority or authorities entitling the Insurer, the Medical Adviserand/or the Medical Referee to obtain all such medical details concerning him or heras may be required.

4.3 Dispute of Medical Evidence

Disputes regarding the medical basis for payment of a claim under 3.1.1 will be referred to aMedical Referee/s for resolution. As a Medical Referee is a medical practitioner, onlydisputes relating to medical issues are to be referred.

4.4 Procedure for Referral to Medical Referees

4.4.1 A Medical Referee

A Medical Referee must not be the Medical Adviser appointed by the Insurerexcept where another suitably qualified expert is not available.

4.4.2 The Referral Process



(a) The Insurer will appoint a Medical Referee (“the Insurer’s MedicalReferee") and will bear the costs of the Insurer’s Medical Referee.

(b) The Insurer and the Technical Aircrew Employee may submitwhatever material they consider appropriate to the Insurer’s MedicalReferee.

(c) The Technical Aircrew Employee will undergo a medical examinationby the Insurer’s Medical Referee if required by the Insurer.

(d) The Technical Aircrew Employee will undergo reasonable medical testsif required by the Insurer’s Medical Referee.

(e) The Insurer will ask the Insurer’s Medical Referee to address specificquestions regarding the medical basis for payment under the policy andrequest a decision. The Insurer will advise the Technical AircrewEmployee of these questions.

(f) The Technical Aircrew Employee may request the Insurer’s MedicalReferee to address further relevant questions and will advise the Insurerand the Insurer’s Medical Referee of these.

(g) If the decision of the Insurer’s Medical Referee is accepted by theTechnical Aircrew Employee, it will be binding on the Insurer and theTechnical Aircrew Employee.

(h) If the Technical Aircrew Employee is dissatisfied with the decision ofthe Insurer’s Medical Referee, the Technical Aircrew Employee mayappoint a second Medical Referee (“the Technical AircrewEmployee’s Medical Referee”).

(i) The Insurer and the Technical Aircrew Employee may submitwhatever material they consider appropriate to the Technical AircrewEmployee’s Medical Referee.

(j) The Technical Aircrew Employee may undergo a medical examinationby the Technical Aircrew Employee’s Medical Referee and anyreasonable medical tests.

(k) The Insurer’s Medical Referee and the Technical Aircrew Employee’sMedical Referee will then confer with a view to providing a jointresponse to the questions posed and a joint decision. If a joint decision isprovided, it will be binding on the Insurer and the Technical AircrewEmployee.

(l) If a joint decision is given in favour of the Technical Aircrew Employee,the Insurer will pay the costs of both Medical Referees.

(m) If a joint decision is given in favour of the Insurer, the Insurer will paythe costs of the Insurer’s Medical Referee and the Technical AircrewEmployee will pay the costs of the Technical Aircrew Employee’sMedical Referee.

(n) If the two Medical Referees are unable to provide a joint decision, theywill appoint a third Medical Referee.



(o) If the two Medical Referees cannot agree upon a third Medical Referee,that Medical Referee will be appointed by the then President of theAustralian Medical Association or similar such body after receivingsubmissions from the two Medical Referees.

(p) The Insurer’s Medical Referee and the Technical Aircrew Employee’sMedical Referee will submit whatever material they consider appropriateto the third Medical Referee.

(q) The three Medical Referees will then confer with a view to providingresponses to the questions posed in (e) and (f) above and making adecision. The decision of the majority of the Medical Referees will befinal and binding on both the Insurer and the Technical AircrewEmployee.

(r) If the decision of the majority of the Medical Referees is in favour of theTechnical Aircrew Employee, the Insurer will pay the costs of all theMedical Referees. If the decision of the majority of the Medical Refereesis in favour of the Insurer, the Insurer will pay the costs of the Insurer’sMedical Referee and half the costs of the third Medical Referee. TheTechnical Aircrew Employee will pay the costs of the Technical AircrewEmployee’s Medical Referee and half the costs of the third MedicalReferee.

4.5 Conduct

4.5.1 The Technical Aircrew Employee will do all such things which may reasonablyfacilitate the Technical Aircrew Employee regaining his or her medical certificateand/or Licence/s including: (a) making application to the Authority for a renewal of the Technical

Aircrew Employee's medical certificate and/or Licence's, the issue of anew medical certificate and/or Licence/s and/or the withdrawal of anysuspension of his or her medical certificate and/or Licence/s;

(b) attending such medical examination as may be required and executingsuch other documents as may be necessary for that purpose.

4.5.2 If the Insurer's decision to deny a claim under this policy is contested, the Insurermay submit the claim to the Medical Referee/s as detailed in 4.3.1. The MedicalReferee’s opinion will be binding upon both the Insured and the Insurer providedit is based upon expert medical evidence which would be admissible in a court oflaw.

4.6 Mis-Statement of Age

4.6.1 A claim under this policy will not be refused solely as a result of a mis-statement ofage, provided that if, as a result of applying the correct age, insurance in respect ofthe Technical Aircrew Employee had not ceased under clause 2.4 at the Date ofCommencement of Disability.

4.6.2 Where due to any mis-statement of age, the amount of the Capital Benefit does not



correspond with that produced by applying the correct age, the Capital Benefitpayable will be that which applied to the correct age.



SECTION 5: CLASSIFIED ILLNESS

5.1 Purpose of SectionThis sub-section is to protect the Insurer and the Insured against fraud and/or feignedillness or injuries.

5.2 Definition of Classified IllnessA Classified Illness is an illness or incapacity which, following an examination by aqualified registered medical practitioner or qualified medical practitioners, is of such a natureas to be incapable of diagnosis. A qualified registered medical practitioner is a medicalspecialist in the appropriate field of medicine for the relevant Classified Illness.

5.3 Application of Monthly Benefits provisions where a Technical Aircrew Employeeremains employed as Technical AircrewWhere a Technical Aircrew Employee remains employed as Technical Aircrew, Section 3,3.2.1 should apply.

5.4 Where a Technical Aircrew Employee has ceased employment as Technical Aircrew

5.4.1 Where a Technical Aircrew Employee has ceased to be employed as TechnicalAircrew and makes a claim for payment under Section 3 and such payment is refusedunder clause 3.5.17, she/he will nevertheless be paid the amount specified inSchedule B.

5.4.2 In addition to payment under clause 5.4.1,

(a) The Insurer and the Insured by agreement may authorise benefitpayments up to the following limits:

(i) Monthly Benefits for a period not exceeding:A. The end of twelve months from the date of commencement of

payments where the Technical Aircrew Employee has beena Technical Aircrew member for five years or less, suchpayments amounting to a maximum of 18% of the CapitalBenefit specified in Schedule C of the Schedule of Benefits.



B. The end of twenty-four months from the date ofcommencement of payments where the Technical AircrewEmployee has been a Technical Aircrew member for morethan five years, but less than seven years, such paymentsamounting to a maximum of 36% of the Capital Benefitspecified in Schedule C of the Schedule of Benefits.

C. The end of thirty months from the date of commencement ofpayments where the Technical Aircrew Employee has beena Technical Aircrew member for more than seven years.Such payments amounting to a maximum of 45% of the of theCapital Benefit specified in Schedule C of the Schedule ofBenefits.

OR

(ii) Subject to the approval of the Qantas Medical ServicesDirector or his successor, a Technical Aircrew Employeewill be entitled to be paid a Capital Benefit equal to the ofthe Capital Benefit specified in Schedule C of the Scheduleof Benefits.



Pilots Loss of Licence BenefitsYears 1990 to 2004 (Year commences 1 November);Years 2005 onwards (Year commences 1 January)

For the purposes of this Policy "Age" means the number of Birthdays attained as at the date of Loss of LicenceIndexation factor 5.5% 3.0% See Tapering Table 3.9%Schedule A Capital Benefits - Qantas Airways Limited

Up to and including Age 492003 2004 2005 2006 2007

$ $ $ $ $Captains, First Officers and Second Officers with 5 years service as a pilot 555,788 572,461 629,707 692,678 719,692Flight Engineer Officer 555,788 572,461 629,707 692,678 719,692Second Officer with less than 5 yrs as a pilot 518,093 533,636 586,999 645,699 670,882Pilots and Technical Aircrew on initial training and/or probation 447,317 460,736 506,810 557,491 579,233

In Warlike CircumstancesCaptains, First Officers, Second Officers and Flight Engineer Officers 114,186 117,611 129,372 142,310 147,860Pilots and Flight Engineer Officers on initial training and/or probation 68,510 70,565 77,622 85,384 88,714Schedule A Capital Benefits - Qantas Airways Limited

At Age 502003 2004 2005 2006 2007

$ $ $ $ $Captains, First Officers and Second Officers with 5 years service as a pilot 438,984 452,153 629,707 692,678 719,692Flight Engineer Officer 438,984 452,153 629,707 692,678 719,692Second Officer with less than 5 yrs as a pilot 401,289 413,328 586,999 645,699 670,882Pilots and Technical Aircrew on initial training and/or probation 330,513 340,428 506,810 557,491 579,233

Capital Benefits - In Warlike CircumstancesCaptains, First Officers, Second Officers and Flight Engineer Officers 114,186 117,611 129,372 142,310 147,860Pilots & Flight Engineers on probation 68,510 70,565 77,622 85,384 88,714Schedule A Capital Benefits - Qantas Airways Limited

At Age 512003 2004 2005 2006 2007

$ $ $ $ $Captains, First Officers and Second Officers with 5 years service as a pilot 410,430 422,743 629,707 692,678 719,692Flight Engineer Officer 410,430 422,743 629,707 692,678 719,692Second Officer with less than 5 yrs as a pilot 378,456 389,810 586,999 645,699 670,882Pilots and Technical Aircrew on initial training and/or probation 0 0 0 0 0

Captains, First Officers, Second Officers and Flight Engineer Officers 91,354 94,095 129,372 142,310 147,860Pilots and Flight Engineer Officers on initial training and/or probation 0 0 0 0 0Schedule A Capital Benefits - Qantas Airways Limited

At Age 522003 2004 2005 2006 2007


Capital Benefits - In Warlike CircumstancesCaptains, First Officers, Second Officers and Flight Engineer Officers 91,354 94,095 129,372 142,310 147,860Pilots and Flight Engineer Officers on initial training and/or probation 0 0 0 0 0Schedule A Capital Benefits - Qantas Airways Limited

At Age 532003 2004 2005 2006 2007


Capital Benefits - In Warlike CircumstancesCaptains, First Officers, Second Officers and Flight Engineer Officers 91,354 94,095 129,372 142,310 147,860Pilots and Flight Engineer Officers on initial training and/or probation 0 0 0 0 0



Schedule A Capital Benefits - Qantas Airways LimitedAt Age 54

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007$ $ $ $ $

Captains, First Officers and Second Officers with 5 years service as a pilot 258,889 266,656 629,707 692,678 719,692Flight Engineer Officer 258,889 266,656 629,707 692,678 719,692Second Officer with less than 5 yrs as a pilot 244,005 251,325 586,999 645,699 670,882Pilots and Technical Aircrew on initial training and/or probation 0 0 0 0 0

Capital Benefits - In Warlike CircumstancesCaptains, First Officers, Second Officers and Flight Engineer Officers 91,354 94,095 129,372 142,310 147,860Pilots and Flight Engineer Officers on initial training and/or probation 0 0 0 0 0Schedule A Capital Benefits - Qantas Airways Limited

At Age 552003 2004 2005 2006 2007


Capital Benefits - In Warlike CircumstancesCaptains, First Officers, Second Officers and Flight Engineer Officers 0 0 0 0 0Pilots and Flight Engineer Officers on initial training and/or probation 0 0 0 0 0Schedule A Capital Benefits - Qantas Airways Limited

At Age 562003 2004 2005 2006 2007



At Age 572003 2004 2005 2006 2007



At Age 582003 2004 2005 2006 2007



At Age 592003 2004 2005 2006 2007




Capital Benefits - In Warlike CircumstancesCaptains, First Officers, Second Officers and Flight Engineer Officers 0 0 0 0 0Pilots and Flight Engineer Officers on initial training and/or probation 0 0 0 0 0


Appendix C – 28 Day Bid Periods

Company may implement a new preferential bidding system

1.1. During the life of this Agreement, the Company may implement a new preferentialbidding system.

1.2. Any new preferential bidding system will be implemented in conjunction withfortnightly pay.

1.3. A new preferential bidding system can include rolling, twenty-eight (28) day orcalendar month bid periods.

1.4. The Company and the Association will consult and agree on appropriate pro-ration ofexisting scheduling arrangements contained within this Agreement and the RosteringManual, if required by the new preferential bidding system.

1.5. The Company and the Association will consult and agree on appropriate administrativechanges to existing annual, long service and personal leave arrangements containedwithin this Agreement, if required by the new preferential bidding system.

1.6. The Company and the Association will consult and agree on appropriate administrativechanges to existing pay arrangements, as contained within this Agreement, toimplement fortnightly pay periods.

1.7. It is a term of this clause that the parties will not pursue any extra claims whilstconsulting and agreeing to appropriate pro-ration and administrative changes to thisAgreement and/or the Rostering Manual, in order to implement the new preferentialbidding system.

1.8. The specific changes that will be required include but are not limited to, the following:

(a) In relation to clause 32.1 - Each flight crew member must receive at least eight(8) X days in nine (9) twenty eight (28) day bid periods per calendar year.

(b) In relation to clause 32.1 – Each flight crew member must receive at least nine(9) X days in four (4) twenty eight day periods per calendar year.

(c) In relation to clause 32.3 – Each flight crew member must receive two (2) BLdays in eleven (11) twenty eight (28) day bid periods per calendar year.

(d) In relation to clause 32.3 – Each flight crew member must receive one (1) BLday in two (2) twenty eight (28) day bid periods per calendar year.

(e) In relation to clauses 21.1.8, 21.2.6 and 21.4.7 Salary will be pro rated in theevent that 28 day bid periods are introduced.


Appendix D – Rostering Manual

Short Haul RosteringManual

TABLE OF CONTENTS

TABLE OF CONTENTS.................................................................................................................................. 125

PART A: INTRODUCTION..................................................................................................................... 127

1. OBJECTS, TITLE AND PURPOSE .................................................................................................................. 1272. DURATION ................................................................................................................................................ 1273. PARTIES BOUND........................................................................................................................................ 1274. RELATIONSHIP WITH OTHER AGREEMENTS & AWARDS............................................................................ 1275. CONSULTATION AND THE SCHEDULING CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE ...................................................... 1286. DISPUTE AVOIDANCE PROCEDURE ............................................................................................................ 1287. VARYING THE ROSTERING MANUAL......................................................................................................... 128

PART B: INTERPRETATION ................................................................................................................ 129

8. GENERAL.................................................................................................................................................. 1299. DEFINITIONS............................................................................................................................................. 129

PART C: ROSTERING MANUAL LIMITS AND FLIGHT CREW FLIGHT AND DUTY LIMITS137

10. FLIGHT TIME LIMITS................................................................................................................................. 13711. CUMULATIVE DUTY TIME LIMITS............................................................................................................. 13712. MAXIMUM DUTY PERIODS......................................................................................................................... 13813. LATE NIGHT OPERATIONS ......................................................................................................................... 13814. LOCAL MIDNIGHT..................................................................................................................................... 13915. DEADHEADING FOLLOWING A FLIGHT DUTY............................................................................................. 13916. FLIGHT CREW MEMBER PROJECTED TO EXCEED THE FLIGHT OR DUTY TIME LIMITATIONS......................... 14017. SPLIT DUTY............................................................................................................................................... 14018. CB DAYS ARE TO BE CONSIDERED DUTY................................................................................................... 14119. TIME FREE FROM DUTY FOLLOWING A THREE (3) OR FOUR (4) DAY PATTERN........................................... 14120. SIGN-ON ................................................................................................................................................... 14121. SIGN-OFF .................................................................................................................................................. 141

PART D: ROSTER/PATTERN CONSTRUCTION AND AMENDMENT ......................................... 142

22. GENERAL GUIDELINES.............................................................................................................................. 14223. EFFICIENT TOURS OF DUTY AND PATTERNS............................................................................................... 14224. 78 HOURS FLIGHT DUTY EACH BID PERIOD................................................................................................ 14225. PASSIVE TRAINING DUTIES....................................................................................................................... 14226. DIVISOR BALANCING................................................................................................................................ 14227. DAYS OFF................................................................................................................................................. 14428. INFRINGEMENT OF DAYS OFF.................................................................................................................... 144


29. BLANK DAYS AND AVAILABLE DAYS........................................................................................................ 14530. CB DAYS.................................................................................................................................................. 14531. GROUND TRAINING .................................................................................................................................. 14532. PATTERN REPAIR FOR FLIGHT DUTY BETWEEN SYDNEY, BRISBANE AND MELBOURNE............................. 14533. DISRUPTION OF MULTI-DAY PATTERN OR TOUR OF DUTY BECAUSE OF ILLNESS OR CANCELLATION ......... 14634. RE-ROUTING ............................................................................................................................................. 14635. PATTERN OR TOUR OF DUTY TRADING ...................................................................................................... 14636. FLIGHT CREW MEMBER’S INABILITY TO FLY DUE TO ILLNESS, DUTY LIMITS OR OTHER REASON ............... 14637. COMPANY NOT TO CONTACT FLIGHT CREW MEMBERS AT UNREASONABLE HOURS ................................... 14738. NOTIFICATION OF ROSTER CHANGES......................................................................................................... 14739. SPECIAL CONSIDERATION ......................................................................................................................... 14740. DUTY IMMEDIATELY BEFORE OR AFTER ANNUAL LEAVE .......................................................................... 147

PART E: BIDDING ................................................................................................................................... 148

41. BIDDING SENIORITY.................................................................................................................................. 14842. BIDDING TIMETABLE................................................................................................................................. 148

PART F: RESERVE DUTY...................................................................................................................... 149

43. AIM TO REDUCE UNWARRANTED RESERVE COVERAGE & IMPROVE FLEXIBILITY ...................................... 14944. COMPANY MAY REQUIRE A FLIGHT CREW MEMBER TO CARRY OUT RESERVE DUTY.................................. 14945. PERIOD OF RESERVE DUTY ........................................................................................................................ 14946. FLIGHT CREW MEMBER TO REMAIN AVAILABLE UNTIL THE END OF RESERVE DUTY.................................. 14947. SIGN-ON FOR RESERVE DUTY .................................................................................................................... 14948. PAY FOR RESERVE DUTY .......................................................................................................................... 15049. AGREED DAILY RESERVE COVERAGE FOR BASES....................................................................................... 15050. REQUESTS TO BE RELEASED FROM RESERVE DUTY OR TO VARY OR SWAP THE RESERVE DUTY ................. 15051. ORDER OF PRIORITY FOR ALLOCATING RESERVE DUTY............................................................................. 15052. CONSULTATION ON LEVEL OF RESERVE DUTY COVERAGE......................................................................... 15153. RESERVE DUTY ONLY TO BE ROSTERED AT HOME BASE ............................................................................ 15154. RECORDS TO BE KEPT ............................................................................................................................... 15155. REVIEW .................................................................................................................................................... 15156. RESERVE ROSTERS ................................................................................................................................... 151

PART G: OPEN TIME .............................................................................................................................. 153

57. GENERAL.................................................................................................................................................. 15358. SHORT OF TIME FLIGHT CREW MEMBERS................................................................................................... 15359. OPEN TIME LIST ........................................................................................................................................ 15460. OPEN TIME BOOK ...................................................................................................................................... 15561. OPEN TIME PATTERN DROP ...................................................................................................................... 15562. PRIORITY OF ALLOCATION OF OPEN TIME.................................................................................................. 155

PART H: ROSTER CONSTRUCTION FOR TRAINING FLIGHT CREW ...................................... 160

63. TRAINING CAPTAIN CATEGORY A/B ........................................................................................................ 16064. TRAINING CAPTAIN CATEGORY D ............................................................................................................ 16065. TRAINING FIRST OFFICER ......................................................................................................................... 16066. ALLOCATION OF PERSONAL FLYING FOR TRAINING CAPTAINS CATEGORY A/B AND TFOS .................... 16067. QUARANTINED TRAINING PATTERNS........................................................................................................ 161


Part A: Introduction

1. Objects, title and purpose

1.1 The objects of this Rostering Manual are to provide an agreed set of:

• Rostering Manual limits that will sit inside the CAO48 Exemption limits (except whereno Rostering Manual limits are specified) and regulate the process used by theCompany to build flight crew members’ rosters for each bid period; and

• procedures for the Company to use in the administration of flight crew members’ rosterson a day to day basis.

1.2 The parties recognise that the CAO48 exemption is not intended to be the regular flight timeand duty limits for flight crew members.

1.3 The Company will roster and schedule flight crew members for duty in accordance with thisRostering Manual.

1.4 This Rostering Manual contains the:• Rostering Manual limits;• flight crew flight and duty limits;• practices and procedures; and• rules,

agreed between the parties that regulate how flight crew members are to be rostered to carryout their duties as required by the Company under the Agreement.

2. Duration

2.1. The Rostering Manual will operate from 1 September 2007 and will continue to operate untilvaried or cancelled by agreement between the parties.

2.2. The Rostering Manual will survive the expiration, termination or cancellation of theAgreement unless expressly stated otherwise.

3. Parties bound

This Rostering Manual is binding on the Company and the Association and all flight crewmembers employed by the Company in operations known as the Qantas short haul operations.

4. Relationship with Agreement

4.1. This Rostering Manual is made pursuant to clause 30.4 of the Agreement and must be read inconjunction with the Agreement.

4.2. To the extent of any inconsistency between this Rostering Manual and the Agreement, theAgreement prevails unless expressly stated otherwise.


5. Consultation and the Scheduling Consultative Committee

5.1. The parties will establish a Scheduling Consultative Committee (SCC) consisting of two (2)representatives nominated by the Association and two (2) representatives nominated by theCompany.

5.2. The SCC will meet at the request of either party (providing reasonable notice is given) inorder to discuss any issues or questions regarding:

5.2.1. the implementation of this Rostering Manual;

5.2.2. the interpretation of this Rostering Manual;

5.2.3. the development and maintenance of the most efficient method of rostering of flightcrew members;

5.2.4. the operation of this Rostering Manual;

5.2.5. any potential amendments or variations to this Rostering Manual; and

5.2.6. rostering and scheduling matters generally.

5.3. If CAO 48 is amended then the SCC will meet and reconsider the terms of the RosteringManual.

6. Dispute avoidance procedure

6.1. Any dispute arising out of any matter contained in this Rostering Manual will first bediscussed by the SCC.

6.2. If the SCC is unable to resolve the dispute then it will be processed in accordance with theDisputes Settlement Procedure in the Agreement.

7. Varying the Rostering Manual

The Rostering Manual may be varied or terminated by agreement between the parties. Incircumstances where the regulations applying to Qantas short haul operations are changed,Qantas may change the Rostering Manual to conform with the regulations and will consultwith the Association in relation to any such changes.


Part B: Interpretation

8. General

8.1. Headings and explanatory notes are inserted for convenience only and do not affectinterpretation.

8.2. The following rules of interpretation apply unless the context requires otherwise:

8.2.1. Where a word or phrase is defined, its other grammatical forms have a correspondingmeaning;

8.2.2. the singular includes the plural and conversely;

8.2.3. a reference to one gender includes the other gender;

8.2.4. where the word “includes” is used it means “includes, but is not limited to”;

8.2.5. where a word or phrase is defined, its other grammatical forms have a correspondingmeaning;

8.2.6. a reference to the Company or the Association in this Rostering Manual or any otheragreement or document or attachment includes the party’s successors, substitutes orassigns;

8.2.7. unless stated otherwise a reference to any agreement, document or attachment is tothat agreement, document or attachment as amended, novated, supplemented, variedor replaced from time to time; and

8.2.8. unless stated otherwise a reference to any legislation or any section or provisionthereof (except CAO 48) includes any statutory modification or re-enactment thereofor any statutory provision substituted therefore and any ordinances laws, regulationsor other statutory instruments issued there under.

9. Definitions

9.1. In this Rostering Manual, unless the contrary intention is expressed or the context suggestsotherwise:

accommodation means accommodation provided for a flight crew member that is recognisedas first class accommodation.

Act means the Workplace Relations Act 1996.

Agreement means the Qantas Airways Limited Flight Crew (Short Haul) Agreement 2007 asvaried or replaced.

aircraft type means the specifications and model number of an aircraft as designated by themanufacturer of that aircraft.


allocated means awarded or assigned.

assigned means allocation of a duty, vacancy or period of leave to a flight crew member, forwhich the flight crew member has not bid.

Association means the Australian and International Pilots Association or its nominatedrepresentative or representatives.

available day (“AV day”) means a day, not being a Day Off or a BL day, on which a flightcrew member is not:

• rostered for duty;• obliged to be readily available for duty; or• required to advise the Company of his or her whereabouts,

BUT is a day on which the flight crew member may be allocated duty in accordance with theopen time procedures as set out in the Rostering Manual.

awarded means allocation of a duty, vacancy or period of leave to a flight crew member as aresult of the flight crew member’s bid for, or acceptance of, an offer.

base means the geographic location to which a flight crew member is allocated by theCompany for the purposes of commencing and finishing duty.

bid period means a twenty eight (28), thirty (30) or thirty one (31) day period designated bythe company for the purpose of bidding for, and allocation of, duties.

blank day (“BL day”) means a day, not being a Day Off, on which a flight crew member isnot:• rostered for duty; or• obliged to be readily available for duty; or• required to advise the Company of his or her whereabouts,

BUT is a day on which the flight crew member may be allocated duty in accordance with theopen time procedures as set out in this Rostering Manual. In terms of not requiring a flightcrew member to be available for duty, a BL day carries a high priority for non-availability,exceeded only by the priority for non-availability attaching to a Day Off.

CAOs means a direction, notification, permission, approval or authority issued pursuant toRegulation 5 of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988 (“CAR”) as a Civil Aviation Order(“CAO”).

CAO Part 48 means Civil Aviation Order Part 48, Issue 6 issued as a CAO.

CAO48 Exemption means Sections 1-4 (Schedule Introduction) and Part II (Domestic (HighCapacity) Operations) of the “standard industry exemptions” granted to the Company byCASA pursuant to paragraph 4.1 of CAO Part 48 and is annexed to this Rostering Manual.

Captain means a flight crew member employed to act in command of an aircraft.


CASA means the Civil Aviation Safety Authority or its successor.

Category means a flight crew member’s status according to a particular aircraft type.Categories are ranked in the following descending order:

(c) B737 Captain;(d) B737 First Officer.

cleared to the line means the operating status of a flight crew member who has successfullycompleted all training associated with endorsement on an aircraft type or for promotionaltraining, and who has been approved by the Company to fly in the category for which thetraining was allocated to the flight crew member.

Closure of open time means the date that open time can be allocated to a flight crew memberpursuant to clause 55 of this Rostering Manual and:

• Early closure means any closure of open time before four (4) calendar days before the dayon which the duty commences or before Month End closure.

• Late closure means within two (2) calendar days of the day on which the duty commences(e.g. a duty commencing on Wednesday can be allocated on the preceding Monday).

• Month End closure means that open time occurring between day twenty – nine (29) of abid period and day three (3) of the following bid period will close seven (7) days before theday on which the duty commences.

• Normal closure means that open time will close at 08:00, four (4) days before the day onwhich the duty commences, with notification commencing at 12:00 on the day of closure(e.g. a duty commencing Wednesday may be allocated on the preceding Saturday).

Company means Qantas Airways Limited (ABN 16 009 661 901) or any of its dulydelegated officers.

Company briefing day (CB day) means a day rostered for the purpose of providingCompany information to flight crew members on issues including but not limited to safetyinformation, Company financial performance and operational based presentations.

Company Manuals means Company manuals including publications such as the FlightAdministration Manual, Flight Standing Orders and Notices to Flight Staff and other relevantdocuments pertaining to a flight crew member’s employment provided they are consistentwith the Agreement and this Rostering Manual.

Contacted on the day of reserve means contacted by the Company on or after thecommencement of reserve duty.

day means the period between local midnight and the subsequent local midnight.

Day Off (“X Day”) means a day on which a flight crew member is not:



and remains a day free of duty except that a flight crew member may volunteer to perform aduty on a Day Off or be required to perform a flight duty on a Day Off in accordance with theopen time provisions in this Rostering Manual.

Deadhead/ing means travelling on an aircraft at the Company’s direction other than as anoperating flight crew member for the purpose of positioning for duty or returning to base aftercompleting a duty.

disruption means any event that causes a change to the Company’s scheduled operations or aflight crew member’s roster.

Divisor

• actual divisor means the average of the credited hours achieved for a specific category andbase, at the completion of a bid period.

• planned divisor means the average hours allocated to flight crew members of a specificcategory and base, at the completion of the roster allocation process.

• planning divisor means the average hours projected to be allocated to flight crewmembers of a specific category and base at the completion of the pattern planning processand is the published figure that is used as a guide for the purpose of bidding.

duty means the work of a flight crew member and covers any and all activities that may berequired of a flight crew member by the Company in accordance with the Agreement, theCAOs and this Rostering Manual.

duty free day means an AV day, or a BL day or a Day Off.

duty period means a period that starts when a flight crew member is required by theCompany to report for a duty and continues until the flight crew member is free of all duties.

First Officer means a flight crew member employed to act as second-in-command of anaircraft.

Flight crew includes a Captain and a First Officer.

flight crew member has the same meaning as that given to “flight crew officer” in clause 1 ofSchedule 2 of the Act and also means a flight crew member (or, where relevant, a group offlight crew members) employed under the Agreement.

flight duty means any duty where a flight crew member is in control of, or a member of theoperating crew of, an aircraft within a duty period and commences from the moment that theaircraft first moves under its own power for the purposes of taking off until the moment that itcomes to rest at the end of a flight.

flight time means the total time from the moment that the aircraft first moves under its ownpower for the purposes of taking off until the moment that it comes to rest at the end of aflight.


Flight crew flight and duty limits means flight and duty time limitations in accordance withCAO Part 48 and any exemptions or concessions given by the CASA and agreed by theAssociation, not including dispensations given by the CASA.hours creep means the variation of hours (usually positive) that affects the duty or flight dutyhours performed by a flight crew member for which the variation has not been planned.

initial roster means a flight crew member’s roster for a bid period comprising patterns, toursof duty, duties, leave and duty free days allocated immediately following the completion ofthe roster allocation process before the commencement of the bid period.

initial training means any training required of a flight crew member (whether by theCompany or the CASA) on commencement of employment with the Company as aprerequisite to being cleared to the line.

Integration Award means the Qantas/Australian Airlines Pilots Integration Award 1994.

Late night operation means a duty period that includes flight duty, where the duty periodincludes more than thirty (30) minutes between the hours of 2300 and 0530 referenced toLocal Midnight determined in accordance with clause 14 of this Rostering Manual.

Monthly bid package means the collection of documents issued by the Company on theninth (9th) day of each bid period that provides the information necessary for flight crewmembers to make their bids and includes:

• Details of the aircraft patterns and their numbers;• State Age Limits;• Line Hours;• Line Bids Timetable;• Daily Commitment;• Planned Absences;• PSN; and• Condensed patterns.

Multi day reserve means more than one consecutive day of reserve/reserve duty.

open time means any duty that is not contained in a Roster.

open time book means the book (or any other administrative facility or record maintained bythe Company or any computer program) into or under which a flight crew member mayindicate their willingness to carry out open time.

open time list means the list of open time maintained by the Company.

Parties means the Company and the Association.

Passive credit means credit which does not apply during roster construction but which doesapply for pay purposes.

Pattern means the planned itinerary of a tour of duty or a series of tours of duty.


Pilot Crew Allocation Module (PCAM) bidding means the system under which flight crewmembers bid for patterns of flight duty.

Preferential Sequence Number (PSN) means the list of all flight crew members used toprovide priority for the purpose of bidding each bid period pursuant to clause 39 of thisRostering Manual.

Promotion means a change by a flight crew member to a higher category or status.

promulgate means to make known to flight crew members via the Company manuals and, inaddition to being circulated in the normal manner, will be:

• sent to each flight crew member (if requested) when on approved annual leave, longservice leave or leave without pay;

• sent to each base station and posted on the crew room notice board;• sent to the Association’s office; and• transmitted by other agreed electronic means.

Re-routing means a change to the Company’s scheduled operations or a flight crewmember’s roster.

Reserve duty means a fourteen (14) hour period of standby at the flight crew member’s baseor temporary transfer base at the Company’s direction for the purpose of being available foroperational duty, but on the day of operation the period of standby will be reduced to twelve(12) hours, such twelve (12) hour period to be advised to the flight crew member by theCompany no later than twenty-four (24) hours before it commences. If the Company makesno contact, the flight crew member will recognise the first twelve (12) rostered hours as theintended reserve duty period.

roster means a flight crew member’s rostered arrangement of duty for a bid period.

Roster Construction means the building of a flight crew member’s initial roster for a bidperiod which is comprised of awarded and/or assigned patterns and/or other duties followingthe bidding process.

Rostering Manual means the operations and administration manual developed as at 25 May2007 for the purposes of complying with the requirements of the exemption to CAO section48 granted by CASA. The Rostering Manual contains a set of limits and procedures for rosterconstruction and administration in the Company’s short haul operations and is the documentunder which the rostering and scheduling of flight crew members in the Company’s short hauloperations is conducted.

Rostering Manual limits mean the allocation, rostering, flight time and duty limits as agreedbetween the parties and set out in this Rostering Manual.

Schedule means the planned arrangement for the use of an aircraft.

Scheduling Consultative Committee (SCC) means a committee established pursuant toclause 5 of this Rostering Manual and comprising representatives of the Company and theAssociation.


sector means a flight duty, pattern or tour of duty departing from a port and arriving at a port.

Short of time flight crew member means a flight crew member whose projected creditedhours for a bid period and the next consecutive bid period are:• more than 2 hours (or, for carers, the number of hours pro-rated to the flight crew member’snominated percentage) below the hours in his or her initial roster; or• more than 3 hours (or, for carers, the number of hours pro-rated to the flight crew member’snominated percentage) below the planned divisor for his or her category and base,and who is not hours restricted because of the possible exceedance of the Rostering Manuallimits or the flight crew flight and duty limits. A flight crew member is not considered shortof time where credits have been lost as a result of trip swapping.

For the purposes of this definition, the bid period for the purposes of defining a flight crewmember’s monthly roster or determining the monthly average for his or her base and category,is the bid period in which the flight crew member becomes a “short of time flight crewmember” and those figures are also to be used to determine when the he/she ceases to be a“short of time flight crew member”.

sign-off means the time of completion of all duties associated with a tour of duty. This timewill be not less than fifteen (15) minutes at a domestic terminal and not less than thirty (30)minutes at an international terminal after the aircraft arrival time following flight duty.

sign-on means the actual time a flight crew member is required by the Company to report forduty. This time will be not less than thirty (30) minutes before a flight departure time. Whenthe duty involved is other than deadheading or acting as operating crew, sign-on will be asshown on the flight crew member’s roster.

split duty means a duty period that contains a rest period during which the flight crewmember is relieved of all duty.

suitable sleeping accommodation means a comfortable self contained room with (normal)single occupancy, with the use of a bed and a comfortable chair. The room is to be subject tominimum noise levels, with facilities to control light, be well ventilated and with airconditioning (if available). The flight crew member must have access to sustenance at timesappropriate to the flight duty requirements.

temporary transfer means a flight crew member’s transfer so designated, from the flightcrew member’s base to a geographic location where the flight crew member is to be locatedon conditions agreed by the Association for a period not exceeding three bid periods, exceptwhere extended by mutual agreement.

Temporary transfer base means a base at which a flight crew member is located on atemporary transfer as defined.

time means local time (unless stated otherwise).


tour of duty means the period between the time a flight crew member commences any dutiesassociated with his or her employment before making a flight or series of flights until he orshe is finally relieved all such duties after the termination of such flights or series of flights.

unscheduled recency or unscheduled route-check flight duty means any recency or route-check flight duty that has previously been pre-allocated to a flight crew member but has notbeen undertaken by that flight crew member because of circumstances outside the Company’scontrol.


Part C: Rostering Manual Limits and Flight Crew Flight and Duty Limits

10. Flight Time Limits

10.1. Flight crew members are, in addition to the provisions contained in this Rostering Manual,subject to the flight and duty time limitations contained in the CAO 48 Exemption.

10.2. A flight crew member’s total flight duty time must not exceed:

10.2.1. One hundred (100) hours in any consecutive twenty-eight (28) day period; or

10.2.2. One thousand (1000) hours in any consecutive three-hundred-sixty-five (365) dayperiod.

10.3. At the time a flight crew member’s roster is promulgated each bid period, no flight crewmember will be rostered for more than nine hundred and fifty (950) hours of flight duty in anytwelve (12) consecutive bid periods.

11. Cumulative Duty Time Limits

11.1. The Company must not require, and a flight crew member will not perform, in excess of:

11.1.1. Sixty (60) duty hours in any consecutive seven (7) day period; and/or

11.1.2. Ninety (90) duty hours in any consecutive fourteen (14) days.

11.2. Notwithstanding sub-clause 11.1.2 of this Rostering Manual:

11.2.1. After the allocation of a flight crew member’s initial roster the Company may, withthe agreement of the flight crew member concerned, roster a flight crew member sothat his or her cumulative duty exceeds ninety (90) duty hours in any fourteen (14)consecutive days.

11.2.2. A flight crew member may bid for, and be awarded, open time that would result inthe flight crew member’s cumulative duty exceeding ninety (90) duty hours in anyfourteen (14) consecutive days.

11.2.3. If a flight crew member's roster is varied because of scheduling or hours creep, and aflight crew member is likely to exceed ninety (90) duty hours of cumulative duty infourteen (14) consecutive days, the Company must notify the flight crew memberand the flight crew member must tell the Company if he or she wishes to be removedfrom a future duty, pattern or tour of duty.

11.3. Notwithstanding sub-clauses 11.2.1, 11.2.2 and 11.2.3, the Company must not require a flightcrew member to perform, and a flight crew member must not perform, in excesses of one-hundred (100) duty hours in any fourteen (14) consecutive day period.

11.4. The Company must ensure that each flight crew member:


11.4.1. is not rostered, or required, for duty for more than nine (9) days in any eleven (11)day period; and

11.4.2. is not rostered, or required, for duty on more than six (6) consecutive days.

11.5. The Company must ensure that each flight crew member has either:

11.5.1. one (1) period free of all duty which is a minimum of thirty-six (36) consecutivehours duration in any consecutive seven (7) days; OR

11.5.2. one period free of all duty comprising two consecutive local nights, starting no laterthan 22:00 local, and finishing not earlier than 05:00 local in any consecutive eight(8) nights.

12. Maximum duty periods

12.1. Subject to sub-clauses 12.2 and 12.3 and clause 13 the Company must not roster a flight crewmember for duty for more than maximum duty periods as per the table below:

Maximum duty periods

Local start time Sectors 1 to 4 Sectors 5 or 6

0500 – 1459 12 hours 11 hours

1500 – 1959 11 hours 10 hours

2000 – 0459 10 hours 10 hours

A flight crew member may extend a flight duty period beyond the limits set out in sub-clause12.1 by up to two (2) hours when:

12.1.1. it is operationally necessary in order to complete the objective of the duty; and

12.1.2. the flight crew member considers himself or herself physically and mentally fit forthe extension.

12.2. The Company may extend the maximum duty period as set out in sub-clause 12.1 to thirteen(13) hours for a flight crew member (not being a flight crew member based in Sydney orMelbourne) who is required to undertake Emergency Procedures Training at a base other thanhis or her home base.

13. Late night operations


13.1. Subject to clause 13.2, the Company will not require a flight crew member to perform dutiesin any duty period that involves late night operations for more than four (4) consecutive nightsin any seven (7) consecutive night period.

13.2. Once in any consecutive twenty-eight (28) day period, the Company may require a flight crewmember to perform duties in a duty period that involves late night operations for five (5)nights in any seven (7) consecutive night period.

13.3. Where there are more than two (2) duty periods involving late night operations in any seven(7) consecutive night period:

13.3.1. Notwithstanding clause 11 of this Rostering Manual, the Company will not requireand the flight crew member must not undertake, more than forty (40) hours of duty inthat seven night period;

13.3.2. Except as provided by clause 13.2 the Company will not roster a flight crew memberfor more than four (4) duty periods in that seven (7) night period; and

13.3.3. Where a flight crew member has undertaken late night operations on consecutivenights, the Company must ensure that he or she either:

13.3.3.1. remains on late night operations (up to the limits prescribed in clause13.1 and 13.2); and/or

13.3.3.2. has at least twenty four (24) hours free of duty before being required toperform any other duty.

14. Local Midnight

14.1. Where the Company operates from places of different local midnight, the Company willdetermine the place for local midnight for flight crew members.

14.2. At the date of this Rostering Manual the place for determining local midnight is Sydney.

14.3. Any determination of local midnight by the Company will last a minimum of twenty-eight(28) days and will be promulgated to all flight crew.

14.4. The Company may, following consultation with the Association, change the place used todetermine local midnight. The Company will give all affected flight crew twenty-eight (28)days notice of any change pursuant to this clause.

15. Deadheading following a Flight duty

15.1. The Company may, in addition to the limits prescribed in the table at sub-clause 12.1, roster aflight crew member to Deadhead following a flight duty up to the limits prescribed by sub-clause 3.1 in the CAO 48 Exemption.

15.2. Deadheading must be included in the calculation of the total duty period for the calculation ofthe subsequent rest period and flight and duty time limitations.


15.3. Notwithstanding sub-clause 15.1 no duty period where the flight crew member is required toperform flight duty will exceed sixteen (16) hours.

16. Flight crew member projected to exceed the flight or duty time limitations

If a flight crew member is projected to exceed the flight crew flight and duty limits theCompany will remove, or the flight crew member will relinquish, the flight duty containing aslittle flight duty time as necessary to relieve the possible breach of the limits.

17. Split duty

17.1. The Company must not use split duty to construct patterns or rosters, without the approval ofthe Association.

17.2. The Company may only use split duty;

17.2.1. in the case of disruption;

17.2.2. when no reasonable alternative is available;

17.2.3. if the flight crew member affected consents; and

17.2.4. if a rest period of no less than six (6) hours is provided at a suitable sleepingaccommodation.

17.3. Where the Company uses split duty in accordance with this clause the maximum duty limitspursuant to sub-clause 12.1 may be increased by up to four (4) hours (the total duty periodmust not exceed sixteen (16) hours).

17.4. For the purposes of determining subsequent time free of duty and cumulative duty time, therest period set out in sub-clause 17.2.4 may be discounted by 50% up to a maximum of four(4) hours.

Example:

Where a flight crew member is on a tour of duty of sixteen (16) hours which comprises:

• a 6 hour flight duty period;• a six (6) hour rest period; and• another four (4) hours flight duty period.

The rest period at the completion of the (16) hour tour of duty must be calculated bytaking into account the entire sixteen (16) hours. Although by use of the discount in sub-clause 17.4 the subsequent time free of duty and cumulative duty time can be calculatedbased on a 13 hour tour of duty (50% discount of the rest period is three (3) hourstherefore remove three (3) hours from sixteen (16) hours to calculate the total tour ofduty).

The minimum rest period following this tour of duty must be calculated in accordancewith clause 3.7 of the CAO48 exemption which states that where the previous duty periodexceeds twelve (12) hours, the time free of duty must be twelve (12) hours, plus one and a


half (1.5) times the time that the previous duty period exceeded twelve (12) hours.

Therefore the total rest period must be 12 + (13-12 x 1.5) = 13.5.

17.5. Where the rest period pursuant to sub-clause 17.2.4 includes any period between 2300 and0530, the rest period must be for an uninterrupted period of at least seven (7) hours at suitablesleeping accommodation and, under these circumstances:

17.5.1. the maximum flight duty period may be increased to sixteen (16) hours; and

17.5.2. discounting of the rest period pursuant to sub-clause 17.4 is not permitted.

18. CB days are to be considered duty

CB days are to be considered duty for Rostering Manual limits and flight crew flight and dutylimit purposes.

19. Time free from duty following a three (3) or four (4) day pattern

19.1. The Company will ensure that a flight crew member has at least fifteen (15) hours free of allduty immediately following a three (3) or four (4) day pattern.

19.2. The minimum rest breaks immediately following a three (3) or four (4) day pattern may, at theflight crew member’s discretion, be reduced from fifteen (15) hours to twelve (12) hours.

20. Sign-on

Flight crew members must report for duty in accordance with the following table:

Type of Duty International orDomestic flights

Point ofdeparture

Sign-on

OperatingInternational All ports 60 minutes before departure

Domestic All ports 60 minutes before departure

DeadheadingInternational All ports 60 minutes before departure

Domestic All ports 30 minutes before departure

21. Sign-off

21.1. A flight crew member will sign off from duty:

21.1.1. thirty (30) minutes after arrival for international flights; and

21.1.2. fifteen (15) minutes after arrival for domestic flights.


Part D: Roster/Pattern Construction and Amendment

22. General Guidelines

22.1. This Part D applies to Roster Construction and any adjustment, variation or amendment of aflight crew member’s roster, allocated patterns, tours of duty, duty free days and/or leaveduring a bid period.

22.2. Patterns or tours of duty considered onerous or patterns that exceed the Rostering Manuallimits published herein may be modified or accepted by a consultative process between theCompany and the Association.

22.3. All rostered, supervisory, checking, training and pilot representative flight duty will beselected and removed from total flight duty before roster publication for a bid period.

23. Efficient tours of duty and patterns

23.1. The Company will construct efficient patterns and tours of duty in order to:

23.1.1. maximise the flight duty time and minimise transit time within each pattern and tourof duty ; and

23.1.2. optimise flight crew members’ duty free days at his or her base.

24. 78 hours flight duty each bid period

Seventy eight (78) hours flight duty for each flight crew member is considered optimum for abid period. If the average number of flight duty hours for flight crew members exceeds (or isforecast to exceed) eighty two (82) hours in a bid period for more than three (3) consecutivebid periods, the Company and the Association will meet and discuss the reasons, timeframe,ramifications and possible effects on establishment.

25. Passive Training Duties

25.1. For the purposes of roster construction, the following training duties are passive credits:

25.1.1. 3 recurrent training simulator duties annually;

25.1.2. Annual Emergency Procedures Training Day; and

25.1.3. Annual Security Training Day.

25.2. The maximum training duty to be treated as a passive credit is one training duty per bid periodand five per recurrent training year.

26. Divisor Balancing

26.1. Balancing of hours within a flight crew member’s base:


26.1.1. The Company will build rosters for flight crew members in each base to within five(5) hours of the planned divisor for each category within that base (i.e. Captainshours will be referenced to the planned divisor for Captains and First Officers will bereferenced to the planned divisor for First Officers).

26.2. Balancing of hours between flight crew member bases:

26.2.1. Each bid period the Company will compare the planning divisor for flight crewmembers of a particular category within a base with the average actual divisor for allflight crew members of that category across all bases.

26.2.2. Where there is a discrepancy between the actual divisor of a particular categorywithin a base and the average actual divisor for all flight crew members of thatcategory across all bases, the Company will ensure that the hours are balanced inaccordance with the following provisions:

26.3. the Company will ensure that the average actual divisor for flight crew members of aparticular base and category are balanced at least once each six (6) month period;

26.3.1. the Company will correct any imbalance in the average actual divisor for flight crewmembers of a particular base and category every three (3) months (e.g. any imbalancebetween the actual divisor between bases for the quarter January to March will becorrected in the quarter April to June);

26.3.2. the Company will ensure that the maximum discrepancy between the actual divisorfor flight crew members of a particular base and category and the average actualdivisor for all flight crew members of that category does not exceed fifteen (15) hoursas at 30 June and 30 December each calendar year; and

26.3.3. the Company will perform the balancing of flight crew member hours before theallocation of rosters.

26.4. Calculating the planned divisor:

26.5. When calculating the number of flight crew members available within a base for the purposeof calculating the planned divisor, the following are excluded from the calculation:

26.5.1. flight crew members on annual or long service leave for the whole of the bid period;

26.5.2. flight crew members on long term sick leave for the whole of the bid period;

26.5.3. flight crew members on leave without pay for the whole of the bid period; and

26.5.4. flight crew members on leave of absence for the whole of the bid period.

26.6. Flight crew members who have been awarded golden annual leave days in a bid period are notexcluded from the calculation of the number of flight crew members available within a basefor the purpose of calculating the planned divisor.

26.7. Where a flight crew member is unavailable for part of the bid period the flight crew member’savailability will be determined by dividing the number of days that he or she is available by


the number of days within the bid period. The resulting number will be added to the numberof available flight crew members.

26.8. Where a flight crew member is approved by the Company to operate less than a full roster theflight crew member’s availability will be determined by dividing the number of hoursallocated to the flight crew member in question by the planning divisor for flight crewmembers of a similar category. The resulting number will be added to the number of availableflight crew members.

26.9. After completing the summation of all available flight crew members of a particular categoryand base, the resultant number will be rounded to the nearest 0.25 flight crew member.

26.10. Failure to comply:

26.10.1. The Company will inform the Association of any event that will result in theprovisions of this clause not being met.

26.10.2. When the Association is notified of an event as outlined in this sub-clause, theAssociation and the Company will meet to discuss the reasons for the Company’sinability to comply with this clause and to develop a suitable method to rectify anyimbalance in flight crew member hours.

26.10.3. The Company will rectify any imbalance in flight crew member hours as soon asreasonably practicable but, in any event, no later than three (3) months after thenotification pursuant to this sub-clause.

27. Days Off

27.1. The Company will allocate each flight crew member nine (9) Days Off in each bid period.

27.2. The Company will not allocate a flight crew member a single Day Off on more than oneoccasion in each bid period unless the flight crew member requests a single day or days off.

27.3. Any single Day Off will be at least 36 hours.

27.4. Any duty that immediately precedes a Day Off will be completed on or before 22:00 theprevious day.

27.5. Any duty immediately following a Day Off will not commence before 05:00.

27.6. Subject to any other clauses contained in this Rostering Manual and the Agreement, a flightcrew member may agree to waive the requirements of sub-clause 27.3, 27.4 and 27.5 of thisRostering Manual.

28. Infringement of Days off


28.1. Days Off are normally considered to be inviolate unless the flight crew member volunteers oris required for duty in accordance with the open time procedures in Part G.

28.2. A flight crew member may agree to fly on Days Off, however if a flight crew memberperforms a duty on a Day Off that Day Off must be replaced within that bid period or withinthe next available bid period, as agreed between the flight crew member and crew scheduling.

28.3. Days Off rostered as at the publication of a flight crew member's roster will remain days freefrom duty except during severe disruption and only as a last resort in accordance with Part Gof this Rostering Manual.

28.4. If a Day Off is infringed or disrupted, the Day Off will become an AV day and the flight crewmember must be allocated another Day Off in the bid period.

28.5. Where a replacement Day Off is required because a flight crew member’s Day Off isdisrupted or infringed, the replacement Day Off must not be provided on a subsequent daywhere the flight crew member is rostered to perform a duty.

29. Blank days and Available days

29.1. The Company will, in addition to nine (9) Days Off, allocate each flight crew member two (2)BL days in each bid period.

29.2. All days free of duty not designated as Days Off or BL days will be designated AV days.

30. CB Days

30.1. The Company may allocate up to two (2) CB days for each flight crew member everycalendar year. CB days are for the purpose provided in the definition in this RosteringManual.

30.2. Flight crew members will not be paid for CB days.

30.3. If required, the Company will provide return air travel from the flight crew member's base inaccordance with normal Company policy.

30.4. CB days are to be considered duty for Rostering Manual limits and flight crew flight and dutylimit purposes.

31. Ground Training

31.1. Two tours of duty that include at least one simulator duty cannot be rostered within a singletwenty-four (24) hour period (calculated from midnight to midnight).

31.2. On the day immediately preceding the commencement of a simulator duty, a flight crewmember must sign-off from any rostered flying duty at, or before, 20:00 hours.

31.3. A flight crew member must have a minimum of twelve (12) hours rest before he or she signs-on for a simulator duty or any deadheading associated with a simulator duty.

32. Pattern repair for flight duty between Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne


32.1. The Company may remove a flight crew member from a single (1) deadhead sector and asingle (1) operating sector in order to effect pattern repair where:

32.1.1. a flight crew member is rostered to perform a two (2) sector flight duty departingfrom Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane (no other ports can be involved) and returningto the port of departure on the same calendar day;

32.1.2. one of the flight crew member’s operating sectors is changed to a deadhead sector;and

32.1.3. another flight crew member is rostered to deadhead over the relevant sector on thesame calendar day and is able to perform the operating sector without infringing hisor her Rostering Manual limits or the flight crew flight and duty limits.

32.2. The parties agree to meet and discuss amending this clause to include other bases if theCompany opens other bases.

33. Disruption of multi-day Pattern or tour of duty because of illness or cancellation

33.1. Where a flight crew member is rostered to perform a multi-day pattern or tour of duty and theflight crew member:

33.1.1. was unfit to operate part of that pattern or tour of duty because of personal illness orinjury and contacts the Company to advise it that he or she is fit for duty (inaccordance with the Agreement); or

33.1.2. has that duty, tour of duty or pattern cancelled,

the Company may:

33.1.3. allocate an alternative duty to the flight crew member; or

33.1.4. subject to clause 49, roster the flight crew member for Reserve duty for the first dayof those remaining from the original pattern or tour of duty in which case allsubsequent days from the original pattern or tour of duty will be AV days.

34. Re-routing

If the Company intends to re-route it must do so in a manner that causes the least disruption tothe smallest number of flight crew members.

35. Pattern or tour of duty trading

Flight crew members may, if approved by the Company, trade or swap tours of duty orpatterns and the Company will facilitate any approved trades or swaps.

36. Flight crew member’s inability to fly due to illness, duty limits or other reason

When a flight crew member cannot fly a particular pattern or tour of duty due to illness, dutylimits, or any other reason, the Company will only reassign the affected flight crew member.


37. Company not to contact flight crew members at unreasonable hours

The Company will make every effort not to contact flight crew members between the hours of22:00 and 05:00.

38. Notification of roster changes

38.1. The Company will, if requested to do so by the flight crew member, notify a flight crewmember’s nominated contact of any roster change that affects the duration of the sector,pattern or tour of duty being flown.

38.2. Whilst in flight, the Company may contact the operating flight crew to advise them to ‘contactcrewing on arrival’ if there are any changes to their current (on the day) duty only. Thismessage can only be delivered in flight if it is included in the normal arrival informationcontact period that occurs prior to descent and can be made via ACARS or VHF radio.

39. Special consideration

39.1. Requests for particular allocations (eg. days off, training patterns, etc) by flight crew membersduring roster construction must be submitted, in writing, to the General Manager (or his/herdelegate) of the relevant aircraft type at least one bid period before the commencement of thebid period concerned.

39.2. Where a flight crew member wishes to be allocated a particular pattern he or she must applyto the Company in writing.

39.3. All requests for particular allocations will be provided to, and co-ordinated with, theAssociation if requested by the Association.

40. Duty immediately before or after annual leave

The company will not roster a flight crew member to perform duty which would extendbeyond 20:00 hours on the day before commencement of annual leave or to commence dutybefore 08:00 hours on the day following completion of such annual leave unless the particularduty reflects the flight crew members bid.


Part E: Bidding

41. Bidding seniority

41.1. Bidding seniority will be determined by the bid period rotation of the PSN. In each bid periodthe top seven percent (7%) of flight crew members on the PSN for the previous bid periodwill rotate to the bottom of the PSN.

41.2. Flight crew members who are on;

41.2.1. approved leave; or

41.2.2. temporary transfer to another base,

41.2.3. for a complete bid period will retain the place in the PSN that they were at the datethat the approved leave or temporary transfer commenced.

41.3. A flight crew member who is cleared to the line will adopt the most junior position on thePSN for the bid period which commences immediately following the date that he or she wasfirst cleared to the line and will then rotate in accordance with sub-clause 41.4.

41.4. Each flight crew member’s position on the PSN will rotate at the time of publication of therosters for that bid period.

41.5. A flight crew member who is involved in a base swap with another flight crew member willadopt the position of the flight crew member that he or she swapped with on the PSN at therelevant base for bidding purposes.

42. Bidding timetable

42.1. The Company will:

42.1.1. make the monthly bid package available in order to allow bidding by flight crewmembers as early as possible but no later than 12:00 on the ninth (9th) day of each bidperiod;

42.1.2. close bids by 12:00 on the fifteenth (15th) day of each bid period; and

42.1.3. publish rosters on the twenty-second (22nd) day of each bid period.

42.2. (the Association reserves its rights to insist that rosters are published by 15:00 on the twenty-second (22nd) day of each bid period.)

42.3. The bidding or allocation system to be used by the Company for the building of flight crewmembers' Rosters must be mutually agreed between the Association and the Company.


Part F: Reserve Duty

43. Aim to reduce unwarranted reserve coverage & improve flexibility

43.1. The Company acknowledges that the aim of these provisions is to reduce unwarranted reservecoverage and that, by agreeing to the following procedures, the Association is adopting a co-operative approach rather than pursue a claim for payment for flight crew members whostand-by on reserve.

43.2. Both parties seek to improve the administrative and operational flexibility of the Reserve dutysystem and to simplify the process of allocating Reserve duty.

44. Company may require a flight crew member to carry out reserve duty

44.1. Subject to the provisions of the Agreement and the Rostering Manual the Company mayrequire a flight crew member to carry out reserve duty at the flight crew member’s base.

44.2. Notwithstanding clause 44.1 a flight crew member who is at a geographic location other thanhis or her base for other than duty purposes may, by mutual agreement with the Company,carry out reserve duty at that location.

45. Period of reserve duty

45.1. The Company may roster a flight crew member for a period of reserve duty not exceedingfourteen (14) consecutive hours.

45.2. On the day of operation the period of reserve duty will be reduced to twelve (12) hours.

45.3. The Company must, no later than twenty-four (24) hours before it commences, inform theflight crew member of when the consecutive twelve (12) hour period of reserve duty begins. Ifthe Company makes no contact, the flight crew member will recognise the first twelve (12)rostered hours as the intended reserve duty period.

46. Flight crew member to remain available until the end of reserve duty

A flight crew member who is required to perform reserve duty must remain available until thecompletion of the specified twelve (12) hour period of reserve duty or until instructedotherwise by the Company.

47. Sign-on for reserve duty

A flight crew member called out for reserve duty must sign-on at the airport as soon aspossible but no later than one hundred and twenty (120) minutes after being contacted by theCompany.


48. Pay for Reserve duty

48.1. If the Company contacts a flight crew member who is on Reserve duty and requires that flightcrew member to perform a flight or simulator duty that flight crew member will be paid thefollowing:

48.1.1. with respect to single day patterns or tours of duty, four (4) hours pay or the actualscheduled block time worked for that duty period, whichever is greater; and

48.1.2. with respect to multi-day patterns or tours of duty, four (4) hours pay or the actualscheduled block time worked for the first day (whichever is greater), and actualscheduled block time for each subsequent day.

49. Agreed daily reserve coverage for bases

49.1. Notwithstanding any other clause in this Rostering Manual, the Agreement and the Award,the Company, on any given day, will not hold more flight crew members on reserve than:

49.1.1. Sydney: Four (4) Captains and four (4) First Officers;

49.1.2. Melbourne: Five (5) Captains and five (5) First Officers; and

49.1.3. Brisbane: Three (3) Captains and three (3) First Officers.

49.2. The Company will not roster a flight crew member for more than three (3) reserve days in anybid period.

49.3. The Company will not roster or hold on reserve a number of flight crew members exceedingthe agreed daily reserve coverage set out in this clause 49 without consultation with theAssociation.

50. Requests to be released from reserve duty or to vary or swap the reserve duty

A flight crew member may request that the Company release the flight crew member fromreserve duty or that flight crew member may vary or swap the reserve duty with other flightcrew members.

51. Order of priority for allocating reserve duty

51.1. The Company will allocate flight duty to flight crew members on reserve duty in accordancewith this clause 51.

51.2. A flight crew member who is placed on a reserve duty will (on the day of the reserve duty) begiven priority in the allocation of open time. Where two or more flight crew members have asimilar reserve duty status on reserve duty coverage, the following will apply:

51.2.1. the Company will, before the commencement of each bid period, produce a record ofeach flight crew member's cumulative annual flight duty hours based on the twelve(12) bid periods immediately preceding the current bid period;


51.2.2. the flight crew member with the lowest annual hours will be used first, followed bythe flight crew member with the next lowest hours; and

51.2.3. where two flight crew members have the same annual hours, the priority will bedecided in favour of the most senior flight crew member in accordance with the PSN.

51.3. Flight crew members can request to be called first or last for reserve duty

51.4. If flight crew members prefer not to have their flight duty allocated in the order set out inthis clause 51 they may request that the Company contact them first or last, and theCompany will use its best endeavours to accommodate the request.

51.5. Volunteering for reserve duty

51.5.1. Subject to clause 49 a flight crew member may volunteer to have an additionalreserve duty placed on his or her Roster by contacting the Company. The Companywill not allocate a reserve duty to a flight crew member who has already beenallocated another duty for that particular day.

51.5.2. When contacted by the Company, a flight crew member cannot convert that contactinto an opportunity to volunteer for reserve duty.

51.5.3. The Company cannot assign a duty to a flight crew member who contacts it for thepurposes of volunteering for reserve duty.

52. Consultation on level of reserve duty coverage

52.1. The Company will consult with the Association on the level of reserve duty coverage. Theseconsultations will take place at least once every six (6) bid periods unless agreed otherwise byboth parties.

52.2. This sub-section will be subject to change after the implementation of a computerised line/bidconstruction system to include the ability to bid for pre-constructed Reserve duty patterns.

53. Reserve duty only to be rostered at home base

The Company will only roster a flight crew member to do a reserve duty at his/her base,unless otherwise agreed (subject to clause 44.2 and 49) between the Company and the flightcrew member concerned.

54. Records to be kept

The Company will keep records of it’s utilisation of flight crew members for reserve duty.

55. Review

The parties will continue to review and modify reserve coverage, but any changes considereddesirable or necessary will only be implemented by agreement between the parties.

56. Reserve Rosters


56.1. Consultation

56.1.1. Before allocating Reserve Rosters to any flight crew member the Company mustmeet with the Association and discuss the reasons why Reserve Rosters arenecessary.

56.1.2. The rostering of flight crew members on Reserve Rosters can only be by mutualagreement with the Association.

56.1.3. The Company may, with the agreement of the Association, allocate Reserve Rostersto flight crew members on the conditions set out in this clause 56.

56.2. Reserve Roster construction

56.2.1. a Reserve Roster must contain at least nine (9) Days off and two (2) BL days; and

56.2.2. the number of reserve days on a Reserve Roster must not exceed the average actualdivisor divided by four (4).

56.3. Pay for Reserve Rosters

56.3.1. flight crew members on Reserve Rosters must be paid the actual divisor for the flightcrew member’s base and category, or the actual hours flown plus a credit of four (4)hours pay at the flight crew member’s applicable hourly rate for each day of reserveduty placed on a Reserve Roster, whichever is the higher;

56.3.2. a flight crew member on a Reserve Roster, who fails to make himself or herselfavailable to stand reserve will, for the purposes of the calculation of his or her pay,have the value of the actual divisor for the flight crew member’s base and categoryreduced by four (4) hours;

56.3.3. reserve days will not be allocated to flight crew members not allocated a ReserveRoster unless flight duty is lost by the flight crew member or unless it is crucial formaintaining schedule integrity. Any reserve day placed on the roster of a flight crewmember who has not been allocated a Reserve Roster will attract a four (4) hourcredit;

56.3.4. flight crew members not allocated a Reserve Roster who lose flight duty may accessadditional flight duty through the open time system in accordance with normal opentime rules; and

56.3.5. a flight crew member who is sick on a reserve day is entitled to normal sick leaveentitlements upon production of a medical certificate.


Part G: Open Time

57. General

57.1. Any duty that is not contained in a Roster is open time.

57.2. An award of open time to a flight crew member is final and cannot be relinquished oramended without the approval of the Company.

57.3. After the rosters have been published, any additional administrative, training, unscheduledrecency or unscheduled route-check flight duty will, whenever possible, be taken from opentime and will have priority over line flight crew members. If no suitable open time isavailable, then displacement of line flight crew members may take place.

57.4. Displacement pursuant to clause 57.3 will be kept to a minimum, and the Company will makerecords of such displacement available to the Association. Where the Company must displacea flight crew member pursuant to 57.3 for the purposes of accommodating unscheduledrecency or unscheduled route-check flight duty the flight crew member must not be displacedfrom more than:

57.4.1. two (2) sectors; and

57.4.2. three (3) hours of flight duty.

57.5. Where the company wishes to maintain a flight crew member’s recency, a flight crew membermay be displaced for one sector, with no subsequent loss of credit for the displaced sector.

57.6. If operational constraints require rescheduling and open time commitments exceed availableresources (that is, the total number of flight crew members on reserve duty and AV days), theCompany may award/assign open time up to seven (7) days before tour of dutycommencement, in accordance with clause 62.

57.7. The Company will keep a record (and make that record available to the Association onrequest) of all transactions involving open time including:

57.7.1. the award or allocation of open time (or the withdrawal of an award or allocation ofopen time);

57.7.2. the open time list; and

57.7.3. the open time book.

58. Short of time flight crew members

58.1. If a flight crew member is a short of time flight crew member for the purposes of thisRostering Manual he or she:

58.1.1. may select any open time to increase his/her credit hours;


58.1.2. may trade patterns or tours of duty with any open time in the open time list,

58.1.3. provided that any such selection or trade increases the flight crew member’s credithours for the bid period and is with concurrence of crew scheduling requirements.

58.2. A flight crew member can not use sub-paragraph 58.1 to increase his/her credit hours to morethan ten (10) hours above his or her initially awarded roster.

58.3. A flight crew member will be considered a short of time flight crew member for two (2) bidperiods, the bid period in which the flight crew member becomes a short of time flight crewmember and next consecutive bid period (excluding a full bid period of leave) unless sub-paragraph 58.4 applies.

58.4. A flight crew member is no longer deemed short of time once his/her credit time is increasedabove short of time flight crew member criteria.

59. Open time list

The Company will maintain a list of all open time to be called the “open time list”.

59.1. The Company will, as soon as it becomes aware that a duty is open time, place the details ofthe open time in the open time list.

59.2. The Company will include the following information in the open time list in relation to anyentry of open time:

59.2.1. type of duty;

59.2.2. type of aircraft;

59.2.3. date/s of operation;

59.2.4. pattern routing and pattern number; and

59.2.5. the number of hours of fight duty in the pattern, tour of duty or sector.

59.3. The Company will provide flight crew members with access to the open time list (or provide acopy of the open time list if the flight crew member so requests):

59.3.1. in person;

59.3.2. by email;

59.3.3. by telephone;

59.3.4. by facsimile; or

59.3.5. electronically (by computer and modem).


59.4. A flight crew member may request that the Company provide details of available open timeand the Company must advise the flight crew member (by providing a copy of the open timelist if the flight crew member so requests) of the open time that is in the open time list.

60. Open time book

60.1. The Company will maintain a list of flight crew members who wish to be allocated open time.The list will contain a flight crew member’s name, category and available dates and will becalled the “open time book”.

60.2. A flight crew member may submit, or remove, a bid for open time by requesting that theCompany place the flight crew member’s name in the open time book or remove the flightcrew member’s name from the open time book.

60.3. A flight crew member may request that the Company allocate him or her:

60.3.1. specific open time;

60.3.2. a specific type of open time; or

60.3.3. open time on a particular date or dates,

60.3.4. when he or she places his or her name in the open time book.

60.4. The Company will ensure that the open time book is available to flight crew members at alltimes and that flight crew members can enter or remove their names from the open time book:

60.4.1. in person;

60.4.2. by email;

60.4.3. by telephone;

60.4.4. by facsimile; or

60.4.5. electronically (by computer and modem).

61. Open Time Pattern Drop

The parties agree to work together to trial and, when acceptable to both parties, implement apattern drop facility within the open time arrangements.

62. Priority of allocation of open time

The Company must allocate open time in accordance with the order of priority set out in thetable below:


Priority of Allocation of Open Time

Early Closure(Any closure of open time before four (4) calendar days before the day on which the duty

commences or before Month End closure)

Order of Priority Conditions to be met before allocatingopen time

Priority 1

Assigned to a flight crew member who mayalready be scheduled to deadhead on theuncovered flight.

• Company discretion to early close.

Priority 2

Awarded or assigned to a flight crew memberwith less than 58 projected hours.

• Flight crew member is assignable, who isnot on an X day and does not have an Xday infringed by the duty.

• Allocation is not restricted by seniority.

Priority 3

Awarded to short of time flight crew member.

• Open time must be awarded.• Must increase the flight crew member’s

projected hours.• When more than one flight crew member

is classified as short of time, open timewill be awarded in the order of the lowesttime flight crew member to the highesttime flight crew member measured overthe preceding twelve months.

Priority 4

Assigned to a flight crew member who iscoincidently losing flight time on thesame day and is able to fly the open time.

• Company discretion to early close.• Emphasis will be given to maintaining

the flight crew member’s original patternand to minimise the disruption to otherflight crew members.

• If more than one flight crew member isin this priority, open time will beawarded in the order of the lowest timeflight crew member to the highest timeflight crew member measured over thepreceding twelve months.


Normal closure(Open time will close at 08:00, four (4) days before the day on which the duty commences,

with notification commencing at 12:00 on the day of closure (e.g. a duty commencingWednesday may be allocated on the preceding Saturday.)

Month End closure(Open time occurring between day twenty – nine (29) of a bid period and day three (3) of the

following bid period will close seven (7) days before the day on which the dutycommences.)

Priority 1-3 • See priorities 1 – 3 of Early Closure.

Priority 4 • Normal closure and month end closuredoes not apply to this priority.

Priority 5

Assigned to a flight crew member who iscoincidently losing flight time on thesame day and is able to fly the open time.

• Emphasis will be given to maintainingthe flight crew member’s original patternand to minimise the disruption to otherflight crew members.


Priority 6

Awarded to a flight crew member scheduled tofly on that day whose duty willaccommodate the additional flight dutytime.


Priority 7 – Base Specific

Awarded to a flight crew member NOT onreserve whose name appears in the opentime book whether on an AV day, BL dayor X day.


Priority 8

Awarded to a flight crew member NOT onreserve, at another base station whosename appears in the open time book.

• Company discretion.• Must not reduce projected hours if

conflict results.• If more than one flight crew member is

in this priority, open time will beawarded in the order of the lowest timeflight crew member to the highest timeflight crew member measured over thepreceding twelve months.


Priority 9

Assigned in the following order:(a) A flight crew member on an AV day

(base specific);(b) A flight crew member on an AV day (not

base specific);(c) A flight crew member already flight duty

that day;(d) Re-routing crews;(e) A flight crew member on a BL day.

• Any infringed duty free days must berepaid in the current bid period, or if notpossible, in the immediately ensuing bidperiod.

Late closure(Within two (2) calendar days of the day on which the duty commences (e.g. a duty

commencing on Wednesday can be allocated on the preceding Monday).

Priorities 1-8 (priority 9 does not apply) • As per normal closure.

Priority 10

Within 2 calendar days of the day on whichthe duty commences (e.g. a dutycommencing on Wednesday can beallocated on the preceding Monday).

Allocated in the following order:(a) Use of Volunteers (not base specific);(b) Awarded to a flight crew member on

reserve whose name appears in the opentime book (see note)

(c) Assignment to flight crew members onAV days (base specific);

(d) Assignment to flight crew members onAV days (not base specific);

(e) Assignment to flight crew members onreserve duty (not base specific);

(f) Re-routing crews;(g) Assignment to flight crew members on

BL days; or(h) Any available flight crew member,

including flight crew members on Daysoff.

• BL days not to be infringed unlesscomplete re-routing of crews has takenplace.


• 10(b) is Base Specific. If more than oneflight crew member is in this priority,open time will be awarded in the order ofthe lowest time flight crew member tothe highest time flight crew membermeasured over the preceding 12 months.

• 10(e) Flight crew members on reservewho wish to be reserve volunteers mustnominate prior to the day of reserve.Flight crew members on reserve who arevolunteers to fly will be utilised prior toreserve flight crew members who are notreserve volunteers to fly. If more thanone flight crew member is in eithercategory of reserve flight crew member,open time will be assigned in the order ofthe lowest time flight crew member tothe highest time flight crew membermeasured over the preceding 12 months.


Priority 11

(On the day of the duty)

Allocated in the following order:(a) Assigned to flight crew members on

reserve duty (base specific);(b) Assigned to flight crew members on

reserve duty (not base specific);(c) Use of Volunteers (not base specific);(d) Assigned to flight crew members on AV

days (base specific);(e) Assigned to flight crew members on AV

days (not base specific);(f) Re-routing crews;(g) Assigned to flight crew members on BL

days;(h) Assigned to any available flight crew

member including Flight crew Memberon days off,

BUTWithin 4 hours of departure may be allocated

using the categories of Priority 11, in anyorder.

• On the day of operation flight crewmembers on reserve duty must be utilisedfirst.

• Flight crew members on reserve whowish to be reserve volunteers mustnominate prior to the day of reserve.Flight crew members on reserve who arevolunteers to fly will be utilised prior toreserve flight crew members who are notreserve volunteers to fly. If more thanone flight crew member is in eithercategory of reserve flight crew member,open time will be assigned in the order ofthe lowest time flight crew member tothe highest time flight crew membermeasured over the preceding twelvemonths.

• BL days not to be infringed unlesscomplete re- routing of crews has takenplace.



Part H: Roster Construction for Training Flight Crew

63. Training Captain Category A/B

63.1. A Training Captain A/B is entitled to:

63.1.1. twelve (12) X days each bid period;

63.1.2. at least one (1) day each bid period being reserved for management duty (an “MDday”);

63.1.3. any other days not planned for duty being designated on the roster as “AV” days;

63.1.4. the re-designation (by agreement between the Company and the Training CaptainA/B) of infringed X days regardless of the reason for the infringement and, wherepossible, the redesignation will take place within the bid period of the infringement.If the infringed X days are not capable of being re-designated within the bid periodof infringement, they will be carried over into the immediately ensuing bid periodand redesignated as additional X days.

64. Training Captain Category D

64.1. The following duties will be pre-allocated by the Company:

64.1.1. all checking duties (including final command checks, pre-final command checks,final First Officer checks and route checks);

64.1.2. planned recency flying;

64.1.3. initial (six sector low density) line training;

64.1.4. training operations into CTAF-R and thirty metre wide runways; and

64.1.5. training operations as mutually agreed between the Training Captain Category D, theCompany and the Association.

65. Training First Officer

65.1. Training duties for TFO’s will be pre-allocated by the company.

66. Allocation of Personal Flying for Training Captains Category A/B and TFOs

66.1. The Company will pre-allocate all checking and training duties and, where possible, requesteddays off;

66.2. Personal flying requests for the following bid period must be nominated by 10:00 am on the12th day of each month;


66.3. A maximum of 6 days of personal flying will be selected and allocated for the following bidperiod based upon a rolling seniority of the Training Captains Category A/B or TFOs who areavailable that bid period;

66.4. Personal flying should be representative flying, which may be audited from time to time bythe Scheduling Consultative Committee.

67. Quarantined Training Patterns

67.1. An agreed number (maximum 4) of suitable training patterns (1-3 days in length) of lowdensity (maximum 4 hours per day) may be quarantined during periods of significant trainingrequirements for the purpose of minimising displacements due to training failures. Thesepatterns must be flagged in the open time list as not available. When not required for training,these patterns may be allocated in accordance with clause 62.


GENERAL INDEX – ARRANGEMENT OF PROVISIONS

PART 1 - INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................................5

1. TITLE .........................................................................................................................................................5

2. DURATION................................................................................................................................................5

3. PARTIES BOUND.....................................................................................................................................5

4. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER INSTRUMENTS...................................................................................5

4.1. RELATED AGREEMENTS/AWARDS ................................................................................................................54.2 INTEGRATION AWARD & OTHER MATTERS ...................................................................................................5

5. NO PRECEDENT ......................................................................................................................................6

6. NO EXTRA CLAIMS................................................................................................................................6

7. INTENT & PURPOSE/STATEMENT OF COMMITMENT ...............................................................6

7.1. INTENT & PURPOSE.......................................................................................................................................67.2. STATEMENT OF COMMITMENT ......................................................................................................................67.3. TYPES OF AIRCRAFT AND CATEGORIES OF FLYING.......................................................................................77.4. RESPONSE TO CHANGED COMPETITIVE CIRCUMSTANCES ..............................................................................7

PART 2 – DEFINITIONS, INTERPRETATION, ANTI-DISCRIMINATION AND SPECIALCONDITIONS............................................................................................................................................9

8. DEFINITIONS ...........................................................................................................................................9

9. INTERPRETATION ...............................................................................................................................16

9.1. HEADINGS AND EXPLANATORY NOTES .......................................................................................................169.2. WHERE A WORD OR PHRASE IS DEFINED......................................................................................................169.3. A REFERENCE TO ONE GENDER INCLUDES THE OTHER GENDER. ..................................................................169.4. UNLESS STATED OTHERWISE REFERENCE TO ANY AGREEMENT . .................................................................16

10. ANTI-DISCRIMINATION PROVISION..............................................................................................16

10.1. IT IS THE INTENTION OF THE PARTIES . ........................................................................................................1610.2. DISCRIMINATION IN OPERATION OF THE AGREEMENT.................................................................................1610.3. NOTHING IN THIS CLAUSE IS TO BE TAKEN TO AFFECT:................................................................................16

11. SPECIAL CONDITIONS........................................................................................................................16

PART 3 – DISPUTE RESOLUTION & CONSULTATION...........................................................................17

12. DISPUTE SETTLEMENT PROCEDURE............................................................................................17

13. CONSULTATION ...................................................................................................................................17

13.1. CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE ......................................................................................................................1713.2. COMMITTEE MEETINGS...............................................................................................................................1713.3. PURPOSE OF THE COMMITTEE ....................................................................................................................1713.4. AGREEMENT IS REACHED BETWEEN THE COMPANY AND THE ASSOCIATION . .............................................17

PART 4 – COMPANY & EMPLOYEES’ OBLIGATIONS, EMPLOYMENTRELATIONSHIP & RELATED ARRANGEMENTS .........................................................................18


14. CONTRACT OF EMPLOYMENT........................................................................................................18

14.1. MATERIAL TO BE PROVIDED TO FLIGHT CREW MEMBERS ON COMMENCEMENT OF EMPLOYMENT ...............1814.2. FLIGHT CREW MEMBERS WILL CARRY OUT ORDERS OF THE COMPANY .......................................................1814.3. EXCLUSIVE SERVICE...................................................................................................................................1814.4. CONTACTABILITY .......................................................................................................................................1814.5. WORK ORGANISATION................................................................................................................................1914.6. ORDERS TO FLIGHT CREW MEMBERS ...........................................................................................................1914.7. PROBATIONARY PERIODS ............................................................................................................................1914.8. STAND-DOWN PROVISIONS.........................................................................................................................1914.9. TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT.................................................................................................................2014.10. WITHHOLDING FLIGHT CREW MEMBERS FROM SERVICE..............................................................................2114.11. SUSPENSION FROM DUTY ............................................................................................................................2114.12. OVERPAYMENT OF FLIGHT CREW MEMBER..................................................................................................2214.13. REDUNDANCY ............................................................................................................................................22

15. SENIORITY .............................................................................................................................................24

15.1. GENERAL PROVISIONS.................................................................................................................................2415.2. SENIORITY LIST...........................................................................................................................................2615.3. APPLICATION OF SENIORITY........................................................................................................................2615.4. LETTERS OF PREFERENCE ...........................................................................................................................2715.5. BIDS FOR SPECIFIC VACANCIES ...................................................................................................................2815.6. LIMITATIONS ON SENIORITY........................................................................................................................28

16. PROMOTION ..........................................................................................................................................28

16.1. STATUS ............................................................................................................................................2816.2. SELECTION FOR TRAINING AND PROMOTION ...............................................................................................2816.3. FAILING PROMOTIONAL TRAINING OR FAILING TO ACHIEVE REQUIRED STANDARD OF PROFICIENCY...........2916.4. COMMAND POTENTIAL ASSESSMENT...........................................................................................................3016.5. PILOT ASSESSMENT COMMITTEE ................................................................................................................30

17. ALLOCATION TO BASE ......................................................................................................................31

17.1. COMPANY TO ALLOCATE EACH FLIGHT CREW MEMBER TO A BASE..............................................................3117.2. PROMULGATION OF VACANCIES..................................................................................................................3117.3. TRANSFERS ............................................................................................................................................3117.4. ALLOCATION PROCEDURES .........................................................................................................................3217.5. REJECTION OF BIDS .....................................................................................................................................3217.6. COMPASSIONATE BASE TRANSFER ..............................................................................................................3217.7. ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW BASES .................................................................................................................3217.8. REVIEW OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS AT BASES...........................................................................................3317.9. TEMPORARY BASE TRANSFERS AND PERMANENT BASE SWAPS....................................................................34

18. ALLOCATION TO AIRCRAFT TYPE ................................................................................................37

18.1. METHOD OF ALLOCATION...........................................................................................................................3718.2. REDUCTION IN THE NUMBER OF FLIGHT CREW MEMBERS AT A BASE...........................................................37

19. FREEZE PERIODS.................................................................................................................................37

19.1. TRAINING VACANCIES.................................................................................................................................3719.2. FLIGHT CREW MEMBER’S INITIAL COMMAND ..............................................................................................3819.3. FLIGHT CREW MEMBER ASSIGNED A VACANCY ...........................................................................................38

20. TRANSFER OF SHORT HAUL FLIGHT CREW MEMBERS TOLONG HAUL OPERATIONS ................................................................................................................38

20.1. DEFINITION OF LONG HAUL AND SHORT HAUL AIRCRAFT............................................................................3820.2. ORDER OF ALLOCATION OF VACANCIES ON LONG HAUL AIRCRAFT .............................................................3820.3. RANKING OF A FLIGHT CREW MEMBERS’ STATUS ON AIRCRAFT TYPE .........................................................3920.4. BIDDING FOR VACANCIES IN A LOWER CATEGORY ......................................................................................3920.5. PAY AND CONDITIONS DURING TRANSITIONAL TRAINING............................................................................3920.6. FAILURE TO QUALIFY ON LONG HAUL AIRCRAFT.........................................................................................4020.7. CONTINUITY OF SERVICE ............................................................................................................................41


20.8. COMMAND TRAINING .................................................................................................................................41

21. CONDITIONS GOVERNING TRAINING CAPTAINS CATEGORYA,B, D AND E AND TRAINING FIRST OFFICERS ..........................................................................41

21.1. CONDITIONS GOVERNING TRAINING CAPTAINS CATEGORY A/B ...............................................................4121.2. CONDITIONS GOVERNING TRAINING CAPTAINS CATEGORY D...................................................................4621.3. CONDITIONS GOVERNING TRAINING CAPTAIN CATEGORY E......................................................................4921.4. CONDITIONS GOVERNING TRAINING FIRST OFFICERS .................................................................................49

22. SUPPLY OF AGREEMENT...................................................................................................................51

22.1 COMPANY TO SUPPLY COPY OF THIS AGREEMENT......................................................................................51

23 ACCESS TO PERSONAL RECORDS ..................................................................................................51

23.1 FLIGHT CREW MEMBER MAY INSPECT HIS OR HER PERSONAL FILE ..............................................................5123.2 FLIGHT CREW MEMBER TO HAVE ACCESS TO ADVERSE MATERIAL PLACED ON PERSONAL FILE ..................52

24 LOSS OF LICENCE INSURANCE .......................................................................................................52

25 PILOT INDEMNITY AND RELEASE .................................................................................................53

PART 5 – PAY & RELATED MATTERS........................................................................................................54

26. PAY ...........................................................................................................................................................54

26.1. CASH PAYMENT ON LODGEMENT................................................................................................................5426.2. ANNUAL SALARY AND INCREMENTAL PAY SCALE FOR CAPTAINS .............................................................5426.3. ANNUAL SALARY AND INCREMENTAL PAY SCALE FOR FIRST OFFICERS ....................................................5426.4. ANNUAL BASE RATE INCREASES ................................................................................................................5526.5. PUIT SALARY RATE ...................................................................................................................................5526.6. ADDITIONAL HOURLY RATE AFTER FIFTY- EIGHT (58) HOURS.....................................................................5626.7. EFFECTIVE DATE FOR SALARY RATE ...........................................................................................................5626.8. COMPANY INCENTIVE PAYMENTS...............................................................................................................56

27. CALCULATING PAY FOR VARIOUS DUTIES OR TRAINING OR LEAVEAND GENERAL PAY RULES...............................................................................................................57

27.1. PAYMENT FOR FLIGHT TIMES .....................................................................................................................5727.2. PAY FOR CAPTAINS OPERATING AS FIRST OFFICERS ...................................................................................5827.3. PAYMENT FOR SIMULATOR DUTY................................................................................................................5827.4. PAYMENT FOR EMERGENCY PROCEDURES TRAINING .................................................................................5927.5. TRAINING PAY ............................................................................................................................................5927.6. PAYMENT FOR FLIGHT CREW MEMBERS UNDERTAKING A COURSE OR TRAINING OUTSIDE AUSTRALIA ......6027.7. JURY DUTY PAY..........................................................................................................................................6127.8. ANNUAL LEAVE PAY ..................................................................................................................................6127.9. PERSONAL LEAVE PAY ...............................................................................................................................6127.10. RULES FOR SICK LEAVE THAT ACCRUED PRIOR TO THIS AGREEMENT..........................................................6227.11. "TOPPING UP" OF SICK LEAVE .....................................................................................................................6327.12. FLIGHT CREW MEMBERS MAY ACCESS NINETY (90) DAYS ACCUMULATED SICK AND PERSONAL LEAVE .....6427.13. PAYMENT OF SICK LEAVE AND PERSONAL LEAVE ON MEDICAL TERMINATION ...........................................6527.14. LONG SERVICE LEAVE PAY ........................................................................................................................6527.15. SALARY SACRIFICE .....................................................................................................................................6527.16. DUTY HOURS AND DUTY HOUR RATE OF PAY............................................................................................65

PART 6 – HOURS OF WORK, SCHEDULING & RELATED ARRANGEMENTS ..................................67

28. ROSTERING............................................................................................................................................67

28.1. ROSTERING AND HOURS OF WORK .............................................................................................................6728.2. ROSTERS ............................................................................................................................................6728.3. COORDINATED BIDDING FOR FLIGHT CREW MEMBERS WITH PARTNERS EMPLOYED BY QANTAS.................6728.4. FLIGHT CREW MEMBERS’ GOLDEN BID BEFORE RETIREMENT ......................................................................67

29. CAO EXEMPTION - SUPPORT FOR CONTINUATION .................................................................67


30. DUTY OF A FLIGHT CREW MEMBER.............................................................................................68

30.1. DUTIES OF A FLIGHT CREW MEMBER ...........................................................................................................6830.2. FLIGHT CREW MEMBERS MUST BE AVAILABLE ............................................................................................6830.3. CAPTAINS WILL PERFORM DUTIES OF A FIRST OFFICER...............................................................................6830.4. FLIGHT CREW MEMBERS WILL BE ROSTERED TO PERFORM . ........................................................................6830.5. PRO-RATION OF HOURS FOR APPROVED LEAVE OR ABSENCE DURING BID PERIOD .......................................68

31. TEMPORARY ROSTER SWAPS .........................................................................................................69

32. DAYS OFF (X DAYS) .............................................................................................................................70

32.1. NUMBER OF X DAYS ...................................................................................................................................7032.2 A REPLACEMENT X DAY MUST BE TAKEN, ARRANGED AND ADVISED TO THE FLIGHT CREW MEMBER ........7032.3. BL DAYS ............................................................................................................................................70

33. RESERVE DUTY ....................................................................................................................................71

34. CB DAYS ..................................................................................................................................................71

34.1. COMPANY MAY ROSTER TWO (2) CB DAYS EVERY CALENDAR YEAR .........................................................7134.2. CONSULTATION WITH THE ASSOCIATION....................................................................................................72

35. INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS PROTOCOL...............................................................................72

35.1. PROTOCOL ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO THIS AGREEMENT ........................................................................7235.2. APPLICATION OF PROTOCOL........................................................................................................................7235.3. LINE BUILDING............................................................................................................................................7235.4. FLIGHT CREW MEMBERS TO BE FLOWN TO HOME BASE IF PATTERN LINES DISRUPTED.................................7235.5. ALLOWANCES ............................................................................................................................................7335.6. ACCOMMODATION ......................................................................................................................................7435.7. FLOW ON ............................................................................................................................................7435.8. REVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS PROTOCOL................................................................................74

36. COMPANY MAY IMPLEMENT ELECTRONIC FLIGHT BAG OR SIMILAR APPLICATIONSFOR FLIGHT DECK ..............................................................................................................................74

37. 28 DAY BID PERIODS ...........................................................................................................................74

PART 7 – LEAVE ENTITLEMENTS...............................................................................................................75

38. ANNUAL LEAVE....................................................................................................................................75

38.1. DEFINITION ............................................................................................................................................7538.2. ENTITLEMENT ............................................................................................................................................7538.3. AVAILABILITY ............................................................................................................................................7538.4. “GOLDEN” LEAVE DAYS PRE-ALLOCATED...................................................................................................7638.5. OPTION AT RETIREMENT .............................................................................................................................7638.6. ILLNESS DURING ANNUAL LEAVE ................................................................................................................7638.7. ADMINISTRATION .......................................................................................................................................7638.8. COMPASSIONATE GROUNDS ........................................................................................................................7938.9. RECALL FROM LEAVE..................................................................................................................................7938.10. EXCHANGE OF ALLOCATIONS......................................................................................................................7938.11. PAYMENT OF ANNUAL LEAVE ON TERMINATION .........................................................................................7938.12. ABILITY TO CANCEL ANNUAL LEAVE FOR FLIGHT CREW MEMBERS BIDDING INTO BASES............................8038.13. ABILITY TO CANCEL ANNUAL LEAVE FOR FLIGHT CREW MEMBERS CHANGING CATEGORY .........................80

39. SICK AND PERSONAL LEAVE...........................................................................................................80

39.1. AMOUNT OF SICK LEAVE.............................................................................................................................8039.2. THE ACCRUAL OF A FLIGHT CREW MEMBER’S PERSONAL LEAVE IS CUMULATIVE.......................................8139.3. FLIGHT CREW MEMBER TO ADVISE COMPANY OF ILLNESS OR INJURY AND PROVIDE DOCUMENTS ..............8139.4. MEDICAL CERTIFICATE AND CARER’S LEAVE DOCUMENTS .........................................................................8139.5. COMPANY'S DISCRETION TO REQUIRE MEDICAL CERTIFICATES ...................................................................8139.6. UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION (URTI)........................................................................................82


39.7. CONVERTING SICK LEAVE WHEN TRANSFERRING BETWEEN LONG HAUL OPERATIONS ................................82

40. LONG SERVICE LEAVE ......................................................................................................................83

41. COMPASSIONATE (BEREAVEMENT) LEAVE ...............................................................................83

42. PARENTAL LEAVE...............................................................................................................................84

42.1. AUSTRALIAN FAIR PAY AND CONDITIONS STANDARD................................................................................8442.2. ADDITIONAL MATERNITY LEAVE TERMS...................................................................................................8442.3. ADDITIONAL MATERNITY, PATERNITY AND ADOPTION LEAVE TERMS ......................................................8542.4. PATERNITY LEAVE ......................................................................................................................................85

43. CARER’S LEAVE AND CARER’S LINES ..........................................................................................85

43.1. USING ACCUMULATED PERSONAL LEAVE FOR CARER’S LEAVE ...................................................................8543.2. UNPAID CARER’S LEAVE .............................................................................................................................8643.3. CARER’S LINES............................................................................................................................................86

44. LEAVE OF ABSENCE WITHOUT PAY..............................................................................................91

44.1. ENTITLEMENT TO LEAVE OF ABSENCE WITHOUT PAY..................................................................................9144.2. EXTENDED LEAVE OF ABSENCE WITHOUT PAY ............................................................................................91

PART 8 – TRAVELLING & WORKING AWAY FROM HOME ................................................................93

45. DAILY TRAVELLING ALLOWANCE................................................................................................93

45.1. HOURLY RATE FOR DAILY TRAVELLING ALLOWANCE................................................................................9345.2. ANNUAL REVIEW OF DAILY TRAVELLING ALLOWANCE HOURLY RATE ......................................................93

46. ACCOMMODATION AND TRANSPORT ..........................................................................................93

46.1. FLIGHT CREW MEMBERS TO BE PROVIDED WITH FIRST CLASS ACCOMMODATION AND TRANSPORT.............9346.2. FLIGHT CREW MEMBERS USING ALTERNATIVE ACCOMMODATION ..............................................................9346.3. COMPANY TO CONSULT ASSOCIATION ........................................................................................................94

47. DUTY TRAVEL.......................................................................................................................................94

47.1. TRAVEL IN THE HIGHEST CLASS AVAILABLE ...............................................................................................9447.2. TRAVEL ON ALL ECONOMY SERVICES..........................................................................................................9447.3. ADMINISTRATION AND UNDERTAKINGS FOR DUTY TRAVEL ........................................................................95

48. DEADHEAD VARIATION POLICY ....................................................................................................95

48.1. APPROVAL TO VARY DUTY TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS..................................................................................9548.2. NO VARIATIONS WILL BE APPROVED WHERE IT WILL PREVENT THE PERFORMANCE ...................................9548.3. CLASS OF TRAVEL FOR ALTERNATIVE DEADHEAD VARIATIONS...................................................................9548.4. PAYMENT FOR DEADHEADING BASED ON ORIGINALLY PLANNED TRAVEL...................................................9548.5. ACCOMMODATION AND ALLOWANCES .......................................................................................................96

49. CONDITIONS GOVERNING TRAINING AT A LOCATION AWAY FROM A FLIGHT CREW MEMBER'S BASE................................................................................................96

50. ACCESS TO QANTAS CLUB................................................................................................................98

51. BOTTLED WATER PROVISION.........................................................................................................98

PART 9 – TRAINING & RELATED MATTERS............................................................................................99

52. TRAINING AND QUALIFICATION....................................................................................................99

52.1. GENERAL ............................................................................................................................................9952.2. LICENCE RENEWAL, TRAINING FLYING AND FLIGHT SIMULATOR TRAINING ................................................99

PART 10 – ACCIDENTS & INCIDENTS, ACCIDENT PAY AND UNIFORMS......................................100

53. ACCIDENTS AND INCIDENTS .........................................................................................................100


54. WORKERS COMPENSATION AND ACCIDENT PAY..................................................................100

55. UNIFORMS............................................................................................................................................100

PART 11 - APPENDICES ................................................................................................................................101

APPENDIX A ....................................................................................................................................................101

– FLIGHT CREW MEMBERS ANNUAL LEAVE DUE MONTH CHART..............................................101

APPENDIX B.....................................................................................................................................................103

– LOSS OF LICENCE INSURANCE POLICY .............................................................................................103

APPENDIX C ....................................................................................................................................................124

– 28 DAY BID PERIODS..................................................................................................................................124

APPENDIX D ....................................................................................................................................................125

– ROSTERING MANUAL ...............................................................................................................................125


EXECUTED AS AN INDUSTRIAL AGREEMENT

DATED this ………………………………………day of ………………………………….

SIGNED for and on behalf ofQantas Airways Limited

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SIGNED for and on behalf of theAustralian and International Pilots Association

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