AVIATION
The predictive layer on top of the most prescriptive fatigue framework in the world.
Aviation already has the strictest existing framework — EASA-derived Flight Time Limitations and mandatory fatigue reporting. RosterWise does not replace it. RosterWise adds the predictive layer the framework was never built to provide: ghost shifts inside an FTL-compliant roster, ground handling crews who sit outside FTL entirely, and aggregate trend data the CAA increasingly wants to see.
REGULATORY PRESSURE
Where the aviation sector sits under CAA scrutiny.
| Regulation | Requirement | Enforcer |
|---|---|---|
| EASA Flight Time Limitations (FTL) | Maximum daily/weekly/monthly/annual flight and duty times, minimum rest, cumulative duty limits, acclimatisation rules. | CAA (UK retained EASA) |
| ORO.FTL.110 — Operator responsibilities | Operator must establish a Fatigue Risk Management programme and demonstrate it functions alongside FTL. | CAA |
| HSWA s.2 (ground handling) | Ground handling crews fall outside FTL — managed under general health and safety duties with fatigue as a known risk. | HSE / CAA |
FATIGUE BY THE NUMBERS
What the aviation evidence base shows.
FTL
the world's most prescriptive fatigue framework — and still the floor, not the ceiling
Beyond crew
ground handling, ramp, and dispatch staff sit outside FTL and carry the same circadian load
Mandatory
fatigue reporting and an active FRM programme are required under ORO.FTL.110
GHOST SHIFT EXAMPLE
A common aviation pattern that hides in plain sight.
An FTL-compliant short-haul roster pairs an early-morning four-sector duty (report 04:30) with a late evening turn two days later (off-blocks 23:50). Every individual element falls inside FTL maxima. Rest periods are legal. What FTL does not capture is the circadian disruption between those two duties — the body never settles into either rhythm. By the third such pairing in a month, the predictive fatigue model shows performance impairment concentrating in the most safety-sensitive phases of flight: approach and landing. FTL says yes. The science says watch this crew. RosterWise gives the FRM owner both views in the same dashboard.
HOW ROSTERWISE HELPS
Built for the operational realities of aviation.
- Sits alongside your FTL tooling — RosterWise does not replicate FTL checking, it adds the biomathematical prediction layer underneath.
- Covers ground handling, ramp, dispatch, and engineering shifts that fall outside FTL but inside HSWA s.2.
- FRM programme evidence aligned to ORO.FTL.110 expectations — timestamped risk assessments and intervention records.
- Aggregate trend data for the Safety Manager and the CAA-facing FRM accountable manager.
- Confidential crew coaching with circadian-aware advice for rotating short-haul, long-haul, and ULR patterns.
- Privacy by architecture — individual crew fatigue scores never leave the worker's device.