Crew rest compartment

A crew rest compartment (crew rest) is section of an airliner dedicated for breaks and sleeping by the staff.

A multiple-bunk Class 1 crew rest compartment.

Crew rests may be located above or adjacent to the passenger compartment.^[1] Crew rest compartments are normally segregated, with separate compartments for the flight crew and the cabin crew.^[2]

On long flights, crew members may sleep in the crew rests during their break periods.^[3] Federal Aviation Regulations have provisions requiring crew rest areas be provided in order to operate a long flight by using multiple crew shifts.^[4]

Passengers are restricted from accessing crew rest compartments by regulations, additionally their entrances may be secured by locks and may require ascending a ladder to access.^[5]

Crew rests compartments may not normally be used during taxi, takeoff, or landing maneuvers (TT&L).^[6] In flight crew rests that contain standard seats, an exception may be made to allow seated crew during TT&L.^[7]

The Federal Aviation Administration defines three classes of crew rest facilities, the types required to be available depend on the number of crew and the duration of the flight.^[8] Crew rest periods may be provided in higher classed rest areas then required, for example some airplanes may not have a class 2 rest facility, providing breaks in a crew rest.

Rest facility classifications from highest to lowest:

• Class 1 rest facility: This class requires access to an area physically separated from the flight deck and the passenger cabin; contain bunks or other flat areas for sleeping; have provisions for sound and lighting isolation.
• Class 2 rest facility: This class requires access to at least a lie flat seat and separation from passengers by a curtain.
• Class 3 rest facility: This class only requires a cabin seat that is able to recline and has foot support.

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