225 FW 7,  Exhibit 3 , Travel Away from Official Duty Station
FWM#:         213 (new)
Date:            September 7, 1995
Series:          Personnel
Part 225:      Classification, Pay and Allowances
Originating Office: Division of Personnel Management
WORK PERFORMED WHILE TRAVELING AWAY FROM THE
OFFICIAL DUTY STATION AS "HOURS OF WORK" UNDER FLSA
 
 
Kind of Travel Involved:
Is travel time "hours of work"? 1/ 
Driver of an automobile, truck, bus or other vehicle 
Yes
Pilot of an airplane, helicopter or other aircraft
Yes
Pilot of a boat, barge, or other vessel (not subject to the seaman exemption)
Yes
Assistant driver or crew member assisting in the operation of a vehicle, aircraft, or boat 
Yes
Passenger riding in a vehicle (not otherwise entitled to hours worked for travel as a passenger)
No 2/
Any other employee required to perform work while traveling; e.g., 
    - Courier carrying classified documents 
    - Guard escorting a prisoner 
    - Security specialist guarding classified or valuable equipment in transit
Yes
1/ Bona fide meal periods are deducted from hours worked. Under certain conditions, sleeping periods or periods when an employee is relieved from duty are not included in hours worked.

2/ If a passenger shares the driving of a vehicle with the driver, each is considered to be performing work while traveling only for that portion of the trip during which he/she is actually driving the vehicle.


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