// CREW GUIDE
How Otarosta
Works.
From uploading your roster export — HTML or CSV recommended — to a synced calendar, city passport, and monthly recap — everything explained, step by step.
// YOUR FIRST 5 MINUTES
From account to calendar
in 5 steps.
The exact screens you'll see, with numbered pins showing where to tap. Takes about two minutes the first time — every month after takes seconds.
// Built for crew
Your roster file
can do all this.
Start at the homepage
- Tap "Upload my roster — it's free" — the pink button, top right.
Join the crew.
Create an account to build your flight passport.
Create your account
- Enter your email address.
- Choose a password (6 characters minimum).
- Tap "Create account" — no Google sign-in, just email and password.
// Step 1 of 2
Tell us about yourself.
Rank
Airline
Fleet / Aircraft
Tell us about yourself
- Pick your rank and fleet — these personalise your passport and recap cards.
- Pick your airline from the dropdown, not free text — this is what unlocks your allowance, FTL, and recency tracking, so a typo here silently blocks those features. Malaysia Airlines is fully supported today.
Drop your roster HTML or CSV here
or click to browse from your computer
Upload your roster
- Drop your MAS roster export onto the zone, or tap it to browse.
- HTML or CSV give the most reliable parse — PDF also works.
- Takes a few seconds. You'll see a preview of every duty before it saves.
Hello, Aisyah.
August 2026
You're live
- Your calendar fills in — colour-coded by flight, standby, off, and rest days.
- Tap the arrows to browse any month you've ever uploaded, not just this one.
- Tap any day to see the duty, and your monthly numbers update automatically.
// WHAT'S INCLUDED
Seven features. One app.
Everything unlocks automatically once you upload your first roster.
Duty Calendar
Every flight, standby, simulator, and rest day in a colour-coded monthly grid. Tap any tile to edit or add a note.
Calendar Sync
One ICS link exports your roster to Google Calendar, iPhone Calendar, or Outlook — refreshes automatically every month.
Destination Passport
Earn a collectible city patch for every airport you land at. Your passport grows across your entire career.
Monthly Recap
A shareable card showing block hours, sectors flown, and your top destinations. Export as a social story or image card.
Swap Board
Post a duty you want to give away, or browse what other crew are offering. Otarosta flags swaps that land on your days off.
Crew Marketplace
Buy and sell aviation gear, uniforms, and crew essentials — accessible only to verified crew members.
Family Share
Generate a private link for your spouse or family. They get a clean read-only view of your schedule — no account needed.
// WHAT GETS PARSED
Every duty type, recognised.
Otarosta reads the full structure of the MAS AIMS roster — not just flights.
Flight number · departure & arrival ports · STD / STA · pairing continuation
SBY / SBY-H · sign-on and sign-off times · base port
OPC · type rating · ground school — with aircraft type and session label
AL · ML · CL — full-day blocks
Rostered rest periods, public holidays
File format note —Otarosta reads the official MAS AIMS exports — HTML or CSV give the most reliable parse, and PDF works too. Screenshots, phone photos, or copied web snippets won't parse — use a real export file.
// FAQ
Common questions.
Can't find what you're looking for? Use the bug report button in the app.
// READY TO FLY SMARTER
Upload your first roster.
See everything in minutes.
Free forever for MAS crew. No credit card, no waiting list.