Originally Posted by
jabwmu
That is very insightful. Thanks iahflyer and UncleSam. I've never noticed the 9 hour check before. Now it makes sense why we have to check our schedule after 3pm on our last non-fly day.
So here's my thoughts in this scenario. I checked my schedule after 10am today. There was nothing on it. I get assigned a trip at 4pm while on rest. My thoughts are I don't have to acknowledge anything while on rest and I did the 9 hour prior schedule check.
Since this rotation was not placed on my schedule prior to the 9 hours (10am) I revert to long call at 7pm. If they were to call and notify me between 7pm and 8pm then I would be on the hook. Would anyone agree or disagree?
This stuff is complicated because some stuff is laid out clearly and other stuff comes from including other parts of the contract and even other parts are "9 hours prior to this or that".
I think you are correct - you checked your schedule within 9 hrs of the end of your "x-day", nothing there, so you're just long call at 7pm.
I did call it a 9 hour check, it's not at 9 hours that you have to check it, it's that they have to put on your schedule by 9 hours prior to the end of your rest. If there's nothing there, you're home free. You don't *have* to check it until 2 hrs after your rest ends(9pm in your case) but whatever they assigned could report in your scenario as early at 3 hours after your requierd check, ie, midnight (7pm + 2 hrs to check + 3 hours to report).