Originally Posted by
tsquare
This brings up something that I would love for you guys to explain to me. I hear a lot of complaining about 24 hour SC. Why is that bad? If you are sitting a 24 hour SC, you can only do one every other day at the worst.. (Don't get me wrong, I think that SC should be paid more.. but that is a different subject) whereas if you can only do 12 hours.. or 14 as in the new regs.. you can essentially be on SC for 7-8 days in a row.. Why is this "better"?
Hey T,
I think it is pretty hard to be properly rested and prepared for an entire 24 period,,,,,,ie: awake 12 hours, go to bed, phone rings 5 minutes later, 2 hours to show for a LONG trip......awake over 24 hours is not uncommon.
At my last gig, our POI ruled 24 hour reserve illegal and dangerous, so , only 12 hour reserve.....even for int'l bubbas.
Regards,
BG