I just have a question about the FAA's 16 hour duty day limit as it pertains to being on call, or on reserve at a part 135 carrier. When I was at the regionals, your 16 hours started when your on call period did. Now, my company is saying that my duty day starts when my I report for an assignment not when my on call shift started. Anyone have any insight? I know in the ALPA FTDT pamphlet, they say that when you are required to be near a phone in order to report for work if the company needs you, that is not rest. But where does it say that in the FAA regs? Just need something solid to back me up. Here's the assignment I was given today as an example:
On call period from 0430-1000
They call me at 0900 for a 1230 report, to finish at around 2100.
I believe that when I finish at 2100, I cannot look back and see at least 8 hours of rest, since my on call period is not rest. What do you guys and gals think?
Umm theres a lot of different situations that you can have in your example above. Things like, what time did your day end the night before? When does it start the next day? Are you on call every day from 0430-1000?
And I think you have your regs messed up as mentioned above. Its 14 hour duty day and then 10 hours rest if I am not mistaken.
Are you planning on going at your company about this?