Originally Posted by
fly2002
Hey guys a mental exercise for FAA/ reserve stuff. Question. Is a pilot required under the contract or FAR's to be contactable during his/her 24 hour break?
Scenario
Finished trip and assigned 24 hour break. During break company calls and I don't answer (dont have to). When I come back on duty at 11am company says I have short call at 3pm. Aren't we required 12 hours heads up for short call or trip assignment?
ALPAs position is that even during the break I am contactable, but just not required to answer the phone but still obligated to the contractual 12 hour heads up.
I thought I was free from ALL duty during a 24 hour break? If they wanted me to fly a trip or start short call on returning to duty they had to assign it to me before the start of my break. Any takers?
You are free from ALL duty. No exceptions. Call a different rep. I went through that very thing and eventually got it straightened out. No obligation. They can't just let you go on duty one minute after the rest, with you not knowing what or if you will be working, and then use the time between the end of your rest and the beginning of whatever they give you as retroactive rest. Some pilot pushers in scheduling and some sympathisers in the union think its OK for it to be that way but its not. Call Curtis at ALPA and ALL your reps until you get clarification on this.
Now technically you CAN get a 3PM short call after your mandatory rest ends at 11AM...however you are then on duty from 11AM, since that was when the company expected you to check your schedule. Be very careful using 3PM as your duty day in that case as I can't see how that could possibly be legal if you go past 16 hours after 11AM.