Originally Posted by
Dahlysia
You can waive the international duty periods when you bid if you want to retain the trip and slide the vacation within 48 hours of the end of the trip.
I don't think you can waive the buffer with an international trip.
Originally Posted by CBA 7.G.1
7.G. Vacation Bank Administration
1. Regular Line Holder
A regular line holder shall be removed from a trip(s) in conflict with his vacation period (as awarded or slid) or vacation expansion. Conflict with an international duty free buffer, as described in Section 12.D.1.d., shall constitute a conflict with the trip protected by that buffer and may not be waived. The SCH value of the removed trip(s) shall be deducted from the pilot's vacation credit hour bank.