Originally Posted by
JohnBurke
Going to the POI will very possibly cost you your job.
Yes, and maybe certificate action too, depending on how long you've been doing it and whether they give you a free pass as a whistleblower. Plus the other career ramifications John mentioned.
Originally Posted by
JohnBurke
Another way its handled is for the company to make clear that you have no obligation to respond to duty if called. You can be at rest and called for duty, so long as it hasn't compromised your 10 hours of rest since the last duty. This is no way to run an ambulance company, but it's also done. Technically, legally, you have every right to refuse to take a trip because you're not on duty and have no obligation to respond. It's at your discretion. The company can call you and you can take a trip, but have no obligation to do so, and that takes your situation out of a standby mode and puts you into a rest mode. The problem is that it's an ambulance operation with a need for dedicated crews that are ready to go. Some companies try to get around the regulation by telling the employees they don't have a duty to respond. When a critical patient needs to be moved and the crew member decides to be at sun n'splash, see how well that method works out.
If you otherwise like the job that's what I would suggest as well...ask the company to change their written policy so that you're not hard-and-fast on-call. You can of course have a gentlemen's understanding that you'll probably answer your phone if they call you while off duty. Nothing says you can't volunteer to go fly if asked at any time day or night, as long as you have legal look-back rest.
Otherwise I'd probably get out of there asap, because that arrangement is a ticking time bomb.