Originally Posted by Sink r8

I think it is, but I agree with Bar. How can you tell when you sign that you will agree to an extension? The company hopes that some of the people will be deterred from taking a positive step to stop the auto-extension, because they'll be averse to playing the fatigue card.

In reality, an auto-extension is not an extension at all, but a longer scheduled day that bypasses the intent of the rule.

The safe way would be to call the participants approaching a previously unforeseen extension, and get everyone's buy-in.

By the way, it's preposterous that we both have to sign the release to say we're good to go, but the language on good-to-continue is all about the PIC. If an F/O doesn't agree, he/she has to essentially disagree with the Captain, and again, play the fatigue card.

The whole process seems intellectually dishonest to me.