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Sink r8
Makes sense to me. As long as he gets a free pass on anything he screws up during the flight. If there is no responsibility to get him rested, surely there is no responsibility for him to be awake at his seat, right?
Gross navigational error? Wasn't me: I was just relieving.
Some of the other carriers don't use 3 type rated pilots, only 2, and the Relief Pilot is a Cruise (only) pilot, so how do they do their breaks? Does the Cruise Pilot get a break? Is he ever responsible for a gross navigational error? I think not. He's a radio operator.