Originally Posted by
flyallnite
I think that per the PWA, we are still required to perform the check between 1500 and 0200 base time, and as the above interpretation states, we are required by our agreement to perform that action. But we never have been specifically compensated for that. For purposes of rest, it is considered duty to perform that check, and thusly I agree that the earliest they could schedule another duty period, ie: short call, would be 1200 base time if they are to abide by the 0200 limit. Acknowledging earlier would be voluntary, I suppose.
I agree that we are still required to check per the PWA, but it brings up a few issues. 1. A check between 1500-2359 must be voluntary as it is on your day off. A morning trip assigned between these times is a gamble for the schedulers. If you don't ack they have no recourse as you have not yet violated the PWA and they may be in a pickle trying to cover the trip last minute. 2. This leaves the only time you are absolutely required to check the period from 0000-0200. If that is considered a requirement from the company, are we required to have a (1 minute??) duty period posted on our schedule with all the baggage that comes with that? If not all checks between this time must also be considered voluntary; therefore making the whole schedule check section essentially void.
This means that the only way the company can assign a trip is to call after 0000. Of course this triggers the catch-22 that you are not required to ack until 3 hrs. prior, but must have the 10 hr rest period.
The only way scheduling could make this work and fully be in compliance without you "volunteering" for anything is to place a small duty period and associated rest on your schedule at the exact time you check between 0000 and 0159.
I think there are a lot of different ways to interpret all this stuff and it will take awhile to get it all sorted out.