Originally Posted by
MaxKts
What part of:
12.A.3 Operational Emergency
If the Company's operations are disrupted due to extenuating circumstances not within the control of the Company, including, but not limited to, severe weather, natural disasters, abnormal ATC limitations or significant system disruptions, the Vice President, Flight Operations, or his designee, may declare an operational emergency. When an operational emergency is declared, all flight, duty time and rest limitations may be extended/reduced to FAR limits, except as provided in Section 12.D.10. An operational emergency may be declared for a specific sort facility, a region of the system, nation wide or world wide. The Company shall publish an FCIF outlining the reasons for an operational emergency within 72 hours following the declaration thereof. In case of an operational emergency declared under this paragraph, the processes described in Section 12.C.5.b.ii. (domestic) and 12.D.6.c.ii. (international) shall apply.
Allows them to declare a personal "operational emergency" for your specific situation?
Once again - INTENT being skewed by a new interpretation of the CBA!
I did say "effectively".
I think that's just how they train the schedulers. They get used to doing it in the field and expect you to pony up automatically when in MEM. Only when you ask about a standby crew do they seemingly wake up to the fact that you don't have to do it.
In any event if I'm too tired I, or my designee (the CA), will declare a fatigue emergency.