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Old 02-14-2015 | 12:54 PM
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Originally Posted by C130
I am new to this, but I thought that once you answered your phone you were committed to taking a green slip and the commute was on you.
Not quite. That's probably what they told you in indoc, but it's not the whole story.

From the scheduling reference handbook (please read it early, read it often).

What If I Do Answer the Phone on an Off Day?

A pilot’s obligation to accept a trip on X days or regular line off days is not absolute, whether the trip is the result of a white slip (same day or next day), yellow slip, green slip, or inverse assignment. A variety of circumstances might make accepting such a trip impossible. For example:
• Not being physically located so as to be able to report.
• Having consumed alcohol.
• Lack of available child care.
• Lack of available transportation.
• Not being adequately rested. For example:
A pilot, not on call, notified of an inverse assignment should consider whether he is sufficiently rested and fit for duty to accept the scheduled rotation.
 A pilot is not required to accept an inverse assignment if he cannot meet the requirements of FAR 117.5 and certify fitness for duty for the assigned rotation.