Originally Posted by
TonyC
14 CFR §121.547 is the controlling regulation. It says that in order for a person to gain access to the flight deck, that person must have the permission of:
1) The Admiistrator, and
2) The Certificate Holder, and
3) The Pilot in Command
Permission is required by all 3. Permission can be denied by any one. The Pilot in Command is one who can deny permission.
If the Captain says, "No", the jumpseater don't go.
Period.
So, what were you saying about The Company dictating over the Captain?
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That IS the pecking order. The FAA (administrator) THEN the Company (Certificate holder, if approved by the administrator) THEN the PIC (Captain, which BTW is not mentioned as ""CAPTAIN" in the FAR's).
Here is the point: If the "Captain" denies a jump seater because he is FAA, SS or CK Airman.....expect to get a visit to the CP and explain it.
If the "Captain" denies the JS to anyone other off airline no harm no foul. Deny the JS to our own (either LAA/LUS/LAWA...etc. you can expect problems.) But if the Company sets the policy to FCFS it is possible that the APA could try to convince them of something other but after the Kirby Crew news last week.....well.....I kind of doubt the Company is going to REPROGRAM the IVR system after all the work gone into it and ALL the time it will take to satisfy the few "senior" guys libido's, all the while occupying valuable programmer time with something that already works.