Originally Posted by
Crazy Canuck
I don't give a rats ass what the company says they're "Allowed." If the phone rings and it wakes me up, I am going to reset my rest. Operators are not allowed to disturb a pilot during his rest, and that's an FAR. The CBA can say what it wants, it can't supersede an FAR
This policy is common at many airlines (including mainline) and has been vetted by ALPA:
http://www3.alpa.org/portals/alpa/co...quirements.pdf
Q-73. Can the certicate holder make one phone call to a flightcrew member without interrupting his/her rest?
A-73. The FAA has a “one phone call” policy that “generally” allows a certi cate holder to initiate one phone call during a crewmember’s rest period. If the crewmember voluntarily chooses to answer the phone call, the FAA does not view the phone call as disruptive and breaking the rest period. However, if the phone is not answered and multiple calls are made in a empt to get the phone answered or the ightcrew member cannot return to sleep after answering the phone call, then the sleep opportunity may have been interrupted in that circumstance. Thus, a certi cate holder runs the risk of interrupting a ightcrew member’s sleep opportunity during the rest period by making a phone call.
You always have the option of making a fatigue call if you are unfit for duty as a result of a rest interruption, but making a blanket claim that one call = rest period reset will not hold water with either the FAA or your union/pilot association.