Originally Posted by
767pilot
Also, we can't afford to have almost ten percent of our pilot force runing around outside of the contract as super reserves with no workrules. Not so nice to fly with a guy that just worked an 8 hour desk shift and now must fly 12 or more hours.
Wouldn't that make for a 20 hour duty day, without a required rest period ... just curious ? I am far from a regulation expert ... But 20 hours on the job just doesn't sound safe.
Before accepting a flight assignment, a flight crewmember must be able to prospectively determine that he/she will be able to look back 24 hours from the scheduled completion of each flight segment and find a legally scheduled rest within the previous 24 hours. The regulations allow for a rest to be reduced to eight or nine hours depending on the scheduled flight time. Under no circumstances may a flight crewmember receive less than an eight-consecutive-hour rest within a 24 consecutive-hour period.
To prevent air carriers from assigning non-flight duties during a rest period, the rules contain a provision precluding such conduct. This provision is contained in FAR 121.471(e) and a similar requirement is contained in FAR 135.263(b). FAR 135.263(b) specifically reads:
(b) No certificate holder may assign any flight crewmember to any duty with the certificate holder during any required rest period.