Originally Posted by
Sputnik
Too lazy to bust out PWA but my understanding (and more importantly my experience) has always been the opposite of what you just said. As in a 30 hour rest was actually 40 hours off. That could be because they assign res the day prior, so when you start rest they wouldn't have anything for you when the rest ended--I dunno. But even with yellow slips in, it always worked out to at least 40 hours between block in and sign in for next assignment.
You should work on that ratio....
It all depends on when you start rest versus where they are in the coverage process, no?
1) If you block in at 2000, start 30-hour rest at 2030, your rest carries you through
the second following day at 0230--beyond the point which they are generally covering with reserves (MED exception applies). You're back on long call* at the end of your rest.
2) If you block in at 1000, start 30-hour rest at 1030, your rest carries you through
the next day at 1630--within the period that they are covering with reserves. Assuming you meet all the rest of the parameters (RAW score, day bucket, etc.), you'd be quite ripe for that assignment. In that case, especially if you have a long block of on-call, I'd expect them to assign the 30 hours whether you currently need it or not, just to reset you to zero, then roll into the rotation.
3) If there's nothing needing coverage by the time you do your pre-release schedule check, it's a moot point--there's nothing to put on your schedule, so you go to rest then resume long call* afterward.
Sounds like you've generally fallen in scenarios 1 and/or 3; doesn't mean 2 can't/doesn't happen....
*Or short call, if so assigned--I don't know how common that is (30-hr followed by pre-assigned SC)
Originally Posted by PWA §12.G.13
12.G.13 In order to determine what, if any, assignment has been placed on his schedule for the period following his release, a reserve pilot is required to check his schedule via DBMS/VRU after completion of the last flight segment of a rotation and prior to release. At that time, his schedule may show an assignment:
a. of a rotation with a report that is at least 12 hours after his release.
b. to short call duty beginning no earlier than 12 hours after his release (see Section 23 S. 9. b. Exception).
c. of a rest period beginning as early as his release time.