Originally Posted by balakay

However, if the company contacts the crewmember (not vice versa) and the crewmember accepts without a scheduled preceding 10 hour rest period--is this not a violation? I agree with the above that if a crewmember volunatrily picks up a trip it is their responsibility to be fit for duty. However if the company makes the initial contact and the crewmember accepts it, there is a log of transaction that could be pulled (by the FAA) should an incident/accident ensue afterwards. This is where we get hung out to dry with little recourse. I'm just looking it the old school way--from a Feds point of view with these late calls--early showtime scenarios...At least its something to ponder............................................ .............