Originally Posted by
atrdriver
In BlueLand, FOs do not have the authority to refuse an extension. The captain is the only one who can. Captain didn't need to extend because he was fresh, but he extended his FO (BN) unilaterally. BN's only course of action would be to call out fatigued.
Captain is hereby nominated for Tool of the Year.
His is a pretty unique situation that I believe needs to be addressed by the FAA or company. Maybe it has been but I haven’t seen it. How can the Captain ever answer that question for the FO? I’m not defending the CA in the above situation at all but what’s a CA supposed to do if they literally just walked into work and the company calls and asks to extend the FO who has been on duty for a few hours? I’d tell them I have no clue as to the fitness of someone else how about you call them? I’d refuse to answer the question. Part 117 is a complete joke.