"In the last 15 years I have never heard of such interpretation...I hope the Union Leadership steps forward again...and gives us their interpretation."


The Union told me their interpretation this past spring when I called them in the middle of the night from a place on the other side of the planet to ask them if what the duty officer was telling me to do was legal, since it didn't sound right to us. Contract enforcement said "yes, it is legal. 8 in 24 (for a 2 man crew) can be violated for an air turnback or maintenance issues."

Don't hold your breath waiting for them to step forward to interpret. Just call contract enforcement for yourself.