You can disagree but with the most recent change, the Company is already 90 percent of the way to a 13.5 hour rule.

Current rule 12 hours to “intent to perform duty” which is presenting oneself at a controlled entry.

Basic flight report first flight of trip is one hour. 12 hours prior to intent to perform duty = 13 hours prior to scheduled departure. Global flight report first flight of trip is 1.5 hours. 12 hours prior to intent to perform duty = 13.5 hours prior to schedule departure.

Subsequent basic flight have a :45 minute show (12:45 prior to scheduled departure), subsequent global flight are still planned at :90 minute show, reducible to :75 minutes. (13.5 or 13.25 hours prior to scheduled departure)

So the current company rule varies from 13.5 hours to 12.75 hours prior to scheduled departure depending on report time. Why not simply it to one number? (Even a across the board 13.5 hours may not be quite enough as “intent to perform duty” adds 10-20 minutes.)

Of course no rules will help an alcoholic; conversely no rules are required for those who abstain.