Originally Posted by shrsailplanes

All I care about is that the FOM is accurate. If Jumpseat priority doesn’t matter then it shouldn’t be in the FOM. I’m sure you’re right that the FAA isn’t out looking to find people in noncompliance with their Jumpseat rules. All during school it was always about “Look back at the FOM” and “Look at the SOPM.” Same during IOE. They always said don’t get into habits that violate SOP or FOM. Now there are unwritten rules about what I can just ignore in the FOM? Good grief.