Originally Posted by
Flyby1206
It would be a gain for the pilot if he went 168hrs LCR without a 30hr break. You would know that you aren't going to get a trip or SCL assignment without a 30hr break. Your 14hr callout just changed to a 30hr callout.
This is the part that matters. That is why they always end up putting the PRL in weekly because otherwise you become useless as an LCR by now requiring a 30 hour call out.
The responses above are right...by strict definition, no, LCR is not duty. From a practical standpoint it ends up being treated that way.