Originally Posted by
Puddytatt
Someone already pointed out I should have added "at the earliest 12 hours prior" and not exactly 12 hours. I also noticed I didn't edit the 2nd and 3rd "10 hours prior," just the first one. Where did I ever say you had to check your schedule? I specifically pointed out checking is an action verb, and hence duty, and ascertaining isn't. Thanks lawyers. You can do nothing, but it's your responsibility if a legal trip is on your schedule beginning 12 hours prior to the end of your non-fly day. How you find out about it is up to you.
You did not use the word "check" but you stated that a pilot has an obligation on their day off, which they absolutely do not.
Originally Posted by
Puddytatt
23 S 5 d 2 b Note. Required to ascertain your schedule 12 hours prior to the end of your last non-fly day. Rest is a soft non-fly day.
Even with changing this to "at the earliest" it is still not correct. You do not have to ascertain anything on your non-fly day. Period.
Originally Posted by
Puddytatt
If you start your rest, you aren't required to ascertain (not an action verb so not duty) your schedule until 10 hours prior to end of rest. They can give you a trip or shirt call starting 10 hours after the end of the rest. But if it isn't on by 10 hours prior to the end, that reflects to 18 hours after the end of the rest. They can always put something on that starts before those times and hope you acknowledge it, but you aren't required to ascertain or acknowledge it.
This is also incorrect. You do not have to do anything at 10 hours prior, for the same reason as above. Your day off is a day off, and it is free from all duty. Legally, this works because the assumption is that you will be notified of the assignment at midnight when you check your schedule like a good little widget. You can elect to do this on your own time earlier if you wish, but there is absolutely no obligation to do so.