Originally Posted by
ClappedOut145
You sign in fit for duty. What’s hard about that? Usually crews on the 777/787 talk to each other beforehand and the flying captain will determine how the breaks will be laid out. Plan your rest before duty in advance to work around that plan.
Crews “usually talking to each other” isn’t required or expected wrt FAR compliance. The fact is if you come to work expecting to get first(or second)break, and have managed your rest accordingly, it shouldn’t be upended by the skipper at the briefing. Picking a flying vs non flying line is a far superior method of bidding to just showing up and hoping it works out.