Thread: More Fatigue for AM Standby Crews at Purple
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Old 05-11-2009 | 03:24 PM
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Originally Posted by USNFDX
From the FOM:

2.5 Fatigue

It is the crewmember’s responsibility to be properly rested for each phase of the trip. However, if circumstances prevent this, no FedEx crewmember should feel pressured to fly when not properly rested. A crewmember who is fatigued should immediately notify Crew Scheduling if unable to complete a trip.



Should an accident, incident, or flight violation occur, fatigue should not be a contributing factor since the FOM clearly states that a pilot should not fly fatigued.
"Complete the trip" is a key phrase in that excerpt.

Unfortunately, the company seems to differentiate between becoming fatigued while on a pairing and showing up for a trip unrested.

You can call fatigued if the cleaning lady wakes you up in the middle of your sleep cycle on a layover and toasts you for the rest of the day or you delay 4 hours for wx/whatever and can't fly the second leg. Now you can't "complete the trip" because you are fatigued.

You can't call fatigued (in their opinion) if you haven't started the trip. It's your responsibility to show up rested. I guess then, you're just sick?

I guess once a STBY assignment starts, you're actually "on" a trip so you could call fatigued when they wake you up in the sleep room to give you a trip.
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