Originally Posted by
rafdebden
...Now they seem to think that since On Call means On Duty that we need to be at the airport all day for our 12 hour shift, doing nothing but waiting for our beeper, staring at the wall or play online poker in the hanger, all without a pay increase. But 12 hrs at the airport or 12 hrs at home On Call, what's the difference, it's still 12hrs...[The operator] [j]ust says that the FAA says On Call is On Duty so we need to change it. All of this will just go away if we can prove that On Call is not On Duty.
Your problem is not with the reg interpretations. Those are what protect you from having to take that 1700 call-out after being on-call all day
Your problem is with your employer. I'm sure the POI could care less where you spend your on-duty/on-call hours, just so long as you get adequate rest prior to duty on. Your employer is attempting to shift blame to cover HIS (stupid sounding) decision to change policy
Show him you can get another job that does not require you to stare at the hangar walls. Just because on-call is not rest doesn't mean the FAA
requires you to sit ready reserve. Your employer does, for some elusive (probably economic) reason.
Originally Posted by
rafdebden
...You are just plain OFF, you are technically at rest. But you aren't completely free from restraint during your rest time. For 8 hrs prior to starting you duty day at 0600 you can't drink alcohol. That's a restraint...
Originally Posted by
minitour
...Normally that means I'm in a hotel and...prior to my "responsibility" period for 8 hours, I have to lay off the sauce.
Guess what! On the 6 days off, I still can't smoke weed (if I were so inclined...and I'm not) because I'd probably **** a positive when my 8 days came up and/or I got popped for a random.
That's a restraint...
The
company cannot restrain you during a rest period. The FAA requires the restraints referred to, via reg.