Mr A
sorry if I wasn't entirely clear. I understand why the third crew member is added in the UK and absolutely agree that all it results in is 3 tired pilots rather than 2. What winds me up, is the principle of adding a 3rd pilot in some way means that we are able as a crew to operate for a longer period of time legally.
Tha CAA have no teeth and refuse to confront many issues surrounding the health and wellbeing of crew, be they FTL or security. You need only look at CHIRP. All in all it is a shambles.