Originally Posted by
gordonfvckingramsay
Are you suggesting that the ATSB have taken some form of inducements from one or more of the big Australian airlines to conclude that the Australian approach to fatigue is safe?
Originally Posted by
73qanda
I think we can all stop holding our breath for some sensible regulation of duty time.
I suspect the only way to prevent accidents and incidents due Fatigue in Australia over the next fifty years will be to develop a culture within the pilot group of calling ‘fatigued’ on a semi regular basis rather than attempting to recover during rostered rest time.
Not a culture of calling fatigued when it’s unjustified, but a culture of calling fatigued in order to be safe at work while not neglecting family and personal health.
Fatigue is not restricted to airlines. I’d urge you to review the
https://www.atsb.gov.au/repcon/2017/ar201700058/ where the reporter expressed a safety concern related to the safety of airspace in the Melbourne region due to controllers on single person night shift falling asleep at the console in the Melbourne Centre while on night shift.
Yes, you read that correctly, “
falling asleep at the console”.
Review the ATSB site
https://www.atsb.gov.au/repcon_reports/?mode=Aviation.
Of the last seven published REPCON reports,
5 relate to fatigue (
air crew, cabin crew and air traffic control). Its an Industry wide issue and unfortunately, the scramble to the bottom has meant less staff doing more. Work scheduling “rules”, minimum time off and maximum hours are seen by the bean counters as a KPI to be achieved and failure to achieve these places their bonuses at risk.