If the employer requests a pilot’s “sleep history” over the preceding three days, what would said employer’s response be if the pilot reported going to bed at 20:00 after a light meal and a glass of wine at, say 18:30. Unable to sleep for fear of missing the alarm set for, say, 03:30. Pilot “thinks” that some time was asleep from, say, 23:30 until awakened by the alarm. Same pattern for three nights straight, to meet rostered sign on times.
If other pilots rostered for consecutive early shifts reported similar problems, what are employer’s responsibilities?
Sleep “opportunity “ is not “sleep”. Maybe simply providing the “opportunity” is acceptable for one 24 hour period, or even twice in a week if the duty periods are reasonable, but depending on the pattern, over three consecutive days it could be woefully inadequate.
Last edited by Mach E Avelli; 17th May 2026 at 06:46.