We have pilots commuting in from 2000 miles away to fly, everyone has a crashpad or a hotel room to rest before flying.
The problem in BA is that the above statement is just not true. Nobody has a problem with people commuting large distances if they have a rest before report. The problem is that there are a large number of people that are driving 3hr plus car journeys immediatley before report. Crashpad is an interesting term, perhaps it should be Anti-Crashpad.
More rules are not needed - we are professionals here and we can self police the problem.
I think it is very clear that it is NOT being self policed at the moment.
The guys that drive more than 2 hours have it the worst but that's why the seats in the flightdeck recline.
This an unbelieveable statement. Are you suggesting that pilots catch up on their rest in the flightdeck? Statements like that are the reason that the current rules are not working.
"It's alright Captain I'm knackered at the moment but after a few hours kip on the aircraft I'll be OK"