CASA CAO 48 makes mention of: "Adequate sustenance means sufficient quantities of food and drink"
CAO 48 deals with flight crew time, duty, and other limitations.
Para 1.4 goes on to say:
Notwithstanding anything contained in these Orders, a flight crew member shall not fly, and an operator shall not require that person to fly if either the flight crew member is suffering from, or, considering the circumstances of the particular flight to be undertaken, is likely to suffer from, fatigue or illness which may affect judgement or performance to the extent that safety may be impaired."
Now, the factor that may impair that ability may be as lowly as lack of adequate sustenance... FATIGUE via BGL depletion (known medical FACT)
ADDITIONALLY, I found this, albeit listed under Aerial Agricultural Operations:
2.15 An operator must not require or permit a pilot to operate an aircraft unless, at the commencement of the duty period:
(a) the pilot has had the required minimum rest period free of duty; and
(b) the pilot has had the opportunity to take adequate sustenance; and
(c) the pilot is free of any fatigue, illness, injury, medication or drug which could affect the safe exercise of his or her licence priveleges
Why that is not broadend to ALL commercial operations is up to tyhe boffins that be at CASA
It probably IS denoted to RPT somewhere too, but have you ever seen the CAO's????????????????? RPT operators have a BIT more responsibility.....
As to the term "strike", no, none of us ever were. That is purely a media invention at the hands of the fragile little Ms. Jana Wendt...
It was a "Go Slow" dispute. Worked regular worker\'s 9am to 5pm hours. Technically, we were never on strike. Strike means stop work.
When the airlines did not agree to the conditions et al, we all merely resigned. NEVER a strike... DISPUTE, not strike.
I am sure Kaptin has a lot more knowledge of the political pedanticism than we "non-heirarchy" AFAP members do/did.