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Old 30th Jan 2005, 10:38
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Looking at the shift pattern there does seem to be some holes in it.

To cover 24 hours at Scatsta and offshore you need at least 4 crews, assuming the other 4 are on time off then it becomes 8 crews and then 10 if you have 1 two week period in Aberdeen.

In my calculations you will exceed the 2000 duty hour limit under the new european working time directive which comes in to force on the 13th April. Apparently that comes with either a £1000 fine or a prison sentence for anyone who does!!!!! Nice, you go to prison for working too hard, what utter sh....

Bristow are working on this problem at the moment, CHC Ireland units appear to know nothing about it (from my sources) and neither does Bond if the above is what they are proposing.

Meanwhile, it seems the new Bond co-pilots starting in September have already been told they WILL be going on jigsaw after their first year.

RTS.
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