You guys are really something else! Extracts from the above responses include "working days off to appease management" - "working to rule" - "sell their leave to get richer" - "if they bust limits, report them to the CAA" - All clear signs of being really professional(sic), if you worked on another planet. Oh by the way, the guy who fell asleep did have another job - in Edinburgh, and he commuted to Aberdeen every day - now thats what I call observing the spirit of the ANO and any FTL scheme. Was he thinking about the safety of his passengers ?
Surely the only way to move ahead is through the recognised union, as 'days of action, lets strike brothers, national day of sickness and NSPA will not work. (some of these have been tried before - they failed)
Although the union have not done anything exciting to date, it is early days and the salaries in the North Sea are not going to jump overnight - talk to yor rep, and have some patience - please.
I think "offshoreigor" has hit the nail on the head.
SARcastic