CAO 48 or a Fatigue Management System - this is the option available to all operators from 30 June 2002.
A NPRM was circulated to the Oz aviation industry a few years ago suggesting operators put in place their own Duty and Flight time limitations. It received an overwhelming NO.
CASA has now devised (under Parliamentary advice ??) that either an operator complies with CAO 48 (which may be law but is fatiguing) or design a system to manage fatigue in rosters and actual work practices.
So - going down that inevitable long winded route to design, seek approval, modify then implement this system I am interested in other individuals veiws on this issue.
I would be eager to get insight from pilot rep. councils as such a system will impact on conditions of service and staffing numbers.
Additionally, the costs associated with this 'system'(purchase, time dedicated to development) may be a wasted exercise if Fatigue Systems are not approved or revoked in the future as are/were past exemptions to CAO 48.
