"No one should forget that although the 900 hours simply have to come........"
No, no, no, no NSF
, that's completely the wrong thing to be saying !!! You must be a manager's dream.
Don't forget, 900 hours is an
ABSOLUTE LEGAL LIMIT not a rostering target. It is not just an arbritary figure plucked out of the air by someone at the Belgrano, but a figure arrived at after much scientific research.
From the foreword of CAP371.....
It was recognised in the 1950s that a contributory factor in some aircraft accidents may have been aircrew fatigue. The Bader Report was commissioned and the Flight Time Limitation Board convened, with the object of regulating the hours worked by aircraft crew. Restrictions placed on the number of hours worked, developed over the years, have gone a long way towards ensuring that crew are sufficiently rested prior to commencing a flying duty period.
We are in an industry that has seen a steady erosion of our terms and conditions in recent years and all the time we pilots lie down and put up no resistance, the erosion will continue.
I am about to leave GB for a Co. that has a 750 hour agreement. From recent conversations I've had with colleagues on the line, if 900 hours is introduced at GB many more will be following me.