What if the advice given here is wrong or fastone's interpretation of the advice goes against his/hers companies SOPs... ‘‘Well I asked the opinion on a public forum and that's the answer I got'' Won't exactly satisfy the powers that be.
ALSO.. The time frame involved in asking questions and receiving answers on this forum can be lengthy and therefore you could in theory have a crew member flying out of hours or illegally and therefore in an emergency situation Fastone could indeed be acting unprofessionally.
Surely there is somebody wherever Fastone works that they can bounce the question off... even in confidence. After 3 years of crewing myself, I'm VERY surprised that nobody besides myself feels that it is a very odd question to be asking for such a pressing situation.