Loadmaster Duty Hours
This topic may have been covered in other forums before but let's have a go in our (temporary) home forum.
As a former L/M and F/M does anyone share my concerns about the number of hours worked by L/Ms who are not subject to duty hours regulations?
I was once on a trip where I didn't sleep in a hotel bed for more than two weeks and was still expected to make important calculations and ensure safe loading.
Mistakes can easily occur under such extreme fatigue...imagine the consequences of not converting kilos to pounds before completing the loadsheet for a fully loaded freighter.
Are pilots honestly happy to countersign the weight and balance knowing it has been prepared by someone who may not have slept for several days?
This is not meant to incite a "we work harder than you" argument, but how about some opinions from pilots and loadies.