Originally Posted by
BlueQ
Hi Carnage Matey! Are you trying to imply that we can do what we want?
We all work for a company and we have to adhere to the guidelines/rules etc. As a pilot, most of your day is spent thinking inside a box.
It's not the captain's aircraft, it's the company's, and it's not up to the captain to decide what s/he can do onboard. These things are dictated by the company. If, for example, the company decides even something as simple as forbidding crew from chewing gum while onboard, the captain is not allowed to decide that s/he will chew gum. If it were agreed that crew could take rest in Club but not First then a crew member (captain or otherwise) couldn't just decide to ignore that and sit in First stating "it's my aircraft". You know your above statement was ridic.
Clearly you are cabin crew BlueQ and so can be forgiven for knowing very little about aviation law. The captain is the legal commander of the aircraft and has the authority to do anything he likes within the law on board. Just like he has the authority to instruct you to do things and as a crew member you must obey all his lawful commands. The companys rules do not override the law. Fortunately in BA the company still recognise that in the air the captain is the boss, which is why they do not object to flight crew wandering around the aircraft, discretely resting in first class or chewing gum and they formulate their rules around the captains authority as the commander. It might not be wise to contravene FCOs, but fortunately as they are written by professionals its is very rare that that would be necessary.
PS If you are BA cabin crew I suggest you open your copy of FCOs and see whose name is in the front (no, not yours). Then find out who he is and what he does.