It is good to see “M” has now advertised around the network for more SLAME’s to be transferred to Perth. We need more staff, and quick.
The new improved current 8 hour roster currently has 85 engineers on station + 2 new planners we never needed before + permanent DMM relief from other ports + a MH certifying LAME from KL. With these new SLAME’s, This will take our staff to somewhere between 90 and 100.
Just prior to this 8 hour shift, The old “4 On 4 Off 12 hour” shift worked easily with 65 staff on station, Total. This was even with some of that staff doing special projects, comities, training, Traveling-engineers duties to CGK several times a week, OH&S stuff, etc, etc.
Currently, There are no comities, no OH&S, no traveling-engineers, no training, ets. Every thing has been cancelled to get all hands on deck…. and the hilarious thing is, the 8 hour still doesn’t work.
The sooner we can get our staff numbers over 100, the sooner we will be able to go on leave again. (But of course, it’s all about saving money).