Commercial pilots have 'duty hours' regulations in place, to combat fatigue and improve safety. Some countries have ATCO working hours regulations, to combat fatigue and improve safety.
Why can't the IAA step up to the plate and put something legal in place for it's ATCOs (which it employs but
also supposedly regulates
) ?? Do they believe that Irish controllers are superhuman and don't suffer the same way that human beings all over the planet do when forced to work long hours in high workload situations, and sometimes at times when circadian rhythms are in play ??
But then we've seen how they regulate Ryanair in terms of 'interpreting' rules and regulations, for example the moving of goalposts when dealing with maximum number of flight hours for aircrew annually, so I suppose not.
