Comrades,
Interesting comments indeed and as Propellor said, it appears that certain entities know more than the authority that administer CAP 371, this is worrying. My problem is that if you are going to 'cut and paste' because you don't have the knowlege of experience, then at least 'cut' the entire document and not 'cherry pick' the bits you like based on what?
CAP 371 which is titled "The Avoidance of Fatigue in Arcrews" is recognised and used by many countries as a workable and safe solution to managing crew fatigue, indeed the very spirit of the document is 'cut and pasted' for you below in full.
The prime objective of a flight time limitations scheme is to ensure that crew members are adequately rested at the beginning of each flying duty period, and whilst flying be sufficiently free from fatigue so that they can operate to a satisfactory level of efficiency and safety in all normal and abnormal situations. Aircraft operators are expected to appreciate the relationship between the frequency and pattern of scheduled flying duty periods and rest periods and time off, and give due consideration to the cumulative effects of working long hours interspersed with minimum rest
Therefore by adding an hour here and subtracting an hour there to suit, you are not fullfilling the primary objective of the document which as stated is to operate at to a satisfactory level of efficiency and safety in all normal and abnormal situations. Can the entity that decided to change these tried and tested FTLs gurantee that they have improved the airline's safety and efficiency by doing so. Well, this remains to be seen, only time will tell, perhaps, perhaps not...
Chao