Unfortunately there are still some dinosaur Captains out there who think it is better to continue flying when fatigued rather than taking controlled rest. I remember when an FO, having already flown a mixture of lates/earlies with minimum rest asked the Captain if they could take controlled rest during a quiet period of the flight and was severely reprimanded. The Captain said they were not paid to sleep during Company time!
If someone is suffering from fatigue they should be encouraged to tell other crew members and not feel pressured to hide it in order to toe the company bull**** line.
Whilst I strongly believe no one should ever report for duty when fatigued, there is no excuse for this type of behaviour.
Also in our company FTL manual, we are told if we cannot achieve adequate rest we should consult our AME, what is that supposed to mean, no Class 1 medical??
Horse****!!
