Turn it up Gulf News. If said effoh is so ignorant to go to work with conjunctivitis, he
deserves at least a year in the sin bin before his next upgrade.
The FCI says:
A crewmember who reports sick less than four hours before the commencement of any duty will be considered as absent on the roster and the crew member shall notify the Fleet Duty Manager for the reason for the late notification.
The effoh should press 2. After conversation with scheduling, call the FDM. The FDM will say "**** mate! Conjuctivitus! Thats no good! Get some rest and go and see the clinic when you get a chance. I'll make sure you're marked down as sick. Get well soon."
End of 'saga'
This rule is a polite way of preventing last minute sickies. It's saying that if it's 2 o'clock in the afternoon and the last thing you feel like doing that night is heading east 5 time zones, then tell them! That way they have time to make arrangements, not waste 'standby' resources, and not have to deal with your sickie at midnight when they're in the middle of dealing with the 2am rush.