Glueball,
What ???? "Fatuigued, Marginally Trained, Pilots" have nothing to do with "Commuter" pilots flying at night vs. Daytime....
I think current FAA Regs are fine if they are adhered to...
Have you ever done a "Stand-Up-Overnight?"...That's no problem...you're "on duty" the whole time...I know it sucks but it's the nature of the beast...
However...
I've gone off duty at the hotel at 3 PM for instance, and I leave a fuel load with Dispatch for upload for my 4 AM departure...
It never fails...the oncoming Dispatcher calls me at midnight to confirm the "fuel load"....
That's another 8 hours for me...so says the FAA...
No wonder I didn't "conform" to "Captain Standards" at several FAR 121 Pax/Cargo Operations I've worked at...
Fatigued is answered in the FAR's...It's up to the "boss" (Capt) to enforce them....