Wayupthere,
Of course seems to be quite awful what happened to you. Let me show a part of a message from pperez the the following link, and answer me, if your case could be maybe caused because some controlllers are working 15 days with no days off, or having 4 days off in a complete month.
Or maybe this is not the case...
You will see more clearly directly in the original post:
http://www.pprune.org/atc-issues/416...n-spain-4.html
AENA published the rosters for august last july 21th, applying the new 10-day notice for Spanish ATCO´s. And here is an example:
Vacation
1500->2200
0800->1500 and 2200->0000
0000->0800
1500->2200
0800->1500
Day off
1500->2200
0800->1500 and 2200->0000
0000->0800
Day off
1500->2200
1500->2200
1500->2200
0800->1500
Day off
Day off
0800->1500
1500->2200
1500->2200
0800->1500 and 2200->0000
0000->0800
1500->2200
0800->1500
0800->1500
1500->2200
0800->1500 and 2200->0000
0000->0800
0800->1500
0800->1500
0800->1500
It sums 194 hrs. in 30 days, with only 4 days off. Notice the last 14 days working in a row, with no day off.
Yet another example:
Day off
1500->2200
"0700->0830" (he must be on call in this period, if needed, he has to work from the moment he gets the call->1500)
0800->1500
1500->2200
0800->1500 and 2200->0000
0000->0800
1500->2200
Day off
0800->1500
1500->2200
0800->1500 and 2200->0000
0000->0800
Day off
1500->2200
0800->1500
1500->2200
0800->1500 and 2200->0000
0000->0800
Day off
1500->2200
1500->2200
1500->2200
0800->1500 and 2200->0000
0000->0800
Day off
1500->2200
1500->2200
1500->2200
0800->1500 and 2200->0000
0000->0800
In this case, 191,4 hrs. with the chance of becoming 198 hrs. if he gets the call on the 3rd, which is highly probable.
In both cases, you get a 33% rest (sleep) from 2200->0800, and a 25% on remainder periods. Times are local, not UTC.