Split Duty is an Extension!
Below an example of a daily 'split duty' in our company. In my opinion it isn't used the way it was designed.I will leave it somewhere in the middle it's legal or not. I will try to explain my resoning:
In this example the max FDP is 11.30 -/- 1hr(WOCL)= 10.30
The FDP in this case is (13.05-/-20min)= 12.45
My company claims that the break doesn't count towards the FDP, so the FDP for this particulare example is 12.45 -/- 03.15 = 09:30
In my opinion this is wrong. In fact the split duty is a way to extend the max FDP right? EXTEND! In this case we need an extension (an Increase in max FDP!!!) of 02.15 (12:45 -/- 10:30)
In my company we are using the following table to calculate the lenght of the break needed to calculate the 'Increase or extension of FDP'
Break------------Increase to FDP
0-2:59 -----------None
3-6:59------------0.5 x time of break
7-10:59----------0.66 x time of break or 1.5 time of break if at least 7 hours of the break is between 2000 - 0800 local time
So in order to increase a max FDP with 2hrs and 15min, we need a break of (2.15 x 1,5) = 4hrs and 30 minutes.
Hence a BRKP from 22.20 till 03.50 rather than the 22.20 - 01.35 as my company claims to be within the subQ limits.
What do you think..?
C/I AAA 1430
Leg 1) AAA 1540 1635 BBB
Leg 2) BBB 1715 1845 CCC
Leg 3) DDD 1910 2005 EEE
Leg 4) FFF 2055 2150 FFF
BRKP FFF 2220 0135
Leg 5) FFF 0220 0315 AAA
C/O 0335 AAA
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