havick- very valid point but the issue can still be with the rostering. If you are rostered to within flight and duty limits it is still very possible to be (short term) fatigued after a 3 or 4 day grouping. For instance you could have a minimum rest overnight (9hrs FoD) with a 10 hour duty day either side, followed by a 5am sign on the following day followed by a 6am sign on for a 6 sector day on the 4th day. This could be surrounded by days off, but that 4th day you are pretty much a vegetable and are making little mistakes left right and centre.
I use the above example as that has been rostered where I work. Thankfully not very often, but it can happen, and when it does even adjusting your sleep patterns for that week doesn't fully mitigate the fatigue that has set in by the 4th day.....let alone if you are rostered for 6 days in a row!!
Jetstar should be hauled over the coals if this staff intimidation is causing pilots not to report fatigue and/or other reportable matters in a SMS format.
