Hi camel,
Originally Posted by camel
ok so if the PF was the more experienced f/o in the rhs and then couldnt handle the problems thrown at them ..was control handed over to the other less experienced f/o in the lhs?
if control was not handed over then why didnt the capt just swap places with the less experienced pnf f/o in the lhs ?
I have read the report just like you. There was a hand-over in the last sequence reported and possibly it was the Captain taking over the LHS from the junior FO which was PNF until then (this is a conjecture, but very probable if usual resting order was respected).
The PF is reported to have made the previous meteo briefing before the Captain rest and it was also obviously not the junior FO talking here.
Originally Posted by camel
is a 'frozen' atpl even allowed to sit in the lhs as pnf ?
Otherwise, what would be the point to have one on board as relief pilot?
LHS restriction/qualification is phase specific, it is not at cruise level or you would have systematically the need for two Captains per long-haul flight (which is not the case). This first report was published about two years ago and seriously, nobody noticed that?