"do not disturb - the captain's trying to sleep'
I have witnessed a First Officer falling asleep on short finals! Who can control sleep/wakefulness when they are fatigued. By ‘fatigue’ I mean the ground in tiredness which comes over time, when faced with poor rostering; disruption of circadian rhythms etc. The only answer to this is a company which understands the problem and programmes in adequate R & R. (as opposed to one that stays with the ‘profits over safety’ philosophy)
Brian Smith MEP is entering into negotiations with the European Parliament which will, according to Mervyn Granshaw at BALPA, extend pilots’ working hours.
Put your efforts into backing him, or write to your MEP, because once the goalposts are moved it will be impossible to change them back.