PS123, thanks for your support with this issue, I think its time to move up a gear.
I read that 60 pilots have come forward with fatigue issues...which is good, but to give this issue the weight it so desperately needs, we require some input and recommendations from other qualified sources.
Comment, or better still interviews with rostering staff, counterbalanced with scientific answers from an AME ( aeromedical examiner ) would properly highlight the issue.
It would be most revealing to have the Rostering Personnel go through a typical roster with the AME ( or a Sleep disorder specialist) and have them explain exactly how the crew member should 'manage' their sleep. Ie, times they are expected to sleep given a set of rostered duties.
The results would be clear - in many cases it would be impossible to get the medically recommended amount of quality restorative sleep - and they know it !
I've queried how to manage day/night swaps and 18 - 30hrs rest periods with the head of crew scheduling in my company. Guidance on how to cope with a roster he had generated was refused. The only response was "When I used to work shifts it was difficult switching from day to night and I always felt tired, you'll get used to it."
I never have got used to it, maybe its time to ask the experts.
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