24 off in 7 days

[GogglesPisano]

The rule says 7 days but it really means, you must have 24 hours off in the preceding 168.
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ALPA, and the FAA, don't seem to agree with you.

 

[Mr Wu]

(d) Each certificate holder conducting domestic operations shall relieve each flight crewmember engaged in scheduled air transportation from all further duty for at least 24 consecutive hours during any 7 consecutive days.

(e) No certificate holder conducting domestic operations may assign any flight crewmember and no flight crewmember may accept assignment to any duty with the air carrier during any required rest period.

These pretty much cover it. Doesn't matter what time you start on day 1. You look back 7 days and don't see 24hrs off, you're not legal. Your scheduler will tell you you're legal and then hang your arse with a self disclosure when you do it. Their job is to change the board from red to green and they don't care how they do it.

 

[Long Time Gone]

24 hours off is 24 hours off. It is not a calendar day.

 

[ackattacker]

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[Mike man]

wow...thanks.

I posted it for a friend who was in a jam...ALPA's official answer is legal to start, legal to finish. Provided the delay is outside of the control of they company (wx) and not a reschedule.

And the 7 days is calendar days not a rolling 168 hours...the 24 hours of consecutive rest can span two calendar days.

 

[B727FA]

Perhaps contractually it's a calendar day 0001-2400, but the FAR reads 24 hrs, it can be 1501-1500.