Colgan Fatigue Policy

[suupah]

However, this is only a start. We have a long way to go. Crew members have misused the sick policy and fatigue policy at times due to various ineffective scheduling practices. A few examples of these ongoing fatigue-inducing scenarios:



1) The company policy that allows for moving days to be scheduled during your days off;

2) A pilot who reaches 30 hours in 7 days and is made to deadhead in the middle of the pairing instead of having the last round trip removed on the last day;

3) Eliminating days off in schedules for the purposes of ground or simulator training;

4) Ten days off per bid period for reserve holders.



In closing, we are confident that management understands that, in the end, it is not about covering trips—the safety of our crews and the flying public will always take precedence. We look forward to working with them to enhance our scheduling policies. This will lead to better working conditions that are both fair to our pilots as well as productive for the company.



The next step is for us to work with our management team and the USW to create a Fatigue Review Board that will look at questionable fatigue calls. Fatigue is not a black-and-white issue, therefore whenever a call is questionable, a fair and equitable process should be in place to provide guidance to the pilot and the company.



If any Colgan pilot has any questions or concerns, please call the MEC hotline at 1-877-MEC-CJC1 1-877-MEC-CJC1 ( 1-877-632-2521 1-877-632-2521).



The Colgan MEC

 

[ackattacker]

I do not work for Colgan, however, I do work for a carrier that has both a "sick policy" and a "fatigue policy". However "fatigue" is never clearly defined. Reading the two policies back-to-back leaves you scratching your head for sure.

How can you have a "no questions asked" fatigue policy and then ask a bunch of questions when you call in? What's the difference between being "tired" and "fatigued"? What about "sick and tired"? This is doublespeak. I wish George Carlin was around to give a proper rant about this crappola.

 

[rjacobs]

Moreover, don’t confuse a fatigue call with a sick call. We know many of our pilots have young kids at home. If the child gets sick in the middle of the night, causing one stress, lack of sleep, and an inability to properly rest before showing up to work, in following with the FAA IMSAFE Checklist, a sick call would be more appropriate.

And to the two guys who said that this situation(kid sick in the middle of the night) was a fatigue call and not a sick or family emergency call, I bring you official ALPA guidance. Now I know that this is Colgan ALPA guidance, but it is ALPA guidance.