Narrative:

I was assigned to helicopter EMS service at medical center on 5 successive days from XA00 to ZC00 hours, relief pilots generally occurs at XJ30 and ZB30 hours respectively. On 4TH day, at approximately ZB30 hours, a request for patient transport was made of me. The flight route would be from medical center to hospital a to board a physician and nurse and proceed to hospital B to pick up a patient and return him to hospital a, then return to medical center. I asked for a 10 min delay to allow more time for the arrival of my relief and was granted such. At ZB40 hours my relief still had not arrived and I departed at ZB42 hours completing the flight as planned at XA32 hours in the morning of 5TH day, where I immediately terminated my duty shift. I drove to my home and was in bed by XB00 hours. I rose from sleep at XH00 hours on the 5TH day, picked up my son from his day care provider and after household preparations. Returned to medical center for my regular shift at XJ20, intending to study until XA32 hours when I would begin my regular shift after having received the required 10 hours of rest. At approximately XJ30 hours a flight request came in and after discussing the flight with the on-duty flight I decided that I was better rested and both physically and emotionally prepared to complete the flight. I accepted the flight and departed at XJ45 hours. Following successful completion of the flight, I continued my shift and was relieved at ZB44 hours. This elicited 2 technical violations of FARS: 1) by flying until XA32 on 5TH day, I flew 32 mins past my 14 hour duty time limitation, and 2) by accepting a flight at XJ45 I received only 8:41 hours of rest prior to accepting duty, 1:19 hours short for the required 10 hours. Several operational procedures have been implemented to prevent this situation from again occurring, even though all situations of violating duty time limits may not be covered.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: EMS PLT REPORTS BEING PRESSURED BY CIRCUMSTANCES INTO DUTY TIME VIOLATIONS ON 2 SUCCESSIVE SHIFTS.

Narrative: I WAS ASSIGNED TO HELI EMS SVC AT MEDICAL CENTER ON 5 SUCCESSIVE DAYS FROM XA00 TO ZC00 HOURS, RELIEF PLTS GENERALLY OCCURS AT XJ30 AND ZB30 HRS RESPECTIVELY. ON 4TH DAY, AT APPROX ZB30 HRS, A REQUEST FOR PATIENT TRANSPORT WAS MADE OF ME. THE FLT ROUTE WOULD BE FROM MEDICAL CENTER TO HOSPITAL A TO BOARD A PHYSICIAN AND NURSE AND PROCEED TO HOSPITAL B TO PICK UP A PATIENT AND RETURN HIM TO HOSPITAL A, THEN RETURN TO MEDICAL CENTER. I ASKED FOR A 10 MIN DELAY TO ALLOW MORE TIME FOR THE ARR OF MY RELIEF AND WAS GRANTED SUCH. AT ZB40 HRS MY RELIEF STILL HAD NOT ARRIVED AND I DEPARTED AT ZB42 HRS COMPLETING THE FLT AS PLANNED AT XA32 HRS IN THE MORNING OF 5TH DAY, WHERE I IMMEDIATELY TERMINATED MY DUTY SHIFT. I DROVE TO MY HOME AND WAS IN BED BY XB00 HRS. I ROSE FROM SLEEP AT XH00 HRS ON THE 5TH DAY, PICKED UP MY SON FROM HIS DAY CARE PROVIDER AND AFTER HOUSEHOLD PREPARATIONS. RETURNED TO MEDICAL CENTER FOR MY REGULAR SHIFT AT XJ20, INTENDING TO STUDY UNTIL XA32 HRS WHEN I WOULD BEGIN MY REGULAR SHIFT AFTER HAVING RECEIVED THE REQUIRED 10 HRS OF REST. AT APPROX XJ30 HRS A FLT REQUEST CAME IN AND AFTER DISCUSSING THE FLT WITH THE ON-DUTY FLT I DECIDED THAT I WAS BETTER RESTED AND BOTH PHYSICALLY AND EMOTIONALLY PREPARED TO COMPLETE THE FLT. I ACCEPTED THE FLT AND DEPARTED AT XJ45 HRS. FOLLOWING SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THE FLT, I CONTINUED MY SHIFT AND WAS RELIEVED AT ZB44 HRS. THIS ELICITED 2 TECHNICAL VIOLATIONS OF FARS: 1) BY FLYING UNTIL XA32 ON 5TH DAY, I FLEW 32 MINS PAST MY 14 HR DUTY TIME LIMITATION, AND 2) BY ACCEPTING A FLT AT XJ45 I RECEIVED ONLY 8:41 HRS OF REST PRIOR TO ACCEPTING DUTY, 1:19 HRS SHORT FOR THE REQUIRED 10 HRS. SEVERAL OPERATIONAL PROCS HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED TO PREVENT THIS SITUATION FROM AGAIN OCCURRING, EVEN THOUGH ALL SITUATIONS OF VIOLATING DUTY TIME LIMITS MAY NOT BE COVERED.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.