Narrative:

Reduced rest layover in between long duty days on 4 day flcs. We get off flight duty at late PM00 local and report on at OX40. Total theoretical rest is 8 hours and 40 mins. Subtract 1 hour for transport to and from hotel. Subtract 1 hour at night to eat and wind down. Subtract another hour for wake up, shower, etc. Potential rest 5 hours 40 mins . Add in circadian rhythm reversal, wake up anxiety etc. Actual rest becomes approximately '4 hours of sleep.' rest regulations must change to benefit the safety of flcs and not the pockets of share holders.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CAPT RPTR COMPLAINS OF FARS AND AIRLINE MGMNT POLICY THAT DISALLOWS PROPER REST FOR FLT TIME FLOWN.

Narrative: REDUCED REST LAYOVER IN BTWN LONG DUTY DAYS ON 4 DAY FLCS. WE GET OFF FLT DUTY AT LATE PM00 LCL AND RPT ON AT OX40. TOTAL THEORETICAL REST IS 8 HRS AND 40 MINS. SUBTRACT 1 HR FOR TRANSPORT TO AND FROM HOTEL. SUBTRACT 1 HR AT NIGHT TO EAT AND WIND DOWN. SUBTRACT ANOTHER HR FOR WAKE UP, SHOWER, ETC. POTENTIAL REST 5 HRS 40 MINS . ADD IN CIRCADIAN RHYTHM REVERSAL, WAKE UP ANXIETY ETC. ACTUAL REST BECOMES APPROX '4 HRS OF SLEEP.' REST REGS MUST CHANGE TO BENEFIT THE SAFETY OF FLCS AND NOT THE POCKETS OF SHARE HOLDERS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.