Narrative:

Enclosed is a copy of one of our flight attendants schedules for a 5 day trip. I, personally, was only scheduled to fly with her from jul/xx/94 to jul/xx/94. 20 mins prior to departure on flight I overheard her say that she had been on duty since early am that morning. I then pulled up her line on the computer and discovered the enclosed 5 day trip, which had been requested by her, and approved by scheduling. I was aware of the fact that our flight attendants have no rest requirements, however, after deliberating with myself for less than 1 min I decided that I would only do this overnight with her if she agreed to a minimum of 8 hours rest. She elected to fly, agreed to the rest, and still reported early the next morning. Upon arriving at our hotel on the evening of the jul/xx/94, I called scheduling to inquire as to why she was scheduled for 39 hours, 18 mins with less than her rest. They indicated that she elected to waive her rest, and inferred that I had no right to question their approval of that assignment. Upon arriving in orlando (mco) the next morning, I left a note for the next pilot scheduled to fly with her of the situation. He apparently elected to continue the trip. Since there are no legal rest requirements for flight attendants, pilots feel pressure from management not to question the flight attendant's, scheduling, or the company in general regarding their decisions to allow obvious misuse of this missing regulation. Something needs to be done now.

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Title: CAPT OF 135 OP ACFT EXPRESSES CONCERN REGARDING DUTY REST TIME FOR CABIN ATTENDANT.

Narrative: ENCLOSED IS A COPY OF ONE OF OUR FLT ATTENDANTS SCHEDULES FOR A 5 DAY TRIP. I, PERSONALLY, WAS ONLY SCHEDULED TO FLY WITH HER FROM JUL/XX/94 TO JUL/XX/94. 20 MINS PRIOR TO DEP ON FLT I OVERHEARD HER SAY THAT SHE HAD BEEN ON DUTY SINCE EARLY AM THAT MORNING. I THEN PULLED UP HER LINE ON THE COMPUTER AND DISCOVERED THE ENCLOSED 5 DAY TRIP, WHICH HAD BEEN REQUESTED BY HER, AND APPROVED BY SCHEDULING. I WAS AWARE OF THE FACT THAT OUR FLT ATTENDANTS HAVE NO REST REQUIREMENTS, HOWEVER, AFTER DELIBERATING WITH MYSELF FOR LESS THAN 1 MIN I DECIDED THAT I WOULD ONLY DO THIS OVERNIGHT WITH HER IF SHE AGREED TO A MINIMUM OF 8 HRS REST. SHE ELECTED TO FLY, AGREED TO THE REST, AND STILL RPTED EARLY THE NEXT MORNING. UPON ARRIVING AT OUR HOTEL ON THE EVENING OF THE JUL/XX/94, I CALLED SCHEDULING TO INQUIRE AS TO WHY SHE WAS SCHEDULED FOR 39 HRS, 18 MINS WITH LESS THAN HER REST. THEY INDICATED THAT SHE ELECTED TO WAIVE HER REST, AND INFERRED THAT I HAD NO RIGHT TO QUESTION THEIR APPROVAL OF THAT ASSIGNMENT. UPON ARRIVING IN ORLANDO (MCO) THE NEXT MORNING, I LEFT A NOTE FOR THE NEXT PLT SCHEDULED TO FLY WITH HER OF THE SIT. HE APPARENTLY ELECTED TO CONTINUE THE TRIP. SINCE THERE ARE NO LEGAL REST REQUIREMENTS FOR FLT ATTENDANTS, PLTS FEEL PRESSURE FROM MGMNT NOT TO QUESTION THE FA'S, SCHEDULING, OR THE COMPANY IN GENERAL REGARDING THEIR DECISIONS TO ALLOW OBVIOUS MISUSE OF THIS MISSING REG. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE NOW.

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.