B757 aircraft prior to flight. Air carrier scheduler had scheduled first officer for overwater fligh...

Attributes
ACN	376200
Time
Date	199707
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zzz
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 440 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	376200
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Upon reporting for my north atlantic trip to birmingham, england, I learned that my first officer had been replaced by crew scheduling with a new reserve pilot who had not been to birmingham. I later learned that he had been previously oceanic qualified on a different type aircraft but not on the B757. I stated that he needed a line check from a check airman before he could fly with me (I am not a check airman on the B757 although I was previously on the B747). The first officer said he had told scheduling this and the scheduler told him that they had gotten the requirement waived through the chief pilot and the training department, due to my qualifications and experience level in oceanic operations. As I knew this particular scheduler as highly experienced, I did not question this decision. I was unable to reach the chief pilot, as it was a weekend and the office was closed. Upon completing the trip, I learned that no waiver had been coordinated, and I flew the trip with a first officer who was unqualified in north atlantic/oceanic operations. In other words, we were not a legal crew. This could have a very negative impact on oceanic operations. Scheduling must ensure that all crew members are scheduled only on trips that they are qualified for. Crew members must be aware of what requirements may be waived and which may not.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757 ACFT PRIOR TO FLT. ACR SCHEDULER HAD SCHEDULED FO FOR OVERWATER FLT WHICH HE WASN'T QUALIFIED FOR. SCHEDULING HAD TOLD RPTR CAPT THAT THE CHIEF PLT HAD GIVEN A WAIVER FOR THE QUALIFICATION, BUT RPTR FOUND SUBSEQUENTLY THAT NO WAIVER HAD BEEN GRANTED.

Narrative: UPON RPTING FOR MY NORTH ATLANTIC TRIP TO BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND, I LEARNED THAT MY FO HAD BEEN REPLACED BY CREW SCHEDULING WITH A NEW RESERVE PLT WHO HAD NOT BEEN TO BIRMINGHAM. I LATER LEARNED THAT HE HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY OCEANIC QUALIFIED ON A DIFFERENT TYPE ACFT BUT NOT ON THE B757. I STATED THAT HE NEEDED A LINE CHK FROM A CHK AIRMAN BEFORE HE COULD FLY WITH ME (I AM NOT A CHK AIRMAN ON THE B757 ALTHOUGH I WAS PREVIOUSLY ON THE B747). THE FO SAID HE HAD TOLD SCHEDULING THIS AND THE SCHEDULER TOLD HIM THAT THEY HAD GOTTEN THE REQUIREMENT WAIVED THROUGH THE CHIEF PLT AND THE TRAINING DEPT, DUE TO MY QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE LEVEL IN OCEANIC OPS. AS I KNEW THIS PARTICULAR SCHEDULER AS HIGHLY EXPERIENCED, I DID NOT QUESTION THIS DECISION. I WAS UNABLE TO REACH THE CHIEF PLT, AS IT WAS A WEEKEND AND THE OFFICE WAS CLOSED. UPON COMPLETING THE TRIP, I LEARNED THAT NO WAIVER HAD BEEN COORDINATED, AND I FLEW THE TRIP WITH A FO WHO WAS UNQUALIFIED IN NORTH ATLANTIC/OCEANIC OPS. IN OTHER WORDS, WE WERE NOT A LEGAL CREW. THIS COULD HAVE A VERY NEGATIVE IMPACT ON OCEANIC OPS. SCHEDULING MUST ENSURE THAT ALL CREW MEMBERS ARE SCHEDULED ONLY ON TRIPS THAT THEY ARE QUALIFIED FOR. CREW MEMBERS MUST BE AWARE OF WHAT REQUIREMENTS MAY BE WAIVED AND WHICH MAY NOT.

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.

B757 aircraft prior to flight. Air carrier scheduler had scheduled first officer for overwater flight which he wasn't qualified for. Scheduling had told reporter captain that the chief pilot had given a waiver for the qualification, but reporter found subsequently that no waiver had been granted.