A300-600 pilot reports that reserve assignment for international trip was unsafe due to long late as...

Narrative:

At XA30 I was assigned a flight sequence to deadhead to ZZZ and depart ZZZ at XI55 for a 5 hour 25 min all-night flight to ZZZ2. I departed my house around XB15. It took almost 3 hours for the normal 1 hour 45 min drive to ZZZ2 due to traffic; fog and rain. On the way to the airport; I called both crew schedulers and the chief pilot on call; asking that I be assigned a first class seat so that I could get some rest. Both were very nice; but said they were unable to do that. I signed in at XE30; but we were delayed until XF48 due to a late arriving crew. It was a bumpy ride all the way to ZZZ; and I was unable to sleep at all. There was no way it was safe for me to remain awake for another 7 hours for preflight and the flight to ZZZ2 so I called tracking and told them I was fatigued. At that point; I had been awake since XR30 and was looking at a 23 hour day. This sequence would not have been legal if it were domestic; so it should not have been legal just because it was international. In the interests of safety; we need to implement an international reserve rest policy which mirrors the current FARS with regard to look back rest.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A300-600 PLT REPORTS THAT RESERVE ASSIGNMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL TRIP WAS UNSAFE DUE TO LONG LATE ASSIGNMENT AND PRECEDING DEADHEAD. REFUSED FLT DUE TO FATIGUE.

Narrative: AT XA30 I WAS ASSIGNED A FLT SEQUENCE TO DEADHEAD TO ZZZ AND DEPART ZZZ AT XI55 FOR A 5 HR 25 MIN ALL-NIGHT FLT TO ZZZ2. I DEPARTED MY HOUSE AROUND XB15. IT TOOK ALMOST 3 HRS FOR THE NORMAL 1 HR 45 MIN DRIVE TO ZZZ2 DUE TO TFC; FOG AND RAIN. ON THE WAY TO THE ARPT; I CALLED BOTH CREW SCHEDULERS AND THE CHIEF PLT ON CALL; ASKING THAT I BE ASSIGNED A FIRST CLASS SEAT SO THAT I COULD GET SOME REST. BOTH WERE VERY NICE; BUT SAID THEY WERE UNABLE TO DO THAT. I SIGNED IN AT XE30; BUT WE WERE DELAYED UNTIL XF48 DUE TO A LATE ARRIVING CREW. IT WAS A BUMPY RIDE ALL THE WAY TO ZZZ; AND I WAS UNABLE TO SLEEP AT ALL. THERE WAS NO WAY IT WAS SAFE FOR ME TO REMAIN AWAKE FOR ANOTHER 7 HRS FOR PREFLT AND THE FLT TO ZZZ2 SO I CALLED TRACKING AND TOLD THEM I WAS FATIGUED. AT THAT POINT; I HAD BEEN AWAKE SINCE XR30 AND WAS LOOKING AT A 23 HR DAY. THIS SEQUENCE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN LEGAL IF IT WERE DOMESTIC; SO IT SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN LEGAL JUST BECAUSE IT WAS INTL. IN THE INTERESTS OF SAFETY; WE NEED TO IMPLEMENT AN INTL RESERVE REST POLICY WHICH MIRRORS THE CURRENT FARS WITH REGARD TO LOOK BACK REST.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.

Attributes
ACN	763746
Time
Date	200711
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
ASRS Report	763746
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Company FAA
Primary Problem	FAA

A300-600 pilot reports that reserve assignment for international trip was unsafe due to long late assignment and preceding deadhead. Refused flight due to fatigue.