submission - Independent Pilots Association

"Review of proposcd flighr dury regulatioas"
î," nigh, Oury Reguleuon Scicntific Surdy Crroup
Absc¡rr resc¿¡ch dara to tÞ contrary. thc only rcjry¡¡ findings.suggcst that pcrformancc dctcrio
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an 12 boun. ù¡d th¿ tæqamendcd I'imis for dury
efTcct-
tioos mr¡s¡ await erupirical confrmarion of sr¡ch an
'cirçumstarces wlæ¡c c¡srr nu¡nber is augmented
lli.sh¿d srudies luve not yet shown that tìls tmion
o allow a signifrcantly slcc¡deprived crcw
s corrern is thet scræral studies in otlpr concxts
pporurnity for slecp in Ûtc exænded-duty scning
C obui¡¡ed. Without express stipulation about tlrc
d by crcw members. it is ou¡ concerì that thc re'
rter¡èd duty arrangemenls wiÙrout providrng uty
oh¡¡¡rd.
dêquæ ¡o compen$te for tlre clearly l¡eroic dc'
t alkr*a¡ces are adjrsed for ¡l¡e rest penods fiolccdr¡g
rt- Thus for crewmembcrs movrng among
be called upon to work very long shift dunrions
"re¡Lr¿d rest"), witlr no stipulation th¡t t}rts u¡ne
be prorndcd ¡t a circadian phasc condr¡cive to slcep.
rp dø r¡ot foel ¡Ìrcrc is ¿dcqr¡aa scientific justifr-
\,lor is rlrc Study Group conlident that compensa-
:n b fìight. and exænded rest provide adequaæ
itl very long work schedules permitted under tl¡e
4.2. No rdjrstme¡¡t for "bæk side of thc clæk"
Ou¡ sccond rnaþr concern is that rÞ propord rcgubuors-malce no effort,to adjus¡ prescribed.lim'
¡o on wort duårion or resr dr¡ration bascd on the ü¡rr of day u which thosc activitie's a¡e sched'
ut"¿. tt¡ iç rlr mosr disappointing omission, a¡rd panrcularly diff¡cult.o r¡ndersta¡rd in light 9f 9"
.ror""r predic¿ion of rlre Ë"isc¿ rcgularians on tlc NASA-Arnes datebase. a body. of resea¡ch ¡ìat
t,"l ø"ä m¡rch o clra¡actc¡izc rhc dèpcndence of sleep and prformancg in tlp aviation sening on
\ srudies a¡rd tle larger body of scientilic evidencc
abour ûre importancc urd rcleva¡rce of circadian
ance a¡d tlre ænder¡cy o human error, and to thc
crrna¡¡cc decremen$ arising as a corLs€quer¡ce of
sleep depnvauon.
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