submission - Independent Pilots Association

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1'3' Intcrætio¡s
c¡dorr¡ of rhc
¡s ¡pvicuæd
and no cq¡well
or¡tsidc
hout adjusunc¡rs of rcst pcnod du¡aúon for cir'
le to Ìui,c a rourine 14 hour night shifu follo*td
) PM. i.¿. preciçely coirridcnt with tÌ¡c circadian
orbiddc¡ zöne'). followed by r 2ó hour strift
n of in-night timc for slecp can not bc assumcd rc
ncnls th¡t ma¡athon dury of this kind will i¡pvi¡r
ion sæms frorn the ebscrrce of any adjustment of
s could dcmorurrac that a succcssion of 14 hor¡¡
rablc pcrfonnarlcÊ limis. it is very unlikcly that a
ly validaad. Unless maximum shift du¡ations a¡t
keor well within hurnanpcrfonnance limir-s. i.c. less tl¡anJlhous'. somc adjustment for tþ com'
polnding cffccs of Úmeof'day nccds to be includcd'
na¡iæ ¡Ire not likely to bc rcprescntative of rypical
on of tlrc Study Group h¡t no rcliable protectioo
:Þduling can bc lud withor¡t express adjusmens
ci¡c¿dian clæk, urd signifrcant reductiors in thc
4.4. Rescrve Trnr
Thc Srudy Group has separarc bur rcla.red concerrLs abort.rhe.proposcd.regulaúoru rcgatq¡Í¡g R.e-
;,-,,- Ti-fr..-li rirr.*ed'above, rwo dlsdrrct approachcs.for tlr pmrecûon of rest time within ttte
¡i{ "variable noùcc". tþ ma¡imum length of a dury
perid- Tlr window is ttre sa¡ne during cach succ¿ssive day on reserve.
Thc Study Group is conccrrrd that ùrc vúi¡bb notice a¡ran8erDcnt is based on,t'l't"_TPPYÍ^ ju.l
p"rid tÍrt stejp Oe6"arion resr¡lting from a shorr-noticc call cen bc adcquaæly compensated tor
. Twelvc boufs is fclt o bc t-bc manunr¡-rr safc sbift dr¡¡zrion in many sbifrwort satunS\ c.g. nursinS. Howerc¡.
ùcrÊ '-e d¡r. dcsrcnsua¡ng ur irrrcasc i¡ frfcrs¡¡¡¡c¿ errrs betwæn t ar¡d ¡ 2 bû¡rs of shift d¡¡ndql. sttggcsting o
sorne the¡ rÀc approçrrac mårrmu!ì shiñ d¡¡rarx¡o io safery-rnsitivc shifrwcrk ruings sbou¡d bG t bot¡rs (17)'
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