Below you find the article as published in the current CWA. Further below we provide some comments and explanations for this article.
Like always it is the obligation of the company to follow these rules and a pilot is entitled to a roster reflecting these rules. If a pilot notices a non-compliance with the CWA it is his/her right that his roster will be changed to be fully compliant with the CWA.
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36.10.2 Rest at Home Base with time zone difference compensation At Home Base, if a Rotation involves a 4 hour time difference or more, the Minimum Rest Period is as specified in the table below.
Table 11: Minimum Local Nights of rest at Home Base to compensate for time zone differences when Suitable Accommodation is not provided by Company.
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As soon as a rotation involves a 4 hour time difference or more and no suitable accommodation is provided by Cargolux when returning to Home Base, the Minimum Rest Period with time zone compensation according to 36.10.2 must be applied.
The table considers the following:
· the maximum time difference between the Home Base Time and the local time where a crew member rests during the rotation and
· the time elapsed since reporting for the first FDP involving at least 4 hours time difference to the reference time.
Home Base Time is defined in Part III of the CWA as “Is the local time at Home Base when a Pilot returns from a Rotation.”
Reference Time is defined in Part III of the CWA as “Means the local time at the reporting point situated in a 2-hour wide time zone band (+/- 02:00 hours) around the local time where a Pilot is acclimatised.”
The Reference Time can be determined using Table 1 in CWA 36.6.2.1.
Rest Period is defined in Part III of the CWA as “Means a continuous, uninterrupted and defined period of time, following duty or prior to duty, during which a Pilot is free of all duties, standby and reserve.”
Duty is defined as “Means any task that a Pilot performs for the Company, including flight duty, administrative work (as indicated on the Pilot’s roster), giving or receiving training and checking, Positioning, Reserve and Standby.”
Please note, the intention of the rest at Home Base is to have a pilot acclimatised at Home Base in order that he/she is rested for the next duty or series of duties.
If pilots feel that they are not acclimatised at the Home Base before the next duties then they should extend their rest time and complete a proactive fatigue report.
Example (with time zone compensation)
A pilot operates LUX (UTC+2) – GYD (UTC+4) on day 1. On the next day he operates GYD (UTC+4) – PVG (UTC+8), crossing for the first time 4 time zones. Reporting Time is 04:00 UTC. On day 3 he operates PVG – OVB (UTC+7), takes a Rest Period and continues back to LUX, where he arrives at 06:00 UTC on day 5. According to Table 11 in article 36.10.2 the biggest time difference between Home Base Time and the local time where the pilot rests during the rotation is 6 hours – the difference between PVG (UTC+8) and LUX (UTC+2). Time elapsed since reporting for the first FDP involving 4 hours time difference is 74:30 hours (GYD 04:00 UTC on day 2 until LUX 06:30 UTC on day 5). Thus, according to Table 11 in 36.10.2 the Minimum Rest Period for time zone difference compensation is 3 local nights.
