Reporter protests scheduling of flight time and rest time.

Attributes
ACN	124708
Time
Date	198910
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mty
State Reference	FO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff cruise other landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	124708
Events
Anomaly	non adherence other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other other

Narrative:

This is a general report regarding what I believe are deficiencies in the far 121 rest requirements. I am a captain for airlines, and I am enclosing a copy of a 3-DAY 'trip pairing' I just completed. The 1ST duty period has 8+59 hours of scheduled flight time, followed by 10+01 hours of rest, followed by 1+22 hours of flight time which is within 24 hours of the beginning of the pairing. So we were scheduled for 8+59 between rest periods and 10+21 in a 24 hour period. This would be illegal for domestic flying, but since our layover was in monterey, mexico, the rules that apply are for a 3-MAN international crew. I can understand the need for longer duty periods for crews that fly over thousands of miles of open water, but monterey is only 1 1/2 hours south of houston. I think flts to canada and mexico should have the same rest requirements as domestic flying.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: REPORTER PROTESTS SCHEDULING OF FLT TIME AND REST TIME.

Narrative: THIS IS A GENERAL REPORT REGARDING WHAT I BELIEVE ARE DEFICIENCIES IN THE FAR 121 REST REQUIREMENTS. I AM A CAPT FOR AIRLINES, AND I AM ENCLOSING A COPY OF A 3-DAY 'TRIP PAIRING' I JUST COMPLETED. THE 1ST DUTY PERIOD HAS 8+59 HRS OF SCHEDULED FLT TIME, FOLLOWED BY 10+01 HRS OF REST, FOLLOWED BY 1+22 HRS OF FLT TIME WHICH IS WITHIN 24 HRS OF THE BEGINNING OF THE PAIRING. SO WE WERE SCHEDULED FOR 8+59 BETWEEN REST PERIODS AND 10+21 IN A 24 HR PERIOD. THIS WOULD BE ILLEGAL FOR DOMESTIC FLYING, BUT SINCE OUR LAYOVER WAS IN MONTEREY, MEXICO, THE RULES THAT APPLY ARE FOR A 3-MAN INTERNATIONAL CREW. I CAN UNDERSTAND THE NEED FOR LONGER DUTY PERIODS FOR CREWS THAT FLY OVER THOUSANDS OF MILES OF OPEN WATER, BUT MONTEREY IS ONLY 1 1/2 HRS S OF HOUSTON. I THINK FLTS TO CANADA AND MEXICO SHOULD HAVE THE SAME REST REQUIREMENTS AS DOMESTIC FLYING.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.