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Air carrier first officer reported inconsistent use of masks per guidelines by crewmembers.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1744310 |
| Time | |
| Date | 202005 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 36 Flight Crew Total 10416 Flight Crew Type 367 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
Assigned a 5 day ZZZZ trip from reserve. On the deadhead leg; I observed non-compliance with the mask policy from one of my fellow crewmembers; simply no face covering worn at any time during the flight despite clear policy and announcements from the fas. On the working legs; none of the 4 of us wore our masks once the door was closed until we arrived in ZZZZ. All of us wore masks in ZZZZ airport; but that relaxed in the van and at the hotel. On our return; 3 out of 4 of us wore masks through ZZZ. The one who did not was stopped for 30 minutes by the cdc; but not given a reason. As I walked through ZZZ1 after returning; I noticed less than half of uniformed pilots wearing a mask while more than 80% of customers did. My concern is not with any one crewmember; but with two general principles: 1. Intentional non-compliance with company policy. 2. Reducing customers security both physically and psychologically.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Air carrier First Officer reported inconsistent use of masks per guidelines by crewmembers.
Narrative: Assigned a 5 day ZZZZ trip from reserve. On the deadhead leg; I observed non-compliance with the mask policy from one of my fellow crewmembers; simply no face covering worn at any time during the flight despite clear policy and announcements from the FAs. On the working legs; none of the 4 of us wore our masks once the door was closed until we arrived in ZZZZ. All of us wore masks in ZZZZ airport; but that relaxed in the van and at the hotel. On our return; 3 out of 4 of us wore masks through ZZZ. The one who did not was stopped for 30 minutes by the CDC; but not given a reason. As I walked through ZZZ1 after returning; I noticed less than half of uniformed pilots wearing a mask while more than 80% of customers did. My concern is not with any one crewmember; but with two general principles: 1. intentional non-compliance with company policy. 2. reducing customers security both physically and psychologically.
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