Narrative:

My copilot notified the company sat that he was calling himself off so he wouldn't run into 7 days straight. He explained that he had started on mon at around PM00 and he was through that sat evening. The company interprets the regulations as 24 hours to 24 hours instead of a calendar day. First officer disagreed and I spoke to them and disagreed. With the threat of suspension and/or termination, we were forced to go under protest. Presently both the pilot group, alpa, and the company are waiting for legal clarification from the FAA's legal head in washington, dc.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DUTY TIME DISPUTE.

Narrative: MY COPLT NOTIFIED THE COMPANY SAT THAT HE WAS CALLING HIMSELF OFF SO HE WOULDN'T RUN INTO 7 DAYS STRAIGHT. HE EXPLAINED THAT HE HAD STARTED ON MON AT AROUND PM00 AND HE WAS THROUGH THAT SAT EVENING. THE COMPANY INTERPRETS THE REGS AS 24 HRS TO 24 HRS INSTEAD OF A CALENDAR DAY. FO DISAGREED AND I SPOKE TO THEM AND DISAGREED. WITH THE THREAT OF SUSPENSION AND/OR TERMINATION, WE WERE FORCED TO GO UNDER PROTEST. PRESENTLY BOTH THE PLT GROUP, ALPA, AND THE COMPANY ARE WAITING FOR LEGAL CLARIFICATION FROM THE FAA'S LEGAL HEAD IN WASHINGTON, DC.

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