Assignment of captain qualified pilots to fly aircraft as first officer.

Attributes
ACN	290214
Time
Date	199412
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : jfk
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : sea
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 4500 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	290214
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other oversight : supervisor
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other

Narrative:

My employer, xx airlines, will substitute capts for first officer's when all first officer's are being used or short on first officer's. Unfortunately the only training capts receive in the right seat are 2 lndgs in the simulator every 6 months. I just flew right seat and can testify to the fact that it was definitely an unsafe trip. I was slow to react and uncomfortable in the right seat. This is only the 3RD time in 2 1/2 yrs that I have flown right seat in this aircraft. There is no way to maintain any type of currency in the right seat to safely fly these trips. Upon receiving our 6 month checks there is literally no emphasis placed on the responsibilities and requirements for first officer's. The 2 lndgs in the right seat at the end of simulator training are done in haste and merely to fill a legal requirement.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ASSIGNMENT OF CAPT QUALIFIED PLTS TO FLY ACFT AS FO.

Narrative: MY EMPLOYER, XX AIRLINES, WILL SUBSTITUTE CAPTS FOR FO'S WHEN ALL FO'S ARE BEING USED OR SHORT ON FO'S. UNFORTUNATELY THE ONLY TRAINING CAPTS RECEIVE IN THE R SEAT ARE 2 LNDGS IN THE SIMULATOR EVERY 6 MONTHS. I JUST FLEW R SEAT AND CAN TESTIFY TO THE FACT THAT IT WAS DEFINITELY AN UNSAFE TRIP. I WAS SLOW TO REACT AND UNCOMFORTABLE IN THE R SEAT. THIS IS ONLY THE 3RD TIME IN 2 1/2 YRS THAT I HAVE FLOWN R SEAT IN THIS ACFT. THERE IS NO WAY TO MAINTAIN ANY TYPE OF CURRENCY IN THE R SEAT TO SAFELY FLY THESE TRIPS. UPON RECEIVING OUR 6 MONTH CHKS THERE IS LITERALLY NO EMPHASIS PLACED ON THE RESPONSIBILITIES AND REQUIREMENTS FOR FO'S. THE 2 LNDGS IN THE R SEAT AT THE END OF SIMULATOR TRAINING ARE DONE IN HASTE AND MERELY TO FILL A LEGAL REQUIREMENT.

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.