Narrative:

Due to lack of communications between our training department and crew scheduling (far 121 air carrier), I was taken off my scheduled recurrent ground school during my 'grace month' to fly a trip. I, in my ignorance, believed that the director of crew scheduling and his deputies knew what they were doing and accepted the assignment. I was never reassigned ground school during the grace month and now the company is trying to repair the damage by 're-indexing' the 'due month,' etc. It is perhaps up to the lawyers to define the FARS as to what should be done, but I suspect I may have to take the whole initial training course, and in the mean time I would not be legal to fly. How to prevent this kind of potential violation in the future: give crew schedulers less power and more common sense.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR CAPT IS REMOVED FROM RECURRENT TRAINING DURING 'GRACE MONTH' AND PUT ON DUTY. HE WAS NEVER REASSIGNED FOR RECURRENT.

Narrative: DUE TO LACK OF COMS BTWN OUR TRAINING DEPT AND CREW SCHEDULING (FAR 121 ACR), I WAS TAKEN OFF MY SCHEDULED RECURRENT GND SCHOOL DURING MY 'GRACE MONTH' TO FLY A TRIP. I, IN MY IGNORANCE, BELIEVED THAT THE DIRECTOR OF CREW SCHEDULING AND HIS DEPUTIES KNEW WHAT THEY WERE DOING AND ACCEPTED THE ASSIGNMENT. I WAS NEVER REASSIGNED GND SCHOOL DURING THE GRACE MONTH AND NOW THE COMPANY IS TRYING TO REPAIR THE DAMAGE BY 'RE-INDEXING' THE 'DUE MONTH,' ETC. IT IS PERHAPS UP TO THE LAWYERS TO DEFINE THE FARS AS TO WHAT SHOULD BE DONE, BUT I SUSPECT I MAY HAVE TO TAKE THE WHOLE INITIAL TRAINING COURSE, AND IN THE MEAN TIME I WOULD NOT BE LEGAL TO FLY. HOW TO PREVENT THIS KIND OF POTENTIAL VIOLATION IN THE FUTURE: GIVE CREW SCHEDULERS LESS PWR AND MORE COMMON SENSE.

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.