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A dispatcher report on violating the work scheduling and exceeding a 10 hour shift without 8 hours rest.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 435650 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199904 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel |
| Qualification | other |
| ASRS Report | 435650 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : disp1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
On apr/xb/99, I worked a 10 hour shift after completing another 10 hour shift 4 hours 45 mins earlier on apr/xa/99 as a result of a shift trade I took part in with a fellow employee in order to receive a particular day off I needed for personal reasons. This was a violation of the FARS which states a dispatcher cannot be scheduled for a 10 hour shift without at least 8 hours rest between shifts. This was a last min shift trade so management was unable to catch it. By the time I realized what happened, there were only hours left before my shift was to begin. We were currently short-handed dispatchers due to a few calling in sick, so I took it upon myself to go through with the shift, violating the regulation. I have since been reprimanded by my superiors regarding this incident -- both verbally and in writing, and have been thoroughly aware of the serious nature of this event. You can be assured I am now well versed in this subject and a repeat performance will not recur.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A DISPATCHER RPT ON VIOLATING THE WORK SCHEDULING AND EXCEEDING A 10 HR SHIFT WITHOUT 8 HRS REST.
Narrative: ON APR/XB/99, I WORKED A 10 HR SHIFT AFTER COMPLETING ANOTHER 10 HR SHIFT 4 HRS 45 MINS EARLIER ON APR/XA/99 AS A RESULT OF A SHIFT TRADE I TOOK PART IN WITH A FELLOW EMPLOYEE IN ORDER TO RECEIVE A PARTICULAR DAY OFF I NEEDED FOR PERSONAL REASONS. THIS WAS A VIOLATION OF THE FARS WHICH STATES A DISPATCHER CANNOT BE SCHEDULED FOR A 10 HR SHIFT WITHOUT AT LEAST 8 HRS REST BTWN SHIFTS. THIS WAS A LAST MIN SHIFT TRADE SO MGMNT WAS UNABLE TO CATCH IT. BY THE TIME I REALIZED WHAT HAPPENED, THERE WERE ONLY HRS LEFT BEFORE MY SHIFT WAS TO BEGIN. WE WERE CURRENTLY SHORT-HANDED DISPATCHERS DUE TO A FEW CALLING IN SICK, SO I TOOK IT UPON MYSELF TO GO THROUGH WITH THE SHIFT, VIOLATING THE REG. I HAVE SINCE BEEN REPRIMANDED BY MY SUPERIORS REGARDING THIS INCIDENT -- BOTH VERBALLY AND IN WRITING, AND HAVE BEEN THOROUGHLY AWARE OF THE SERIOUS NATURE OF THIS EVENT. YOU CAN BE ASSURED I AM NOW WELL VERSED IN THIS SUBJECT AND A REPEAT PERFORMANCE WILL NOT RECUR.
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.