First officer concerned with company interpretation of flight attendant rules and responsibilities a...

Attributes
ACN	502942
Time
Date	200103
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 800
ASRS Report	502942
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : company policies other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Flight Crew Human Performance Cabin Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

Our company has issued the attached memos to flight attendants stating that flight duty times as stated in far part 121.471 no longer apply. This is in direct conflict with both the flight attendant manual which says far part 121.471 and part 121.467 flight time limitations all pilots and flight attendants a) no pilot or flight attendant may accept or be assigned flight time in excess of. This also stated in the company gom. Even though this is stated in both the gom and flight attendant manual and intimidate flight attendants into violating the gom by flying in excess of 30 hours in 7 days and not having 24 hours free of duty in 7 calendar days. Exactly what level of safely is being provided?

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FO CONCERNED WITH COMPANY INTERP OF FLT ATTENDANT RULES AND RESPONSIBILITIES ARE NOT WITHIN FAA GUIDELINES.

Narrative: OUR COMPANY HAS ISSUED THE ATTACHED MEMOS TO FLT ATTENDANTS STATING THAT FLT DUTY TIMES AS STATED IN FAR PART 121.471 NO LONGER APPLY. THIS IS IN DIRECT CONFLICT WITH BOTH THE FLT ATTENDANT MANUAL WHICH SAYS FAR PART 121.471 AND PART 121.467 FLT TIME LIMITATIONS ALL PLTS AND FLT ATTENDANTS A) NO PLT OR FLT ATTENDANT MAY ACCEPT OR BE ASSIGNED FLT TIME IN EXCESS OF. THIS ALSO STATED IN THE COMPANY GOM. EVEN THOUGH THIS IS STATED IN BOTH THE GOM AND FLT ATTENDANT MANUAL AND INTIMIDATE FLT ATTENDANTS INTO VIOLATING THE GOM BY FLYING IN EXCESS OF 30 HRS IN 7 DAYS AND NOT HAVING 24 HRS FREE OF DUTY IN 7 CALENDAR DAYS. EXACTLY WHAT LEVEL OF SAFELY IS BEING PROVIDED?

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.

First officer concerned with company interpretation of flight attendant rules and responsibilities are not within FAA guidelines.