Narrative:

This was a craf flight that began with a ferry lay-over, then a return to the united states with military troops and no weapons onboard. In the initial briefing by the captain, he stated he wanted to keep the cockpit door open so the troops could come up and visit. The flying first officer and other relief pilot stated that would be against far and company policy. He stated he was a lawyer, and he would love to argue the case if anyone came after him for doing this. He made it sound like the far didn't apply in this case. He convinced us that he was knowledgeable in this area, and we agreed to his request. During the shift change, since we were not using the 2 person rule in the cockpit with the door always open, the flying first officer changed with the other relief pilot, and then I changed with the captain. The captain took a physiological break, and since we were not using flight attendants to block the door, I got up and took a physiological break. The other relief pilot was alone in the cockpit when the captain returned from his physiological break. This is how we took our physiological breaks. It always left 1 pilot at the controls, as it would have in a normal operation -- the difference being, the door was opened, and there was no need to have a flight attendant in the cockpit to reopen the door. During my physiological break, I also spoke to the purser about the company getting an emergency flight for a troop, whose mother was killed in a fire a few days earlier. It took me about 5 mins to return to the flight controls. I believe the events that happened began with the initial briefing that led to a relaxed non stop flight.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CRAF FLT, RETURNING TO THE UNITED STATES WITH A DOUBLE AUGMENTED CREW, SPENDS SOME TIME IN CRUISE WITH ONLY 1 PLT IN THE COCKPIT AND IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH REGS AND COMPANY POLICY REGARDING A SECURE COCKPIT.

Narrative: THIS WAS A CRAF FLT THAT BEGAN WITH A FERRY LAY-OVER, THEN A RETURN TO THE UNITED STATES WITH MIL TROOPS AND NO WEAPONS ONBOARD. IN THE INITIAL BRIEFING BY THE CAPT, HE STATED HE WANTED TO KEEP THE COCKPIT DOOR OPEN SO THE TROOPS COULD COME UP AND VISIT. THE FLYING FO AND OTHER RELIEF PLT STATED THAT WOULD BE AGAINST FAR AND COMPANY POLICY. HE STATED HE WAS A LAWYER, AND HE WOULD LOVE TO ARGUE THE CASE IF ANYONE CAME AFTER HIM FOR DOING THIS. HE MADE IT SOUND LIKE THE FAR DIDN'T APPLY IN THIS CASE. HE CONVINCED US THAT HE WAS KNOWLEDGEABLE IN THIS AREA, AND WE AGREED TO HIS REQUEST. DURING THE SHIFT CHANGE, SINCE WE WERE NOT USING THE 2 PERSON RULE IN THE COCKPIT WITH THE DOOR ALWAYS OPEN, THE FLYING FO CHANGED WITH THE OTHER RELIEF PLT, AND THEN I CHANGED WITH THE CAPT. THE CAPT TOOK A PHYSIOLOGICAL BREAK, AND SINCE WE WERE NOT USING FLT ATTENDANTS TO BLOCK THE DOOR, I GOT UP AND TOOK A PHYSIOLOGICAL BREAK. THE OTHER RELIEF PLT WAS ALONE IN THE COCKPIT WHEN THE CAPT RETURNED FROM HIS PHYSIOLOGICAL BREAK. THIS IS HOW WE TOOK OUR PHYSIOLOGICAL BREAKS. IT ALWAYS LEFT 1 PLT AT THE CTLS, AS IT WOULD HAVE IN A NORMAL OP -- THE DIFFERENCE BEING, THE DOOR WAS OPENED, AND THERE WAS NO NEED TO HAVE A FLT ATTENDANT IN THE COCKPIT TO REOPEN THE DOOR. DURING MY PHYSIOLOGICAL BREAK, I ALSO SPOKE TO THE PURSER ABOUT THE COMPANY GETTING AN EMER FLT FOR A TROOP, WHOSE MOTHER WAS KILLED IN A FIRE A FEW DAYS EARLIER. IT TOOK ME ABOUT 5 MINS TO RETURN TO THE FLT CTLS. I BELIEVE THE EVENTS THAT HAPPENED BEGAN WITH THE INITIAL BRIEFING THAT LED TO A RELAXED NON STOP FLT.

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.