It is reported that pilots are sleeping in the cockpit on 2 person crews scheduled over the north at...

Attributes
ACN	594130
Time
Date	200309
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzzz.airport
State Reference	FO
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B777-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	594130
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : company policies
Independent Detector	other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Ambiguous

Narrative:

I certainly hope that flight operations realizes that some pilot crew members, who have been assigned to 2-MAN operations over the north atlantic, have been making beds on the floor behind the seats to take a nap while en route over the north atlantic. On some occasions, it has been mentioned that both pilot crew members fell asleep. I have not been a crew member participant in this unsafe process. My knowledge of these events is the result of overhearing pilot conversations in the bar at the layover hotel. I do not specifically know the names/identities of the individuals who made the remarks. I only know that it is happening on a regular basis. It is unsafe. The traveling public would most probably be very unnerved if this were to be publicly divulged by someone. The tight scheduling of 3-ON/2-off and the resultant 88 hour monthly schedules that disrupts the circadian rhythm cycle, it would appear, makes this process necessary for pilot awareness/survival in the terminal area. I have noticed that a lot of pilots are much more concerned about aviation safety and security than they are about industry financial health.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: IT IS RPTED THAT PLTS ARE SLEEPING IN THE COCKPIT ON 2 PERSON CREWS SCHEDULED OVER THE N ATLANTIC IN ORDER TO BE ALERT FOR ARR PROCS.

Narrative: I CERTAINLY HOPE THAT FLT OPS REALIZES THAT SOME PLT CREW MEMBERS, WHO HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED TO 2-MAN OPS OVER THE N ATLANTIC, HAVE BEEN MAKING BEDS ON THE FLOOR BEHIND THE SEATS TO TAKE A NAP WHILE ENRTE OVER THE N ATLANTIC. ON SOME OCCASIONS, IT HAS BEEN MENTIONED THAT BOTH PLT CREW MEMBERS FELL ASLEEP. I HAVE NOT BEEN A CREW MEMBER PARTICIPANT IN THIS UNSAFE PROCESS. MY KNOWLEDGE OF THESE EVENTS IS THE RESULT OF OVERHEARING PLT CONVERSATIONS IN THE BAR AT THE LAYOVER HOTEL. I DO NOT SPECIFICALLY KNOW THE NAMES/IDENTITIES OF THE INDIVIDUALS WHO MADE THE REMARKS. I ONLY KNOW THAT IT IS HAPPENING ON A REGULAR BASIS. IT IS UNSAFE. THE TRAVELING PUBLIC WOULD MOST PROBABLY BE VERY UNNERVED IF THIS WERE TO BE PUBLICLY DIVULGED BY SOMEONE. THE TIGHT SCHEDULING OF 3-ON/2-OFF AND THE RESULTANT 88 HR MONTHLY SCHEDULES THAT DISRUPTS THE CIRCADIAN RHYTHM CYCLE, IT WOULD APPEAR, MAKES THIS PROCESS NECESSARY FOR PLT AWARENESS/SURVIVAL IN THE TERMINAL AREA. I HAVE NOTICED THAT A LOT OF PLTS ARE MUCH MORE CONCERNED ABOUT AVIATION SAFETY AND SECURITY THAN THEY ARE ABOUT INDUSTRY FINANCIAL HEALTH.

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.

It is reported that pilots are sleeping in the cockpit on 2 person crews scheduled over the north atlantic in order to be alert for arrival procedures.