Narrative:

Going on 7 months since the ill-advised change in our contract which permitted a passenger to occupy the seat adjacent to ours in the pilot designated rest seat, crew rest has been a challenge. Moving the rest seat decreased the noise level of flight attendants along the aisle, but the other part of the problem has not been resolved. On this flight, the passenger put next to us was a 400 pound male. He simply was physically incapable of not occupying a good portion of our crew rest seat. The relief pilot on his rest break took one look at the situation and opted not to situation in the seat and instead took a seat in coach and got no rest at all. On my rest break, I knew that I needed to be at least partially horizontal to get some rest so I politely asked the passenger to move his items from my seat. He then knocked his coke and spilled his ice cream sundae all over our rest seat. 20 mins of cleaning later, I was able to settle into the rest seat. During my 2 1/2 hour break, I was awoken about every 10 mins by the passenger's arms digging into my chest or arm. The captain reported the same experience. You have 3 crew members on an all night flight with barely a min of rest. The simple fact is that we are running a dangerous operation right now. We're getting little or no rest on far too many flts. Are we going to wait until we have a mishap before something is done?

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B767 FO QUESTIONS COMPANY CREW REST POLICIES CONCERNING SEAT ASSIGNMENT AND INEVITABLE INTERRUPTED REST INCURRED DURING LONG HAUL TRIPS.

Narrative: GOING ON 7 MONTHS SINCE THE ILL-ADVISED CHANGE IN OUR CONTRACT WHICH PERMITTED A PAX TO OCCUPY THE SEAT ADJACENT TO OURS IN THE PLT DESIGNATED REST SEAT, CREW REST HAS BEEN A CHALLENGE. MOVING THE REST SEAT DECREASED THE NOISE LEVEL OF FLT ATTENDANTS ALONG THE AISLE, BUT THE OTHER PART OF THE PROB HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. ON THIS FLT, THE PAX PUT NEXT TO US WAS A 400 LB MALE. HE SIMPLY WAS PHYSICALLY INCAPABLE OF NOT OCCUPYING A GOOD PORTION OF OUR CREW REST SEAT. THE RELIEF PLT ON HIS REST BREAK TOOK ONE LOOK AT THE SIT AND OPTED NOT TO SIT IN THE SEAT AND INSTEAD TOOK A SEAT IN COACH AND GOT NO REST AT ALL. ON MY REST BREAK, I KNEW THAT I NEEDED TO BE AT LEAST PARTIALLY HORIZ TO GET SOME REST SO I POLITELY ASKED THE PAX TO MOVE HIS ITEMS FROM MY SEAT. HE THEN KNOCKED HIS COKE AND SPILLED HIS ICE CREAM SUNDAE ALL OVER OUR REST SEAT. 20 MINS OF CLEANING LATER, I WAS ABLE TO SETTLE INTO THE REST SEAT. DURING MY 2 1/2 HR BREAK, I WAS AWOKEN ABOUT EVERY 10 MINS BY THE PAX'S ARMS DIGGING INTO MY CHEST OR ARM. THE CAPT RPTED THE SAME EXPERIENCE. YOU HAVE 3 CREW MEMBERS ON AN ALL NIGHT FLT WITH BARELY A MIN OF REST. THE SIMPLE FACT IS THAT WE ARE RUNNING A DANGEROUS OP RIGHT NOW. WE'RE GETTING LITTLE OR NO REST ON FAR TOO MANY FLTS. ARE WE GOING TO WAIT UNTIL WE HAVE A MISHAP BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE?

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.