Narrative:

I was assigned a trip as an international relief pilot. I commercialed to ZZZ and ended up with a rest of 19:51 hours. The next morning we flew from ZZZ to ZZZ1 and dropped off troops. In ZZZ1 we were notified that an aircraft returned to the gate in ZZZ and we were going to fly back to ZZZ; pick up the broken aircraft and ferry it to ZZZ3. We did that and ended up with a rest of 8:56 and then ferried the aircraft to ZZZ4. In ZZZ4 we had a rest of 13:41. The next day we ferried from ZZZ4 to oko with a rest of 11:13. Knowing that it takes about 2 hs to get through customs and immigration in japan; I was worried about our rest. So far this trip was making all 3 of us tired. We looked up rest requirements in the far's and it seemed that we needed 16 hours in the hotel. The captain called the company who said that we were fine on rest and gave us an explanation which didn't make sense to any of us. After multiple communications with the company; we felt pressured to just continue the flight since increasing our rest would result in a late military departure. The company did not want a late departure since there would be consequences for them by the military. In an attempt to understand the company's rest explanation; I requested something in writing explaining why I was legal. After receiving a faxed statement that said that my company is responsible for making sure my rest is legal; I agreed to continue the trip. We got 11:13 of rest in ZZZ and flew troops to ZZZZ. In ZZZZ; we rested for 22:55 before commercialing to ZZZZ1 where we rested for 17:10. The next day we commercialed back to ZZZ3. In closing; I am afraid that I violated multiple rest requirements including 24 in 7 regulations. I felt that my company was more concerned with not getting penalized by the military for a late departure than making sure I had legal rest. The reasons my company gave for us being legal could not be found in the far's and they didn't seem to care. I am just thankful that nothing happened due to all of us being tired.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RELIEF PILOT REPORTS FLYING 7 DEV TRIP WITH MIXED FERRIES; COMMERCIALS; AND LIVE FLIGHTS. REPORTER DOES NOT BELIEVE THAT COMPANY PLANNED ENOUGH CREW REST TO SATISFY FAR'S.

Narrative: I WAS ASSIGNED A TRIP AS AN INTL RELIEF PLT. I COMMERCIALED TO ZZZ AND ENDED UP WITH A REST OF 19:51 HRS. THE NEXT MORNING WE FLEW FROM ZZZ TO ZZZ1 AND DROPPED OFF TROOPS. IN ZZZ1 WE WERE NOTIFIED THAT AN ACFT RETURNED TO THE GATE IN ZZZ AND WE WERE GOING TO FLY BACK TO ZZZ; PICK UP THE BROKEN ACFT AND FERRY IT TO ZZZ3. WE DID THAT AND ENDED UP WITH A REST OF 8:56 AND THEN FERRIED THE ACFT TO ZZZ4. IN ZZZ4 WE HAD A REST OF 13:41. THE NEXT DAY WE FERRIED FROM ZZZ4 TO OKO WITH A REST OF 11:13. KNOWING THAT IT TAKES ABOUT 2 HS TO GET THROUGH CUSTOMS AND IMMIGRATION IN JAPAN; I WAS WORRIED ABOUT OUR REST. SO FAR THIS TRIP WAS MAKING ALL 3 OF US TIRED. WE LOOKED UP REST REQUIREMENTS IN THE FAR'S AND IT SEEMED THAT WE NEEDED 16 HRS IN THE HOTEL. THE CAPT CALLED THE COMPANY WHO SAID THAT WE WERE FINE ON REST AND GAVE US AN EXPLANATION WHICH DIDN'T MAKE SENSE TO ANY OF US. AFTER MULTIPLE COMS WITH THE COMPANY; WE FELT PRESSURED TO JUST CONTINUE THE FLT SINCE INCREASING OUR REST WOULD RESULT IN A LATE MIL DEP. THE COMPANY DID NOT WANT A LATE DEP SINCE THERE WOULD BE CONSEQUENCES FOR THEM BY THE MIL. IN AN ATTEMPT TO UNDERSTAND THE COMPANY'S REST EXPLANATION; I REQUESTED SOMETHING IN WRITING EXPLAINING WHY I WAS LEGAL. AFTER RECEIVING A FAXED STATEMENT THAT SAID THAT MY COMPANY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING SURE MY REST IS LEGAL; I AGREED TO CONTINUE THE TRIP. WE GOT 11:13 OF REST IN ZZZ AND FLEW TROOPS TO ZZZZ. IN ZZZZ; WE RESTED FOR 22:55 BEFORE COMMERCIALING TO ZZZZ1 WHERE WE RESTED FOR 17:10. THE NEXT DAY WE COMMERCIALED BACK TO ZZZ3. IN CLOSING; I AM AFRAID THAT I VIOLATED MULTIPLE REST REQUIREMENTS INCLUDING 24 IN 7 REGS. I FELT THAT MY COMPANY WAS MORE CONCERNED WITH NOT GETTING PENALIZED BY THE MIL FOR A LATE DEP THAN MAKING SURE I HAD LEGAL REST. THE REASONS MY COMPANY GAVE FOR US BEING LEGAL COULD NOT BE FOUND IN THE FAR'S AND THEY DIDN'T SEEM TO CARE. I AM JUST THANKFUL THAT NOTHING HAPPENED DUE TO ALL OF US BEING TIRED.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 2009 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.