Re: duty time/length of shift

["Cece/Fred Peterson" <Cece1201@Nauticom.net>]

----- Original Message -----
From: "cindy holland" <cindyhol@bellsouth.net>
To: <flightmed@flightweb.com>
Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2001 9:29 PM
Subject: Re: duty time/length of shift


>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "todd perry" <todperry@hotmail.com>
> To: <flightmed@flightweb.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2001 2:45 AM
> Subject: duty time/length of shift
>
>
> > Our flight crews currently work 12hour shifts with 5 days on 5 days off
> > followed by 2 days on then 2 days off. 5/2 split.  We would like to go
to
> a
> > 7 day on 7 day off schedlule.  Our program director thinks that by the
7th
> > day we would be fatigued and patient care would suffer.
> >
> > 1. does anyone have information studies ect.. on duty time fatigue?  I
am
> not aware of any study our program has done since I began employment.
> > 2. what type of schedule do you work?  We work 24/72.  Everyone is happy
> with this schedule, allows more time with family and friends and for those
> of use who work 2 jobs, we have more days to do so.  We also get a Kelly
> day, if you haven't heard of this, we will work like 5 24/72's then we get
a
> week off.  You do the calculations on the pay and see if you can find any
> flaws in this plan.  Good luck
> Fly safe
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