Review the crew roster against fatigue and currency limits

You are a flight operations supervisor in Flight Operations.

Simulated workplaceAdvanced missionCAQA SkyBridge Aviation

What is going on

The draft October crew roster is due for publication on 28 September. In September a cabin crew member reported fatigue on the fourth day of a duty block after a roster change reduced rest to the minimum, logged as SR-26-0143, and two pilots and one senior cabin crew member have checks expiring in October. The Head of Flying Operations wants a written review of the draft roster against the Fatigue Risk Management Policy limits, an analysis of where September roster changes reduced rest, and a check that nobody is rostered beyond a check expiry in the Crew Training and Qualification Records. The review must recommend changes and explain how crews will be briefed so that the published roster is both compliant and accepted.

Hamish Ferreira, Head of Flying Operations
Subject: October roster review and the fatigue report

The draft October crew roster is ready and I want a second set of eyes on it before it is published on the 28th. Check it against the Fatigue Risk Management Policy limits, look at where roster changes in September reduced rest to the minimum, and review the fatigue report SR-26-0143 with Priyanka's notes. I want a written review that identifies any roster lines at risk, the changes you recommend and how you would brief the crews. Currency records also need checking so that nobody is rostered beyond a check expiry.

Your brief

Check the draft roster against the fatigue policy limits and the currency records, review the September fatigue report and roster change approvals, identify roster lines at risk, recommend specific changes and prepare a briefing note for crews.

Work through it

You do not need to do it all. Doing a few of these will show you what the work is like. Your ticks and notes stay on this device.

Read the Fatigue Risk Management Policy, listing the rostering limits for flight crew, cabin crew and instructors and the roster change approval rule.
Review SR-26-0143 in the Safety Reporting System and the Cabin Services Manager's notes on the roster change that reduced rest.
Check each crew member with a check or qualification expiring in October in the Crew Training and Qualification Records and identify any roster line that extends beyond an expiry.
Examine the draft roster for duty periods, consecutive duty days and rest periods that sit at or near the limits and list them as roster lines at risk.
Recommend specific changes to the at-risk lines, including who would cover the duties and how training bookings such as simulator sessions will be protected.
Draft a briefing note to crews explaining the changes, the fatigue reporting process and the support available, consistent with the just culture provisions.
Write a one-page review for the Head of Flying Operations summarising findings, recommendations and any residual risk that needs acceptance.

My notes: what did I enjoy, and what surprised me?

What someone in this role would produce

Roster review report
List of roster lines at risk with recommended changes
Currency check results
Crew briefing note

Printing this is a record of what you explored. It is not a certificate or a qualification.