– outbound flight: pre-flight and during the flight
– layover
– return flight: pre-flight and during the flight
WESTWARD ROTATIONS (WR)
WR / Basic Crew / Shorter layover
Main characteristics of the rotation and recommendation codes:
Outbound Flight
Departure from home: 6h BT
Flight departure: 8h30 BT
BC1
Time zone change
Base-time – 6
WR
layover
Arrival at the hotel: 18h BT (12h LT)
Duration: 1 local night
WL1
Return flight
Departure from the hotel: 21h BT (15h LT)
Flight departure: 23h30 BT (17h30LT)
BC3
BT: Base-time, LT: Local-time, BC: Basic Crew,
W: Westward, L: layover, R: Rotation
Recommendations
Outbound flight:
Pre-flight
- During the day: normal activities, exposure to daylight in the afternoon, avoid coffee and tea after 16h.
- Do not take a nap during the day.
- In the evening: take a light meal and go to bed as early as possible.
During flight
- If early wake up, alertness decrement may occur between 13h and 16h.
- Alternate active and passive phases.
- Avoid taking your meals or snacks at the same time as the other crew member.
Layover:
- On arrival: Avoid napping, if possible expose yourself to daylight, and take a light meal. Avoid coffee or tea.
- If the hotel does not provide around-the-clock room service make the necessary arrangements for breakfast.
- Have dinner at base-time and go to bed at your normal base-time.
- If you wake up in the early morning take breakfast and try to stay in bed.
- In the morning, eat a meal corresponding to lunch on your base-time.
Return flight
Pre-flight
- During the day: normal activities, exposure to daylight in the afternoon, avoid coffee and tea after 16h.
- In the evening, take a light meal and go bed at your normal time.
- Avoid getting up early. Take a long nap before leaving followed by coffee or tea.
- Take advantage of waiting times during hotel-airport transfers to relax or take a nap, even a very short one.
During flight
- Alertness decrements may occur more frequently after midnight if no nap before departure.
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