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Section 7.F. of our Agreement provides that all Flight Attendants will have one calendar day off in any 7 consecutive calendar days.  Section 10.D. clarifies the application for Reserves and Section 12.K. defines how the 1 in 7 is applied for International scheduling. 

The 1 in 7 provision is intended to provide Flight Attendants with adequate rest, by providing a Flight Attendant 1 day off in every 7 consecutive calendar days.

While our Contractual 1-in-7 provides greater protection and may be waived at the Flight Attendant's discretion, the federal regulation 24-in-7 may not be waived under any circumstance.

The 1-in-7 Contractual legality provides for a calendar day at home domestically and 24 hours at home or on a layover internationally within any seven day period.  For the purpose of line construction, lines are built observing one calendar day at home.

The calendar day or 24 hours must be free from duty as defined under Section 2.X. and training as provided under Section 15.J.  An automatic waiver will be applied for any voluntary action taken by a Flight Attendant that creates a 1-in-7 legality, including trip trading or bidding for training.

The most common occurrence of a 1 in 7 legality is when the new month schedule is awarded.  If a lineholder does not wish to waive the 1 in 7 legality, she/he must contact the crew desk for rescheduling.  Section 9.D.3. of our Contract provides a Flight Attendant with the ability to resolve legality conflicts caused by the conjunction of two schedule months at least seven days prior to the schedule change.  If unable to resolve the legality through trip trading, Flight Attendants may contact the crew desk for assistance or submit a legality trade through Unimatic DIS*39666.

Section 10.D.2. Reserve

Although Section 7.F. provides all Flight Attendants 1 day off in every 7, Section 10.D.2. describes the way in which the 1 in 7 provisions are applied to Reserves.  When resolving a 1 in 7 legality, Section 10.D.2.b. requires that the company consider the Flight Attendant's preference day to be moved.

Reserves must contact scheduling to resolve a 1-in-7 legality prior to the first day of the new schedule month.  In every instance, the company must resolve the 1-in-7 if the Flight Attendant notifies scheduling of his or her intention not to waive the legality.

In the example below, a Flight Attendant transitioning from one month to the next is awarded a schedule that creates a 1 in 7 legality on the 3rd day of the new month.

»DSPLOF0009C/ORD/12/999999/DUCK,DON   *D*

SU            07 0211    14 0211   21 0211   28 0211   04  

MO  01        08  --     15  --    22   --   29  --    05 

TU  02        09  --     16  --    23  --    30  --    06

WE  03        10 0211    17        24 0211   31 CLLR   07

TH  04        11  --     18        25  --    01 CLLR   08

FR  05        12  --     19        26  --    02 CLLR   09

SA  06        13         20        27        03 CLLR K 10

 GAR    MIN   ACT   FTM    MAX   QAC   QPJ    QMX     OPTING

 9000   6500  9000  9000   9200  9000  9000   9200  BID OPS RDO
  K 1-7                                             N   N   N

Section 12.K. International

Section 12.K. provides relief from duty for International schedules and allows the legality to be satisfied by a 24 hour period, free from duty, at a location other than the home Domicile.   The 24-in-7 needs to be satisfied within any 7 day period.

The following ID example does not satisfy the 24-hour free from duty at a point away from home requirement:

XXXDSL  5248 EFF 04/04/04  THRU 05/01/04 DOM SEA  EQP OVR CAT S 3  
 CREW:  FS M N                                                    
 FRQ     D    EQP FLT# DPTARV DPTR ARVL    L/O  TTL  ACM   DTM  ERR 
 SMTWTFS  I   77I  875 SEANRT 1245 1450  2605   1005 1005 1235      
          I   77I  876 NRTSEA 1655 0930    00    835  835 1120      
                 T/D  3 BID   1840 TTL 1840 TMA  4730 M/$  95.00                       

M-MEAL BOARDED- 875/04 SEA    M-MEAL BOARDED- 876/06 NRT

• On arrival, 30 minutes customs and 15 minutes debriefing are required.
• Check-in on the return segment in NRT is 1:45 prior to departure.
• The sum of :30 + :15 + 1:45 = 2:30
• Block to block time of 26:05 less 2:30 equals 23:35 which is less than 24 hours free from duty and does not satisfy the provisions of Section 12.K.

Contract References:
Section 7 - Hours of Service and Contractual Legalities
Section 9 – Flight Assignments and Scheduling Procedures
Section 10 - Reserve Scheduling Procedures
Section 12 - International

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