Standby Duties
There are several kinds of Standby duties at my work. 1. SB : Full-on standby starts from 0600-2300 hrs. usually 2 consecutive days and vary from 1-3 weeks. You likely get called out on these days. You cant apply for vacation on these days. 2. SB1: Between 0500-1400 hrs. 3. SB2: Between 1200-2100 hrs. These SB1 and SB2 are, sometimes considered as Leave-Plan where you may apply for vacation. 4. SB3: Usually this standby duty is placed when your flight is cancelled. You have most likely to get called out on this day as first priority. 5. ** other standby duties have different codes depend on certain season i.e. Songkran's where some crew might have to be present at operation centre ** I don't like being on standby as I cant plan my day/week. On the other hand, I don't kind when I would like to be home. But, again, this could be annoying as you cant do much or go too far even when you are up/downstairs. On standby you must be available by land-line. ...