Long-Term Training. a. Sequencing of Trainees Flight training schedules will be available for bid and awarded in seniority order (other than new hires) by class. After the schedules are awarded, the Company will assign new hires to the remaining schedules, taking into consideration the relative experience level of each new hire for the purpose of facilitating a successful outcome, except that: i. If there is an unequal number of Captain and First Officer trainees, a Pilot(s) in the seat designation for which there is an excess will be permitted to be awarded the same schedule as another Pilot in the same seat designation, but only to the extent necessary to equalize the pairings. Example: A class consists of 4 Captains and 2 First Officers. A total of 3 simulator schedules will be available for bid. One Captain will be awarded a schedule that matches another Captain’s schedule. ii. Should a Pilot’s training partner encounter difficulties or deficiencies that might delay training, the Company will use its best efforts to substitute experienced partners to conclude training on schedule. iii. If there is a disruption to the training schedules awarded to the Pilots pursuant to paragraph A.3.a., above, such that Pilots must be re-sequenced to complete their training and the re-sequencing results in a delay of training that is one (1) week or longer, the Pilots will be rescheduled to complete their training prior to Pilots in any subsequent training class completing simulator training for the same Category. If a Pilot in an earlier (disrupted) class does not complete training before a Pilot in a subsequent class, he shall be treated as a bypassed Pilot in accordance with Section 24.I. and pay protected in the Category for which he is training, beginning at the time any Pilot in any subsequent training class completes training for the same Category. However, a Pilot will not be entitled to bypass pay if the reason he did not complete training before a Pilot in a subsequent class was because of his own difficulties in training, nor will he be entitled to bypass pay for Section 11.8 any period during which he was on a leave of absence or otherwise unavailable for training, in accordance with Section 24.I.
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Long-Term Training. a. Sequencing of Trainees Flight training schedules will be available for bid and awarded in seniority order (other than new hires) by class. After the schedules are awarded, the Company will assign new hires to the remaining schedules, taking into consideration the relative experience level of each new hire for the purpose of facilitating a successful outcome, except that:
i. If there is an unequal number of Captain and First Officer trainees, a Pilot(s) in the seat designation for which there is an excess will be permitted to be awarded the same schedule as another Pilot in the same seat designation, but only to the extent necessary to equalize the pairings. Example: A class consists of 4 Captains and 2 First Officers. A total of 3 simulator schedules will be available for bid. One Captain will be awarded a schedule that matches another Captain’s schedule.
ii. Should a Pilot’s training partner encounter difficulties or deficiencies that might delay training, the Company will use its best efforts to substitute experienced partners to conclude training on schedule.
iii. If there is a disruption to the training schedules awarded to the Pilots pursuant to paragraph A.3.a., above, such that Pilots must be re-sequenced to complete their training and the re-sequencing results in a delay of training that is one (1) week or longer, the Pilots will be rescheduled to complete their training prior to Pilots in any subsequent training class completing simulator training for the same Category. If a Pilot in an earlier (disrupted) class does not complete training before a Pilot in a subsequent class, he shall be treated as a bypassed Pilot in accordance with Section 24.I. and pay protected in the Category for which he is training, beginning at the time any Pilot in any subsequent training class completes training for the same Category. However, a Pilot will not be entitled to bypass pay if the reason he did not complete training before a Pilot in a subsequent class was because of his own difficulties in training, nor will he be entitled to bypass pay for
Section 11.8 for any period during which he was on a leave of absence or otherwise unavailable for training, in accordance with Section 24.I.
iv. A Pilot whose training is disrupted for any reason will be re-sequenced back into training no later than the next scheduled training class which has not been awarded simulator schedules, but in no case later than ninety (90) days after the Pilot is available for training.
b. Ground Training
i. The Company will publish a Ground Training schedule that includes the training site and classroom schedule at least fourteen (14) days prior to Ground Training. If the published schedule changes, the Company will notify the affected Pilots as soon as practical.
ii. At the Pilot’s request, a Pilot will be scheduled for two (2) consecutive Days Off, in the Pilot’s Domicile, immediately prior to commencing Long Term Training. A Pilot who wishes to be scheduled for these Days Off must contact Crew Scheduling as soon as practical, but not later than five (5) days before the first day of class. The Pilot will not receive Pay Credit lost to accommodate the Days Off, unless the Pay Credit would have been lost due to integration for travel and/or training in the absence of such request, however, the Pilot will not receive less than the minimum monthly guarantee. The Pilot will not be subject to extension or assignment on those days in accordance with Section 25.I.
iii. Ground Training related to Long Term Training will be scheduled for no more than five (5) consecutive days followed by two (2) consecutive days off at the training site, except:
(a) If Ground Training has been scheduled on a federal holiday, the trainees and the instructor(s) may unanimously agree to take the holiday off and work on a previously scheduled day off. The rescheduled day of work will not require a trainee to attend Ground Training for more than five (5) consecutive days.
(b) If, due to unforeseen circumstances, a day of Ground Training must be canceled because the training cannot be conducted, the trainees will be given that day off, and one (1) previously scheduled day off may be converted to a day of Ground Training to make up for the time lost. Unforeseen circumstances would include, but not be limited to, events such as a power outage that directly impacts the ability to conduct training and a sick call from an instructor, provided no other qualified instructor is available. This paragraph may only be used one (1) time in any Ground Training class. The rescheduled day of work cannot interfere with the two (2) days off prior to commencing simulator training, but may cause a trainee to attend Ground Training for six (6) consecutive days. This paragraph does not prevent the instructor and the trainees from unanimously agreeing to reschedule up to four (4) hours of lost training time by adding one (1) hour to the end of four (4) days.
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