New Roster Codes

[Smiler_16]

Can someone enlighten me as to the difference between being rostered “spare” or being rostered “as required”

 

[LowLevel]

Spare usually means not being booked to a fix turn and is, subject to T&Cs, effectively "as required". You sit around unless you're told to do something.

As required might be a booked diagram in itself for example a standby cover turn or for drivers a fleet standby to do inter depot moves, test runs etc. It can also be a chunk of a diagram where you might work to a location to then be used as required - for example take a unit to a depot on a booked move, work to the directions of the supervisor as required for 5 hours and then take a booked move back out again, or a shed or ferry turn.

 

[12LDA28C]

The two terms are usually interchangeable, some TOCs call it 'Spare' and others call it 'As required'. Cover turns are different, usually being clearly defined and as such are given a turn number on the roster. Of course TOCs usually specify a defined movement off 'Spare' in line with their laid down Ts & Cs.

 

[43066]

Cover turns are different, usually being clearly defined and as such are given a turn number on the roster

These are also commonly known as standby turns, just to add to the confusion!

 

[Horizon22]

"Cover", "Standby", "Spare", "As Required" and "Control Instructions" tend to vary across different TOCs and have different meanings so you probably won't get a universal answer to this I'm afraid! Normally depends on the T&Cs at the individual TOC. If you are crew, it might be worth checking with your colleagues / union rep.

 

[Surreytraveller]

It depends upon the T&Cs of your employer. Either ask them, your union rep, or tell us who who work for and someone may know
It would usually just denote the order in which staff not on a diagram can be asked to do something