CONTENTS

 

INTRODUCTION                                                                                                        1

 

BASIC ROTAS ONLY                                                                                                 5

 

NO ROTATION IN BLOCKS OF SHIFTS, RAPID ROTATION ACROSS

BLOCKS OF SHIFTS

 

    Example                                                                                                                                           

1      Blocks of 2, 3 and 4 shifts followed by 1, 2 or 3 Rest days                                                         6

2      Blocks of 2, 3 and 4 shifts followed by 1, 2 or 3 Rest days. Variant 1                                       8

3      Blocks of 2, 3 and 7 shifts followed by 2 or 3 Rest days                                                             10

4      Blocks of 5 and 7 shifts followed by 3 Rest days                                                                          12

5      Blocks of 5 and 7 shifts with 2 rest days after Mornings and Afternoons, 5 after Nights      14

6      Blocks of 5 and 7 shifts with 2 rest days after Afternoons, 3 after Mornings, 4 after Nights 16

 

 

A COMBINATION OF RAPID FORWARD (MAN), MIXED AND NO ROTATION WITHIN BLOCKS

OF SHIFTS.                                                                                                                                                           19

 

     Example                                                                                                                          

7      Blocks of 2 and 3 shifts followed by 1 or 2 Rest days                                                                  20

8      Blocks of 2, 3 and 7 shifts followed by 2 or 3 Rest days                                                             22

9      Blocks of 2, 3 and 7 shifts followed by 2 or 3 Rest days. Variant 1                                           24

10   Blocks of 4, 5 and 6 shifts followed  2, 3 or 4  Rest days.                                                           26

11   Blocks of 4, 5 and 6 shifts followed  2, 3 or 4  Rest days. Variant 1                                          28

12   Blocks of 5 and 6 shifts followed  2 or 3  Rest days.                                                                    30

13   Blocks of 5 and 6 shifts followed  2 or 3  Rest days. Variant 1                                                   32

14   Blocks of 5 and 7 shifts followed by 2, 3 or 4 Rest days                                                             34

15   Blocks of 5 and 7 shifts followed by 2, 3 or 4 Rest days. Variant 1                                           36

16   Blocks of 5 and 7 shifts followed by 2, 3 or 4 Rest days. Variant 2                                           38

17   Blocks of 5 and 7 shifts followed  3  Rest days.                                                                            40

 

 

A COMBINATION OF RAPID FORWARD (MNA), MIXED AND NO ROTATION WITHIN BLOCKS

OF SHIFTS.                                                                                                                                                           43

 

     Example                                                                                                                          

18   Blocks of 4, 5 and 6 shifts followed by 2, 3 or 4 Rest days.                                                        44

19   Blocks of 5 and 6 shifts followed by 2 or 3 Rest days                                                                  46

20   Blocks of 5 and 7 shifts followed by 2, 3 or 4 Rest days                                                             48

21   Blocks of 5 and 7 shifts followed by  3 Rest days                                                                         50

 

 

A COMBINATION OF RAPID BACKWARD (NAM), MIXED AND NO ROTATION WITHIN BLOCKS

OF SHIFTS.                                                                                                                                                           53

 

     Example                                                                                                                          

22   Blocks of 2, 3 and 7 shifts followed by 2 or 3 Rest days.                                                            54

23   Blocks of 4, 5 and 6 shifts followed by  2, 3 or 4 Rest days                                                        56

 

 

MIXTURE OF NO ROTATION AND VARIOUSDIRECTIONS OF ROTATION WITHIN
BLOCKS OF SHIFTS.                                                                                                                                        59

 

     Example

 

24   Blocks of 2, 3 and 7 shifts followed by 2 or 3 Rest days.                                                            60

25   Blocks of 2, 3 and 7 shifts followed by 2 or 3 Rest days. Variant 1                                           62

26   Blocks of 5 and 7 shifts followed by 2, 3 or 4 Rest days.                                                            64

27   Blocks of 5 and 7 shifts followed by 2, 3 or 4 Rest days. Variant 1.                                          66

28   Blocks of 5 and 7 shifts followed by 2 or 5 Rest days.                                                                68

29   Blocks of 5 and 7 shifts followed by 2 or 5 Rest days.                 Variant 1                               70

30   Blocks of 5 and 7 shifts followed by 3 Rest days.                                                                        72

 

GLOSSARY                                                                                                                                                     75

BESPOKE ROTAS                                                                                                                                     109