CONTENTS

 

INTRODUCTION                                                                                                        1

 

BASIC ROTAS ONLY                                                                                                 5

 

NO ROTATION IN BLOCKS OF SHIFTS, RAPID ROTATION ACROSS

BLOCKS OF SHIFTS

 

    Option                                                                                                                               

1      Blocks of 3 shifts followed by 1 Rest day                                                                                       6

2      Blocks of 3 shifts followed by 1 Rest day. Variant 1                                                                     8

3      Blocks of 4 shifts with 1 rest day after Mornings and Afternoons and  2 after Nights            10

4      Blocks of 5 shifts with 1 rest day after Mornings and  2 after Afternoons and Nights            12

5      Blocks of 5 shifts with 1 rest day after Mornings and Afternoons and 3 after Nights             14

6      Blocks of 6 shifts followed by 2 Rest days                                                                                     16

7      Blocks of 6 shifts followed by 2 Rest days (Variant 1)                                                                 18

8      Blocks of 7 shifts with 2 rest days after Mornings and Afternoons and 3 after Nights           20

9      Blocks of 7 shifts with 2 rest days after Mornings and Afternoons and 3 after Nights           22

          Variant 1

10   Blocks of 7 shifts with 2 rest days after Mornings and Nights and 3 after Afternoons           24

11   Blocks of 9 shifts followed by 3 Rest days                                                                                     26

12   Blocks of 9 shifts followed by 3 Rest days. Variant 1                                                                   28

 

 

RAPID FORWARD (MAN)  ROTATION WITHIN BLOCKS OF SHIFTS.                                                      31

 

    Option                                                                                                                                               

13   Blocks of 3 shifts (1x1x1) followed by 1 Rest day                                                                         32

14   Blocks of 4 shifts (1x2x1) followed by 1 or 2 Rest days.                                                              34

15   Blocks of 5 shifts (1x2x2) followed by 1 or 2 Rest days.                                                              36

16   Blocks of 6 shifts (2x2x2) followed by 2 Rest days                                                                       38

17   Blocks of 7 shifts (2x2x3) followed by 2 or 3 Rest days                                                               40

18   Blocks of 9 shifts (3x3x3) followed by  3 Rest days                                                                      42

 

 

RAPID SEMI-BACKWARD (MNA)  ROTATION WITHIN BLOCKS OF SHIFTS.                                         45

 

    Option                                                                                                                                               

19   Blocks of 3 shifts (1x1x1) followed by 1 Rest day                                                                         46

20   Blocks of 4 shifts (1x2x1) followed by 1 or 2 Rest days.                                                              48

21   Blocks of 5 shifts (1x2x2) followed by 1 or 2 Rest days.                                                              50

22   Blocks of 6 shifts (2X2x2) followed by 2 Rest days                                                                      52

23   Blocks of 7 shifts (2x2x3) followed by 2 or 3 Rest days                                                               54

24   Blocks of 9 shifts (3x3x3) followed by  3 Rest days                                                                      56

 

 

RAPID BACKWARD (NAM)  ROTATION WITHIN BLOCKS OF SHIFTS.                                                    59

 

    Option                                                                                                                                               

25   Blocks of 3 shifts (1x1x1) followed by 1 Rest day                                                                         60

26   Blocks of 4 shifts (1x2x1) followed by 1 or 2 Rest days.                                                              62

27   Blocks of 5 shifts (1x2x2) followed by 1 or 2 Rest days.                                                              64

28   Blocks of 6 shifts (2X2x2) followed by 2 Rest days                                                                      66

29   Blocks of 7 shifts (2x2x3) followed by 2 or 3 Rest days                                                               68

30   Blocks of 9 shifts (3x3x3) followed by  3 Rest days                                                                      70

 

 

MIXTURE OF NO ROTATION AND VARIOUS DIRECTIONS OF ROTATION WITHIN
BLOCKS OF SHIFTS.                                                                                                                                         73

 

    Option                                                                                                                                               

31   Blocks of 4 shifts followed by 1or 2 Rest days                                                                              74

32   Blocks of 6 and 3 shifts  followed by 1 or 2 Rest days.                                                                76

33   Blocks of 6 and 3 shifts  followed by 1 or 2 Rest days.                Variant 1                                78

34   Blocks of 7 shifts followed by 2 or 3 rest  days                                                                              80

35   Blocks of 7 shifts followed by 2 or 3 rest days. Variant 1                                                             82

       

 

GLOSSARY                                                                                                                85

 

BESPOKE ROTAS                                                                                                                                    119