FLC OF LTT FALLS ASLEEP WHILE AT CRUISE.

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CREW FATIGUE IS A FACTOR IN MANY SCHEDULES AT MY CARRIER. MY CREW AND I HAD FLOWN TOGETHER BTWN NOV/XX/94; AND NOV/XX/94; MONDAY: 9 HRS DUTY/6 HRS FLYING. TUESDAY: 6 HRS DUTY/3 HRS FLYING. WEDNESDAY: 15 HRS DUTY/5 HRS FLYING. THURSDAY: 13 HRS DUTY/6 PLUS HRS FLYING (6-9). FRIDAY: 13 HRS DUTY/6 HRS FLYING. INCLUDED WERE 22 TKOFS AND LNDGS AT EXTREMELY BUSY HUBS (LGA; JFK; PHL; YYZ) IN WX THAT CAUSED PROBS WITH ICING AND HOLDING AT ARR GATES (AIRBORNE). ADDITIONALLY MY CREW AND I ALL LIVE BTWN 1 AND 1 1/2 HRS DRIVE TIME FROM OUR CREW BASE. THIS ADDED TO OUR FATIGUE ON 3 DAYS WE DROVE BTWN OUR HOMES AND OUR CREW BASE ARPT. ON FRIDAY NIGHT OUR SCHEDULE INCLUDED A LONG LEG BTWN YYZ AND BDL. ON THIS LEG I WAS FLYING PLT. APPROX 1 HR INTO THE FLT I DISCOVERED THAT MY FO HAD FALLEN ASLEEP. I WAS ON THE VERGE OF FALLING ASLEEP. I FEEL THAT HAD ANY UNUSUAL SIT OCCURRED THAT OUR ABILITY TO HANDLE IT WOULD BE SERIOUSLY IMPAIRED. ON PAPER; OUR SCHEDULE THAT WK; 56 HRS ON DUTY AND 27 HRS FLT TIME; COMPLIED WITH FAR PART 121 DUTY TIME REGS. MY EMPLOYER HAS INSTITUTED A PROC THAT OSTENSIBLY DEALS WITH THE PROB BUT IN REALITY IS MORE INTIMIDATION. IMMEDIATE NOTIFICATION TO THE MGMNT REPRESENTATIVE ON DUTY AT OUR CENTRAL DISPATCH CTR. A REQUIREMENT TO CALL THE CHIEF PLT AND REQUEST TO BE RELEASED FROM FURTHER DUTY. A REQUIREMENT TO FILL OUT A LENGTHY PLT FATIGUE FORM AND FAX IT TO OUR FLT STANDARDS OFFICE WITHIN 24 HRS. IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS PROC IN JANUARY 1994 HAD A CHILLING EFFECT ON CREW FATIGUE OCCURRENCES. MY EMPLOYER EFFECTIVELY SWEPT THE PROB 'UNDER THE RUG.' THE PROB IS STILL THERE.