A RESERVE CAPT'S RPT ON FLC WORK SCHEDULING AND THE MIXUP THAT OCCURRED WHEN CREW SCHEDULING CALLED FOR A FLT ASSIGNMENT LATE AT NIGHT FOR THE NEXT MORNING'S FLT AT ZZZ; US.

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I WAS CALLED BY MR. X AT CREW SCHEDULING. HE INFORMED ME I HAD A TRIP LEAVING THE NEXT DAY WITH AN XA00 MORNING RPT TIME. I INFORMED THE SCHEDULER THAT I WAS A LONG CALLOUT RESERVE AND NEEDED 9 HRS NOTICE. HE INFORMED ME HE HAD LEFT A MESSAGE EARLIER AT MY HOUSE AND THAT THE 9 HRS COULD BE REDUCED TO 8 HRS. I QUESTIONED WHETHER OR NOT THAT WAS LEGAL AND ASKED WHO COULD MAKE THAT DECISION. HE SAID HE WOULD CALL HIS SUPVR AND FIND OUT. APPROX 5 MINS LATER; I WAS CALLED AGAIN BY ANOTHER SCHEDULER; MR. Y; AND TOLD THAT HE WAS NOT GOING TO CALL SUPVR AND THAT I WAS LEGAL FOR THE TRIP. I AGAIN QUESTIONED THE LEGALITY OF THE TRIP AND WHY I WAS NOT CALLED SOONER BY MY PAGER OR CELL PHONE. WHEN I DID ARRIVE HOME; THERE WAS A MESSAGE ON MY ANSWERING MACHINE REGARDING THE TRIP. AFTER THE HOLIDAYS WERE OVER; I CONTACTED CHIEF PLT ABOUT OTHER MATTERS AND ALSO ASKED HIM WHETHER OR NOT THE TRIP WAS LEGAL. HE INFORMED ME THAT SCHEDULING SHOULD HAVE TRIED CONTACTING ME BY THE 3 NUMBERS I HAVE GIVEN TO CREW SCHEDULING. HE INFORMED ME HE DIDN'T THINK I WAS LEGAL FOR THE TRIP. I FURTHER CHKED WITH SUPVR AND AFTER LOOKING AT THE COMPUTER ENTRY; THE LOGS REFLECTED A TIME IN WHICH CASE IT WAS DETERMINED I WAS NOT LEGAL FOR THE TRIP. I BELIEVE THE PROB WAS CAUSED BY IMPROPER TRAINING OF CREW SCHEDULING AND INTERP OF THE CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENT OF THE COMPANY WITH THE UNION CONTRACT WHICH STATES THEY WILL CALL UP TO 3 NUMBERS PROVIDED BY THE PLT. ALSO; THE MISUNDERSTANDING OF THE NEW FARS IN REGARDS TO RESERVE PLT REST REQUIREMENTS WHICH HAD BEEN IN EFFECT FOR LESS THAN 2 WKS.