B777 CAPT DISCOVERS ENG OIL IS 1 QUART ABOVE MINIMUM AND ASKS THAT IT BE FILLED; WHICH TURNS OUT TO BE AGAINST COMPANY POLICY.

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THIS INFO IS ACCORDING TO THE MECH WHO WE SUMMONED TO THE COCKPIT. UPON ARR AT THE ACFT; I CHKED THE ENG OIL AND THE L ENG HAD 23 QUARTS AND THE R ENG 19 QUARTS. I KNOW THAT 18 QUARTS IS THE MINIMUM FOR DISPATCH. THIS IS A 14 HR FLT AND I SAW NO REASON TO LEAVE A MAINT STATION WITHOUT A FULL OIL TANK ON THE ENG. THIS IS WHERE WE SUMMONED A MECH TO INQUIRE ABOUT SVCING. HE STATED THAT ON AN ETOPS FLT IF ONLY 1 ENG IS SVCED THAT IT REQUIRES ONLY 1 MECH. SO NOW AT JFK IF YOU CAN GET BY WITH THE MINIMUM OIL IN 1 ENG; THEN ONLY 1 MECH WILL SVC 1 ENG AND LEAVE THE OTHER ONE ALONE. IF BOTH ENGS ARE DONE; HE SAYS IT TAKES 2 MECHS ON BOTH ENGS AND THIS WAY THEY SAVE MANPWR. I DO NOT THINK IN THE STRONGEST TERMS THIS IS APPROPRIATE. THERE IS VERY LITTLE THAT WE DO IN FLT OPS WHERE OPERATING AT THE MINIMUM LIMITS IS THE EXCEPTED NORM. I ALSO THINK THAT THIS MAY -- AND I STRESS MAY -- BE ACCEPTABLE ON A SHORT DOMESTIC FLT BUT STRONGLY FEEL IT IS A COMPROMISE OF SAFETY TO KNOWINGLY DISPATCH AN ACFT ON A 14 HR FLT WITH 1 QUART OF OIL ABOVE THE MINIMUM ALLOWED. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO.