Commercial Fixed Wing
Flight Crew Commercial
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 100; Flight Crew Total 15000; Flight Crew Type 8000
Fatigue; Situational Awareness
Other Fatigue
General Work Refused
Company Policy; Procedure; Human Factors
At 17:00L; contacted to report to the Airport ASAP to serve on 'Field Standby' to ferry a B777.  While driving to the airport; a two hour drive; I was in contact with scheduling that the auto traffic was heavy.  When I arrived at flight operations; I was told the flight was canceled but never informed.  I sat 'field standby' until 23:30L; then went to my car and drove home.  Arriving home at 03:00L; took a shower; and went to sleep at 04:00L.  The crew desk woke me at 07:00L; three hours of sleep after a full day of driving (300 miles) and assigned me a flying seat assignment leaving fourteen hours later.  I refused based on fatigue; they should have reviewed my schedule and called a few hours later; thereby DOUBLING my sleep.  I felt too exhausted and decided it was UNSAFE to be awake all day; to again drive two hours and then occupy the flying seat to [an international destination].
A Reserve First Officer was awakened after three hours of sleep by Crew Scheduling to be assigned a trip 14 hours in the future.  The trip is declined due to fatigue.