Commercial Fixed Wing
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP); Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Multiengine
Communication Breakdown; Training / Qualification
Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural FAR
General None Reported / Taken
Environment - Non Weather Related; Company Policy
This flight is part of the second trip to be on a landing currency waiver. Landings expired [Date]. Waivers issued for the next two pilot trips. I have stated plainly to the training desk I want to regain my currency vs flying not current on waivers. One area of safety concern arose prior to this flight due to being non-current. Scheduling called the CA the morning of the flight asking to crew the leg ZZZ to ZZZ1 with just 2 pilots (CA and myself) because they could not find a replacement FO for the trip. CA agreed after checking with union contracts. Safety Issue: CA was unaware I would be arriving for work on a waiver. The CA should be notified well in advance instead of at sign in that a non-qualified pilot would be on their flight. The only way the CA found out I was on a waiver is when I notified him. To be clear: I was never assigned FO in the system. The situation was resolved without ever assigning me as FO. The safety issue is with the PIC being unaware they will have a non-qualified crew member.Issuance of this waiver is only made known to the non-current pilot. Other crew members are un-aware until sign in.This waiver should be rarely used vs the recent expanded use and it needs to be depicted plainly in schedules being visible to all crew.
Air Carrier First Officer reported having a status as flying on a special wavier that was not reported by the company to the Captain before the flight.