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the Company without notification in writing as to any such action and such pilot shall not be disciplined or dismissed without an investigation and hearing provided that the pilot makes written request for an investigation and hearing within seven days after receiving such notification.
2. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent the Company from holding a pilot out of service prior to written notification of charges preferred against him, and such written notification stipulated in paragraph A-1 of this section shall be furnished the pilot with reasonable expeditiousness.
3. Such investigation and hearing shall be held by a junior operating official of the Company designated by the Company for that purpose and shall be held within seven days after the Company receives the written notification from the pilot for an investigation and hearing as stipulated in paragraph A-1 of this section.
4. Prior to such investigation and hearing, the Company shall furnish such pilot a copy of the precise charge or charges against him, and he shall not be required to give testimony or furnish evidence prior to the actual time of the investigation and hearing. He shall be given the necessary time in which to prepare and to secure the presence of witnesses and shall have the right to be represented by an employee of the Company of his choice or by his duly accredited representative or representatives.
5. Within seven days after the close of such investigation and hearing, the Company shall announce its decision in writing and shall furnish the pilot, or his duly accredited representative, a copy thereof.
B. APPEAL
1. When a copy of such decision has been received by the pilot or his duly accredited representative and such pilot is dissatisfied with the Company's decision, he shall have the right to appeal to the Vice President in Charge of Operations of the Company, provided such appeal request is filed by the pilot in writing with the Vice President in Charge of Operations within seven days from the date of the pilot's receipt of the decision of the investigation

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