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exceed 90 days, the pilot shall permit his air line pilot's certificate or certificates required for his status to lapse, his seniority shall accrue only to the date of such lapse pro-vided that any pilots on leave at the time this agreement becomes effective shall continue on such leave in accord-ance with their previous agreement with the Company.

(b) When leaves are granted on account of sickness or injury, a pilot shall retain and continue to accrue his seniority whether or not he is able to maintain his air line pilot's certificate or certificates required for his status, until he is able to return to duty or is found to be unfit for such duty except that in no case shall leave for sick-ness or injury exceed a total continuous period of 3 years. Return to duty after such leave shall be subject to a reason-able qualifying period not to exceed 6 months.

(c) Any dispute arising hereunder concerning the physi-cal fitness of the pilot concerned shall be settled in accord-ance with section 30.
(d) A pilot returning from leave occasioned by sickness or injury shall be permitted to resume his status and exer-cise his seniority on the division or at the base to which he had previously been assigned, subject to paragraph (b) of this section.
(e) A pilot on leave shall not, without priori written permission of the Company, engage in aviation employment and, in no case, shall engage in employment which may bring discredit upon the Company.
(f)Any pilot who is involuntarily ordered to active military service or volunteers for such service in the event war is declared shall be automatically granted a furlough by the Company until sixty days after the pilot is discharged from such active service and the pilot shall, during such period, retain and continue to accrue his seniority. Return to duty after such furlough shall be subject to a reasonable qualifying period, the maximum of which shall not exceed three months. Nothing herein shall apply when a pilot volun-tarily goes on active duty for normal training periods each year in which case the pilot shall, if the requirements of the service permit, be entitled to a leave of absence during such periods and shall continue to retain and accrue his seniority.

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