How Much of a Crew Roster Should Family See?

Parents may only want to know whether a crew member will be home today; a partner may need to arrange a lift next week. Those needs do not require the same access to a full monthly roster. Before sharing, ask what the other person needs the information for, then choose the dates and details they can see.

Choose a date range, then choose the details

The crew member manages family-sharing permission in Feiban. If the account shows date-range options, they can choose the full roster, today plus one day before and after, or today plus one week before and after. Limited ranges are calculated using the current day at the crew member’s base, so they change when that day rolls over.

• One day either side: three days including today. This suits someone who only needs to arrange an immediate lift or see whether the crew member is home.
• One week either side: fifteen days including today. This gives room to discuss upcoming care, activities or airport collection.
• Full roster: useful when planning further ahead together, but still worth checking whether that much access is needed.

The date range is only the first boundary. A crew member can also choose whether to share return times, layover cities, flight numbers and times. Private notes do not become visible simply because the roster is shared.

Three situations call for different ranges

1. Planning dinner today: start with one day either side instead of opening the whole month.
2. Arranging an appointment or lift in the next two weeks: one week either side may help, but check standby and TBC dates with the crew member.
3. Planning a longer trip together: consider full access only if both sides agree; narrow it again when the plan is settled.

Make a separate choice for each family member

Different people may use the same roster for different reasons. When managing sharing, check each person’s name, date range and continuing need for access. If sharing is no longer right, remove the person or stop the link. After changing a sharing range, ask family to reopen the app instead of relying on an old saved view.

A small exercise: list three people who might receive a family follow code and write down the one thing each actually needs to know. If there is no clear purpose, wait until there is one before sharing.

Say the boundary aloud as well as setting it

You could say, ‘I’ll share my near-term roster so we can arrange lifts. I’ll keep work details and private notes to myself.’ Less access does not have to mean less trust. It can be a way to respect both people’s privacy, and the setting can change if the need does.