Two weeks on, one week off means 14 work days and 7 off days, not two work days and one rest day.
Your year at a glance
Enter your confirmed first duty date; this calculation uses 14 duty days followed by 7 rest days. Calculations run in your browser.
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2/1 FIFO roster calendar is illustrated by a 14-duty / 7-rest sequence. Choose its real anchor in the planner before comparing work blocks across 2027.
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2/1 FIFO roster calendar illustrative annual totals: 2027 annual example
Assumptions: first duty day 1 Jan 2027; 14 consecutive duty days followed by 7 consecutive rest days; no travel-day allocation, overrides or leave taken. A duty day is a calendar date marked by the repeating work/rest cycle, not a shift-hours calculation.
Month
Duty days
Rest days
January
24
7
February
18
10
March
20
11
April
22
8
May
18
13
June
23
7
July
17
14
August
24
7
September
16
14
October
24
7
November
18
12
December
22
9
2027 total
246
119
These counts change if the first duty date changes. Calculate your actual annual totals using the interactive planner.
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The 2/1 FIFO roster calendar example starts with duty on 1 January 2027. Real shift changes, travel and approved leave can alter the dates.
Nationwide public holidays do not convert scheduled duty into time off. Regional holidays and employer rules may differ.
2027 pattern facts for 2/1 FIFO roster calendar
Using 1 Jan 2027 as the first duty date, this 14-on / 7-off illustration contains 119 rostered rest dates in 2027, with a longest uninterrupted rest stretch of 7 days inside the calendar year. That starting point is illustrative, not your employer’s published duty roster.
Across all 21 equally weighted possible starting phases, the entire 24–26 Dec Christmas period is free in 5 phases (23.8%); 31 Dec through 1 Jan is free in 6 phases (28.6%).
For illustrative summer-school intervals, the mean number of rostered rest dates is 14.0 of 42 dates for an Australian December–January example, 14.0 of 42 for a UK July–August example, and 20.7 of 62 for a US June–August example. These fixed windows are not official countrywide school calendars and do not include travel or approved leave.
Planning notes specific to 2/1 FIFO roster calendar
The phrase two-and-one in FIFO work usually refers to two weeks on site followed by one week away, expressed in calendar terms as a 14/7 rotation. It is not the same as two working days then one off. The difference matters when entering natural-language schedules: a person saying two weeks on one week off should receive a twenty-one-day repeating cycle, not a three-day pattern.
Starting 1 Jan 2027, the illustration contains fourteen successive duty dates followed by seven rest dates. The totals by month reflect where each three-week segment lands, and they change when a site’s published starting day changes. Many workers travel at the edges of these periods; a fly-in or fly-out day can reduce usable personal time and may be accounted for differently from rostered duty.
If you want to extend a particular family holiday, the relevant question is how many scheduled duty shifts are adjacent to the desired rest block, not simply how much annual leave remains. Use the planner to test proposed dates, then verify the employer’s shift and travel rules. A partner on an offset 2/1 roster may have a different seven-day week free. Compare anchored dates before purchasing tickets.
Workers sometimes say '2 and 1' without specifying whether the units are weeks, roster blocks or scheduled shifts. Before using a shared calendar, confirm that your agreement really means fourteen days assigned followed by seven off. A fly-out that occurs after the last duty day may consume a separate part of that week. If you plan a major trip, check the release time and the return travel itinerary, not just the seven cells marked rest in the example.
Frequently asked questions
How does 2/1 FIFO roster calendar repeat?
Two weeks on, one week off means 14 work days and 7 off days, not two work days and one rest day. Each projection depends on the verified first duty date.
How should I interpret the 2/1 FIFO roster calendar 2027 example?
The 2/1 FIFO roster calendar table describes calendar duty and rest dates. Use the exact confirmed shift start; exceptions, flights and hourly leave charging must be handled separately.
Can I plan time together using 2/1 FIFO roster calendar?
Yes. Begin with the 2/1 FIFO roster calendar cycle, then compare the other person’s individually anchored roster. Suggested leave dates are not approved absences.