Controller reporter complains on the time delay to receive briefing on mandatory minimum fuel and em...

Narrative:

The crash of the air carrier flight in north.Y. Apparently prompted the NTSB to suggest refresher training be provided to all controllers in the areas of minimum fuel and emergencys. The FAA apparently issued genot rwa 0/11 in response to this. On 4/mon/90 I received a verbal briefing at work on these subjects. During the briefing, I picked up the letter which was the basis of the briefing and noticed that it had been date stamped as having been received in our facility on 2/wed/90. The entire month of march had passed prior to the briefing being accomplished. Our facility has only about 21 controllers and there is no reason that a briefing on this subject could not have been accomplished faster, especially since the subject was considered important enough for NTSB to have issued recommendations to the FAA and for the FAA to have issued a genot.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CTLR REPORTER COMPLAINS ON THE TIME DELAY TO RECEIVE BRIEFING ON MANDATORY MINIMUM FUEL AND EMERGENCIES HANDLING.

Narrative: THE CRASH OF THE ACR FLT IN N.Y. APPARENTLY PROMPTED THE NTSB TO SUGGEST REFRESHER TRNING BE PROVIDED TO ALL CTLRS IN THE AREAS OF MINIMUM FUEL AND EMERS. THE FAA APPARENTLY ISSUED GENOT RWA 0/11 IN RESPONSE TO THIS. ON 4/MON/90 I RECEIVED A VERBAL BRIEFING AT WORK ON THESE SUBJECTS. DURING THE BRIEFING, I PICKED UP THE LETTER WHICH WAS THE BASIS OF THE BRIEFING AND NOTICED THAT IT HAD BEEN DATE STAMPED AS HAVING BEEN RECEIVED IN OUR FAC ON 2/WED/90. THE ENTIRE MONTH OF MARCH HAD PASSED PRIOR TO THE BRIEFING BEING ACCOMPLISHED. OUR FAC HAS ONLY ABOUT 21 CTLRS AND THERE IS NO REASON THAT A BRIEFING ON THIS SUBJECT COULD NOT HAVE BEEN ACCOMPLISHED FASTER, ESPECIALLY SINCE THE SUBJECT WAS CONSIDERED IMPORTANT ENOUGH FOR NTSB TO HAVE ISSUED RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE FAA AND FOR THE FAA TO HAVE ISSUED A GENOT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.

Attributes
ACN	141446
Time
Date	199004
Day	Mon
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : csg
State Reference	GA
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 2
ASRS Report	141446
Events
Anomaly	non adherence other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : unspecified

Controller reporter complains on the time delay to receive briefing on mandatory minimum fuel and emergencies handling.