ATC second level supervisor not medical qualified or certified to work position.

Attributes
ACN	306620
Time
Date	199506
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : bdl
State Reference	CT
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 15 controller supervisory : 3
ASRS Report	306620
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 10
ASRS Report	306502
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

I am an air traffic controller, in the radar room, at bradley TRACON, windsor locks, ct. There are area mgrs (second level supervisors) who periodically are in charge of a shift. The area mgrs do not maintain currency on control position and do not maintain a medical clearance and are not subject to random drug/alcohol testing. However, when in charge of a shift they have authority/authorized to order me to give control instructions to aircraft. I feel this is wrong.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ATC SECOND LEVEL SUPVR NOT MEDICAL QUALIFIED OR CERTIFIED TO WORK POS.

Narrative: I AM AN AIR TFC CTLR, IN THE RADAR ROOM, AT BRADLEY TRACON, WINDSOR LOCKS, CT. THERE ARE AREA MGRS (SECOND LEVEL SUPVRS) WHO PERIODICALLY ARE IN CHARGE OF A SHIFT. THE AREA MGRS DO NOT MAINTAIN CURRENCY ON CTL POS AND DO NOT MAINTAIN A MEDICAL CLRNC AND ARE NOT SUBJECT TO RANDOM DRUG/ALCOHOL TESTING. HOWEVER, WHEN IN CHARGE OF A SHIFT THEY HAVE AUTH TO ORDER ME TO GIVE CTL INSTRUCTIONS TO ACFT. I FEEL THIS IS WRONG.

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.