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A controller claims that training is being rushed on expanded areas of specialization for the facility, resulting in fpl's being checked out with a minimum amount of hours.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 394060 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199801 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zfw |
| State Reference | TX |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller non radar : 2 controller radar : 11 |
| ASRS Report | 394060 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | oversight : supervisor |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | procedure or policy : unspecified |
Narrative:
ZFW is expanding from 6 areas of specialization to 7 areas. Because of this, 80% of the fpl's must train on at least 2 new sectors. Training is being rushed with fpl's being checked out with a minimum amount of hours. Once I had the minimum amount of hours on the sector, I was pressured by management to get certified to enable others to start their training. I feel this is an unsafe practice and should be stopped.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A CTLR CLAIMS THAT TRAINING IS BEING RUSHED ON EXPANDED AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION FOR THE FACILITY, RESULTING IN FPL'S BEING CHKED OUT WITH A MINIMUM AMOUNT OF HRS.
Narrative: ZFW IS EXPANDING FROM 6 AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION TO 7 AREAS. BECAUSE OF THIS, 80% OF THE FPL'S MUST TRAIN ON AT LEAST 2 NEW SECTORS. TRAINING IS BEING RUSHED WITH FPL'S BEING CHKED OUT WITH A MINIMUM AMOUNT OF HRS. ONCE I HAD THE MINIMUM AMOUNT OF HRS ON THE SECTOR, I WAS PRESSURED BY MGMNT TO GET CERTIFIED TO ENABLE OTHERS TO START THEIR TRAINING. I FEEL THIS IS AN UNSAFE PRACTICE AND SHOULD BE STOPPED.
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.