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Cak controller expressed concern regarding new staffing guidelines that were developed by both management and the union.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 697561 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200605 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : cak.tracon |
| State Reference | OH |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Experience | controller radar : 23 controller time certified in position1 : 16 |
| ASRS Report | 697561 |
| Events | |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | FAA |
| Primary Problem | FAA |
Narrative:
Our union representative and manager have changed our shifts to provide more availability for the use of annual leave at the cost of safety. We now have only 1 6:00 a.M. Controller to relieve the midnight controller. This 1 person must work all position until help comes in at 6:30 a.M. (This is sign-on time and not when they actually can start helping.) I told both the manager and the union representative that you should not expect the midnight person to help. (We work days and then swing to a midnight. Usually we have worked 16 hours of the last 25 hours with little sleep.) at 6:20 a.M. I had several things going on. I was on line with flow control to acquire a release for 1 aircraft while vectoring an aircraft inbound cak; vectoring another aircraft inbound bjj; taxiing 1 aircraft out; having 1 aircraft pushing back; another aircraft pushed back ready to taxi; and while this was occurring another aircraft called for a clearance. It was IFR and there were 6 other IFR clrncs posted. The potential was very high for a slip-up. Should I get help from someone who has worked the last 7 hours without a break (and also worked 16 of the last 25 hours). That's crazy. Safe -- I don't think so. Stressful? Definitely. Absolutely wrong.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CAK CTLR EXPRESSED CONCERN REGARDING NEW STAFFING GUIDELINES THAT WERE DEVELOPED BY BOTH MGMNT AND THE UNION.
Narrative: OUR UNION REPRESENTATIVE AND MGR HAVE CHANGED OUR SHIFTS TO PROVIDE MORE AVAILABILITY FOR THE USE OF ANNUAL LEAVE AT THE COST OF SAFETY. WE NOW HAVE ONLY 1 6:00 A.M. CTLR TO RELIEVE THE MIDNIGHT CTLR. THIS 1 PERSON MUST WORK ALL POS UNTIL HELP COMES IN AT 6:30 A.M. (THIS IS SIGN-ON TIME AND NOT WHEN THEY ACTUALLY CAN START HELPING.) I TOLD BOTH THE MGR AND THE UNION REPRESENTATIVE THAT YOU SHOULD NOT EXPECT THE MIDNIGHT PERSON TO HELP. (WE WORK DAYS AND THEN SWING TO A MIDNIGHT. USUALLY WE HAVE WORKED 16 HRS OF THE LAST 25 HRS WITH LITTLE SLEEP.) AT 6:20 A.M. I HAD SEVERAL THINGS GOING ON. I WAS ON LINE WITH FLOW CTL TO ACQUIRE A RELEASE FOR 1 ACFT WHILE VECTORING AN ACFT INBOUND CAK; VECTORING ANOTHER ACFT INBOUND BJJ; TAXIING 1 ACFT OUT; HAVING 1 ACFT PUSHING BACK; ANOTHER ACFT PUSHED BACK READY TO TAXI; AND WHILE THIS WAS OCCURRING ANOTHER ACFT CALLED FOR A CLRNC. IT WAS IFR AND THERE WERE 6 OTHER IFR CLRNCS POSTED. THE POTENTIAL WAS VERY HIGH FOR A SLIP-UP. SHOULD I GET HELP FROM SOMEONE WHO HAS WORKED THE LAST 7 HRS WITHOUT A BREAK (AND ALSO WORKED 16 OF THE LAST 25 HRS). THAT'S CRAZY. SAFE -- I DON'T THINK SO. STRESSFUL? DEFINITELY. ABSOLUTELY WRONG.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.