ZNY controller expressed concern regarding staffing levels and the resulting time on position.

Attributes
ACN	722452
Time
Date	200612
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zny.artcc
State Reference	NY
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : military controller : non radar controller : radar
Experience	controller limited radar : 6 controller military : 5 controller non radar : 13 controller radar : 22
ASRS Report	722452
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	FAA
Primary Problem	FAA
Situations
ATC Facility	staffing : zny.artcc

Narrative:

Very dangerous staffing level on heavy track night. Only 6 fpl controllers working. Position not split out completely. All controllers working 3 or more hours on position at one time. I work 4 hours straight without relief. Only got a break after 4 hours because I called the watch desk from my position.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ZNY CTLR EXPRESSED CONCERN REGARDING STAFFING LEVELS AND THE RESULTING TIME ON POS.

Narrative: VERY DANGEROUS STAFFING LEVEL ON HVY TRACK NIGHT. ONLY 6 FPL CTLRS WORKING. POS NOT SPLIT OUT COMPLETELY. ALL CTLRS WORKING 3 OR MORE HRS ON POS AT ONE TIME. I WORK 4 HRS STRAIGHT WITHOUT RELIEF. ONLY GOT A BREAK AFTER 4 HRS BECAUSE I CALLED THE WATCH DESK FROM MY POS.

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.