Narrative:

Being required to work position on mid-shifts without any breaks away from position to get relaxed/refreshed. Mid-shifts at okc are painfully slow (excepting certain situations; ie; WX; unusual events; etc). Staring at a mostly blank radar scope all night long without any break is physically and mentally demanding (if not impossible to do safely). In my opinion; this is the most unsafe operation I've seen/been involved in; in my 20 yrs as controller. Very unsafe due to being 'brain dead' from constant attentiveness without breaks all night long.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: OKC TWR AND TRACON CTLR EXPRESSED CONCERN REGARDING MGMNT'S MID-SHIFT STAFFING POLICY.

Narrative: BEING REQUIRED TO WORK POS ON MID-SHIFTS WITHOUT ANY BREAKS AWAY FROM POS TO GET RELAXED/REFRESHED. MID-SHIFTS AT OKC ARE PAINFULLY SLOW (EXCEPTING CERTAIN SITUATIONS; IE; WX; UNUSUAL EVENTS; ETC). STARING AT A MOSTLY BLANK RADAR SCOPE ALL NIGHT LONG WITHOUT ANY BREAK IS PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY DEMANDING (IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE TO DO SAFELY). IN MY OPINION; THIS IS THE MOST UNSAFE OP I'VE SEEN/BEEN INVOLVED IN; IN MY 20 YRS AS CTLR. VERY UNSAFE DUE TO BEING 'BRAIN DEAD' FROM CONSTANT ATTENTIVENESS WITHOUT BREAKS ALL NIGHT LONG.

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.