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Sba controller voiced concern regarding the facilities staffing procedures during late night operations; claiming the resulting combined positions are unsafe.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 859380 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200911 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | SBA.Tower |
| State Reference | CA |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | No Aircraft |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Approach Departure |
| Qualification | Air Traffic Control Fully Certified |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types |
Narrative:
I was on position for several hours. This involved four sectors. The only controllers around me had 10 hour days apiece and needed to be relieved. The weather was poor at the north co. Airports and the one minute weather was not working at sbp. This requires several phone calls while working position. Bad idea. Sba has 7 frequencies and should not be closing with two controllers. It is so unsafe; it's unreal.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SBA Controller voiced concern regarding the facilities staffing procedures during late night operations; claiming the resulting combined positions are unsafe.
Narrative: I was on position for several hours. This involved four sectors. The only controllers around me had 10 hour days apiece and needed to be relieved. The weather was poor at the North Co. Airports and the one minute weather was not working at SBP. This requires several phone calls while working position. Bad idea. SBA has 7 frequencies and should not be closing with two controllers. It is so unsafe; it's unreal.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.