Improper position relief. Operational deviation.

Attributes
ACN	136631
Time
Date	199002
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : csg
State Reference	GA
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
ASRS Report	136631
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Deviation

Narrative:

I was on duty as the local and ground controller on the minute my relief arrived in the tower with his real estate sales material. He did not have a headset or microphone and asked for a briefing. I gave him a briefing, which included only 1 moving aircraft who was taxiing to the ramp. He advised that he had the position and I unplugged, which enabled the speakers. As I was going down the stairs, he was looking for a microphone. Since there was no traffic to speak of, it was not unsafe, but my relief was not prepared to take the position.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: IMPROPER POSITION RELIEF. OPERATIONAL DEVIATION.

Narrative: I WAS ON DUTY AS THE LCL AND GND CTLR ON THE MINUTE MY RELIEF ARRIVED IN THE TWR WITH HIS REAL ESTATE SALES MATERIAL. HE DID NOT HAVE A HEADSET OR MIC AND ASKED FOR A BRIEFING. I GAVE HIM A BRIEFING, WHICH INCLUDED ONLY 1 MOVING ACFT WHO WAS TAXIING TO THE RAMP. HE ADVISED THAT HE HAD THE POS AND I UNPLUGGED, WHICH ENABLED THE SPEAKERS. AS I WAS GOING DOWN THE STAIRS, HE WAS LOOKING FOR A MIC. SINCE THERE WAS NO TFC TO SPEAK OF, IT WAS NOT UNSAFE, BUT MY RELIEF WAS NOT PREPARED TO TAKE THE POS.

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.