Sux TRACON controller reported witnessing less than appropriate wake turbulence spacing on approach ...

Attributes
ACN	1537709
Time
Date	201804
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	SUX.Airport
State Reference	IA
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Stratotanker 135
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Final Approach
Route In Use	Other Instrument Approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	EMB ERJ 145 ER/LR
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Final Approach
Route In Use	Visual Approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Local
Qualification	Air Traffic Control Fully Certified
Events
Anomaly	ATC Issue All Types Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

Narrative:

I was assigned on position during a skill check. I was watching a front line manager (flm) watch another flm. This is new to our facility. The supervisors used to sign on position during skill checks but now we have a new supervisor who has people sign on and he watches. The event occurred between the E145 and K35R. The K35R circled and the E145 was on a visual behind the heavy and might have had less than appropriate separation for wake turbulence. I was unsure what I was supposed to say. This procedure is new and the supervisor wasn't saying anything so I thought maybe I was missing something and shouldn't have said anything.in my honest opinion; having the supervisor sign on position; or having a more clearly defined procedure would be helpful in clearly defining our roles in this new way of skill checking.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SUX TRACON Controller reported witnessing less than appropriate wake turbulence spacing on approach during a skill check.

Narrative: I was assigned on position during a skill check. I was watching a Front Line Manager (FLM) watch another FLM. This is new to our facility. The supervisors used to sign on position during skill checks but now we have a new supervisor who has people sign on and he watches. The event occurred between the E145 and K35R. The K35R circled and the E145 was on a visual behind the heavy and might have had less than appropriate separation for wake turbulence. I was unsure what I was supposed to say. This procedure is new and the supervisor wasn't saying anything so I thought maybe I was missing something and shouldn't have said anything.In my honest opinion; having the supervisor sign on position; or having a more clearly defined procedure would be helpful in clearly defining our roles in this new way of skill checking.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.

Sux TRACON controller reported witnessing less than appropriate wake turbulence spacing on approach during a skill check.