ZSE controller in charge reported observing a sector with an aircraft below the minimum IFR altitude...

Attributes
ACN	1657206
Time
Date	201906
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZSE.ARTCC
State Reference	WA
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Climb
Route In Use	Direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Enroute Supervisor / CIC
Qualification	Air Traffic Control Fully Certified
Experience	Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) 5.5
Events
Anomaly	ATC Issue All Types Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT

Narrative:

While working as controller in charge I had a sector quicklooked behind the desk as it was the busiest sector. Another sector controller had a question to which I told him to standby as I noticed an MSAW alert on the quicklooked scope. By the time I noticed there was an aircraft below the mia(minimum IFR altitude); there was nothing I could say to the controller working the aircraft as the aircraft was climbing. I do not think the controller working the sector ever issued a lower altitude alert. I think the controller did not understand that we are required to avoid mias while the aircraft is climbing to the MEA(minimum enroute altitude).

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ZSE Controller in Charge reported observing a sector with an aircraft below the Minimum IFR Altitude.

Narrative: While working as Controller in Charge I had a sector quicklooked behind the desk as it was the busiest sector. Another sector controller had a question to which I told him to standby as I noticed an MSAW alert on the quicklooked scope. By the time I noticed there was an aircraft below the MIA(Minimum IFR Altitude); there was nothing I could say to the Controller working the aircraft as the aircraft was climbing. I do not think the controller working the sector ever issued a lower altitude alert. I think the controller did not understand that we are required to avoid MIAs while the aircraft is climbing to the MEA(Minimum Enroute Altitude).

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