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Anonymous reporter alleges that contract tower controllers are not being given sufficient training with the correct amount of traffic to check out and be safe.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 325374 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199601 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ipt |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| ASRS Report | 325374 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | procedure or policy : unspecified |
Narrative:
What a farce, the training of contract controllers. The contract controllers at ipt received about 25 percent of the training that FAA controllers would have received. The training is being given with no consideration of meaningful traffic conditions. FAA controllers with no previous FAA ratings take 4-6 months of training before a rating. FAA controllers with an FAA tower rating from another tower take 80 hours of OJT before a rating at ipt. A contract controller at ipt was checked out in 36 hours with 5 percent moderate and the rest light traffic. The others will be checked out with only 15-20 percent moderate traffic conditions with about 60 hours of total OJT time. It seems the FAA has let safety become second to other factors, too bad for the flying public.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ANONYMOUS RPTR ALLEGES THAT CONTRACT TWR CTLRS ARE NOT BEING GIVEN SUFFICIENT TRAINING WITH THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF TFC TO CHK OUT AND BE SAFE.
Narrative: WHAT A FARCE, THE TRAINING OF CONTRACT CTLRS. THE CONTRACT CTLRS AT IPT RECEIVED ABOUT 25 PERCENT OF THE TRAINING THAT FAA CTLRS WOULD HAVE RECEIVED. THE TRAINING IS BEING GIVEN WITH NO CONSIDERATION OF MEANINGFUL TFC CONDITIONS. FAA CTLRS WITH NO PREVIOUS FAA RATINGS TAKE 4-6 MONTHS OF TRAINING BEFORE A RATING. FAA CTLRS WITH AN FAA TWR RATING FROM ANOTHER TWR TAKE 80 HRS OF OJT BEFORE A RATING AT IPT. A CONTRACT CTLR AT IPT WAS CHKED OUT IN 36 HRS WITH 5 PERCENT MODERATE AND THE REST LIGHT TFC. THE OTHERS WILL BE CHKED OUT WITH ONLY 15-20 PERCENT MODERATE TFC CONDITIONS WITH ABOUT 60 HRS OF TOTAL OJT TIME. IT SEEMS THE FAA HAS LET SAFETY BECOME SECOND TO OTHER FACTORS, TOO BAD FOR THE FLYING PUBLIC.
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.