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An air traffic reporter claims that FAA directives are being changed by genots (general notices) with no system in place to ensure that air traffic facilities have received them. The reporter also states that there is confusion concerning their cancellation date.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 390218 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199801 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : sba |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : tlh |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| ASRS Report | 390218 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : required legal separation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
The directives system as required by FAA order 1320.1D is no longer being maintained in an efficient manner. FAA orders are being changed by issuance of genots. There is no system in place and easily available at the field level to insure that changes to the directives issued by genot have been received by the field. Safety items such as wake turbulence separation requirements have been issued by genot. There is no way for the field to know that they should have received a particular genot unless it is idented by an evaluator or it becomes general knowledge. In the same way that a list of current pubs is maintained a list of changes and genots affecting each change should be maintained and available to the field of ATC mgrs and staff. Example: FAA handbook 7210.3P will be effective feb/xa/98. Is genot 7/18 still applicable and is it a pen and ink change? FAA handbook 7110.65L will be effective feb/xa/98. Are genots 7/44 about wake turbulence, and genot 7/45 about lahso still current? How do I find out?
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN AIR TFC RPTR CLAIMS THAT FAA DIRECTIVES ARE BEING CHANGED BY GENOTS (GENERAL NOTICES) WITH NO SYS IN PLACE TO ENSURE THAT AIR TFC FACILITIES HAVE RECEIVED THEM. THE RPTR ALSO STATES THAT THERE IS CONFUSION CONCERNING THEIR CANCELLATION DATE.
Narrative: THE DIRECTIVES SYS AS REQUIRED BY FAA ORDER 1320.1D IS NO LONGER BEING MAINTAINED IN AN EFFICIENT MANNER. FAA ORDERS ARE BEING CHANGED BY ISSUANCE OF GENOTS. THERE IS NO SYS IN PLACE AND EASILY AVAILABLE AT THE FIELD LEVEL TO INSURE THAT CHANGES TO THE DIRECTIVES ISSUED BY GENOT HAVE BEEN RECEIVED BY THE FIELD. SAFETY ITEMS SUCH AS WAKE TURB SEPARATION REQUIREMENTS HAVE BEEN ISSUED BY GENOT. THERE IS NO WAY FOR THE FIELD TO KNOW THAT THEY SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED A PARTICULAR GENOT UNLESS IT IS IDENTED BY AN EVALUATOR OR IT BECOMES GENERAL KNOWLEDGE. IN THE SAME WAY THAT A LIST OF CURRENT PUBS IS MAINTAINED A LIST OF CHANGES AND GENOTS AFFECTING EACH CHANGE SHOULD BE MAINTAINED AND AVAILABLE TO THE FIELD OF ATC MGRS AND STAFF. EXAMPLE: FAA HANDBOOK 7210.3P WILL BE EFFECTIVE FEB/XA/98. IS GENOT 7/18 STILL APPLICABLE AND IS IT A PEN AND INK CHANGE? FAA HANDBOOK 7110.65L WILL BE EFFECTIVE FEB/XA/98. ARE GENOTS 7/44 ABOUT WAKE TURB, AND GENOT 7/45 ABOUT LAHSO STILL CURRENT? HOW DO I FIND OUT?
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.