Alleged situation in which the supervisor handed the reporter a page of NOTAMS while the reporter wa...

Attributes
ACN	397986
Time
Date	199803
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zfw
State Reference	TX
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	controller radar : 16 flight time total : 1000
ASRS Report	397986
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	oversight : supervisor
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

I was working mlc lo sector D and right combined. We have 'status boards' which each sector uses to display pertinent NOTAM information. The supervisor is responsible for this information and its accuracy. Some supervisors have developed the bad habit of handing a full page of NOTAMS to a controller working airplanes and expecting them to decipher an entire page of unusual idents. Most controllers basically ignore it by just checking the NOTAM sheet without review and passing it on to the next controller. This prevents relevant safety related information from being briefed to the relieving controller. The other option is to spend several mins with my head down reviewing and decoding the data. At the time I had 16 aircraft on my display. I refused to review the material until I was relieved from the position. The supervisor needs to decode the NOTAM sheet and brief the controller or xfer the information onto the status board themselves.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ALLEGED SIT IN WHICH THE SUPVR HANDED THE RPTR A PAGE OF NOTAMS WHILE THE RPTR WAS ON POS INSTEAD OF PUTTING THE PERTINENT DATA ON THE STATUS BOARDS ASSOCIATED WITH EACH SECTOR.

Narrative: I WAS WORKING MLC LO SECTOR D AND R COMBINED. WE HAVE 'STATUS BOARDS' WHICH EACH SECTOR USES TO DISPLAY PERTINENT NOTAM INFO. THE SUPVR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS INFO AND ITS ACCURACY. SOME SUPVRS HAVE DEVELOPED THE BAD HABIT OF HANDING A FULL PAGE OF NOTAMS TO A CTLR WORKING AIRPLANES AND EXPECTING THEM TO DECIPHER AN ENTIRE PAGE OF UNUSUAL IDENTS. MOST CTLRS BASICALLY IGNORE IT BY JUST CHKING THE NOTAM SHEET WITHOUT REVIEW AND PASSING IT ON TO THE NEXT CTLR. THIS PREVENTS RELEVANT SAFETY RELATED INFO FROM BEING BRIEFED TO THE RELIEVING CTLR. THE OTHER OPTION IS TO SPEND SEVERAL MINS WITH MY HEAD DOWN REVIEWING AND DECODING THE DATA. AT THE TIME I HAD 16 ACFT ON MY DISPLAY. I REFUSED TO REVIEW THE MATERIAL UNTIL I WAS RELIEVED FROM THE POS. THE SUPVR NEEDS TO DECODE THE NOTAM SHEET AND BRIEF THE CTLR OR XFER THE INFO ONTO THE STATUS BOARD THEMSELVES.

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.

Alleged situation in which the supervisor handed the reporter a page of NOTAMS while the reporter was on position instead of putting the pertinent data on the status boards associated with each sector.