Controller at the hnl control facility in high altitude is displeased with the way altitude reservat...

Attributes
ACN	536461
Time
Date	200201
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
State Reference	HI
Altitude	msl bound lower : 25000 msl bound upper : 35000
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 17 controller time certified in position1 : 6 flight time total : 3500
ASRS Report	536461
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : supervisor oversight : supervisor
Events
Anomaly	non adherence other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance ATC Facility
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance

Narrative:

On jan/sat/02, a missile shot took place near hawaii, coordinated by pmrf barking sands. In support of the missile shot, 3 stationary altitude reservations were requested: kris, kris one, and kris ast area. These altitude reservations, which we controllers are required to keep all aircraft out of, covered a huge area, almost 1/3 of our total airspace. The total briefing the controllers received on this major operation was the attached sheet labeled 'missile launch' and a crayon drawing of the areas of an overhead chart. This is completely inadequate for applying any kind of efficient separation, radar or non radar. We need detailed information on airspace containing hazardous activities in order to perform ATC duties correctly. At one time, we would have received a verbal briefing prior to an operation like this, and detailed charts plus the printed description of the airspace with latitude/longitude points defined would be available at the control position.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CTLR AT THE HNL CTL FACILITY IN HIGH ALT IS DISPLEASED WITH THE WAY ALT RESERVATION AREA RESTRS ARE BRIEFED.

Narrative: ON JAN/SAT/02, A MISSILE SHOT TOOK PLACE NEAR HAWAII, COORDINATED BY PMRF BARKING SANDS. IN SUPPORT OF THE MISSILE SHOT, 3 STATIONARY ALT RESERVATIONS WERE REQUESTED: KRIS, KRIS ONE, AND KRIS AST AREA. THESE ALT RESERVATIONS, WHICH WE CTLRS ARE REQUIRED TO KEEP ALL ACFT OUT OF, COVERED A HUGE AREA, ALMOST 1/3 OF OUR TOTAL AIRSPACE. THE TOTAL BRIEFING THE CTLRS RECEIVED ON THIS MAJOR OP WAS THE ATTACHED SHEET LABELED 'MISSILE LAUNCH' AND A CRAYON DRAWING OF THE AREAS OF AN OVERHEAD CHART. THIS IS COMPLETELY INADEQUATE FOR APPLYING ANY KIND OF EFFICIENT SEPARATION, RADAR OR NON RADAR. WE NEED DETAILED INFO ON AIRSPACE CONTAINING HAZARDOUS ACTIVITIES IN ORDER TO PERFORM ATC DUTIES CORRECTLY. AT ONE TIME, WE WOULD HAVE RECEIVED A VERBAL BRIEFING PRIOR TO AN OP LIKE THIS, AND DETAILED CHARTS PLUS THE PRINTED DESCRIPTION OF THE AIRSPACE WITH LATITUDE/LONGITUDE POINTS DEFINED WOULD BE AVAILABLE AT THE CTL POS.

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.

Controller at the hnl control facility in high altitude is displeased with the way altitude reservation area restrs are briefed.