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Pbi controller expressed concern regarding upcoming airspace change and the lack of training that has been allocated.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 675450 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200510 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : pbi.tracon |
| State Reference | FL |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach controller : departure |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller radar : 16 |
| ASRS Report | 675450 |
| Events | |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | FAA |
| Primary Problem | FAA |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | staffing : pbi.tracon |
Narrative:
This report is being filed in advance of the airspace changes that will be effective oct/xa/05 in south florida. The training for the new procedures has been both inadequate and very brief here at west palm beach tower. By this I mean that the classroom training for the new airspace was a total of 3 hours and then an additional hour for changes made after the initial briefing. The etg; radar training; for the familiarization of these procedures was 8 hours. Additionally; there is a problem with staffing at west palm beach tower. This new airspace is requiring that an additional scope be open which has not been used in the past. The current staffing (43) is for the 5 radar sectors presently at palm beach. An additional sector would require at least 6 more controllers. There are no new personnel at palm beach to help accomplish this task. Unlike the east coast plan in the late 1980's; this new south florida airspace change is a rather large undertaking being implemented all at once. This seems to have been put together rather hastily without a good deal of emphasis being placed on preparation. I'm not opposed to change; however; I feel that the lack of training may lead to problems when this is put into effect.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PBI CTLR EXPRESSED CONCERN REGARDING UPCOMING AIRSPACE CHANGE AND THE LACK OF TRAINING THAT HAS BEEN ALLOCATED.
Narrative: THIS RPT IS BEING FILED IN ADVANCE OF THE AIRSPACE CHANGES THAT WILL BE EFFECTIVE OCT/XA/05 IN SOUTH FLORIDA. THE TRAINING FOR THE NEW PROCS HAS BEEN BOTH INADEQUATE AND VERY BRIEF HERE AT WEST PALM BEACH TWR. BY THIS I MEAN THAT THE CLASSROOM TRAINING FOR THE NEW AIRSPACE WAS A TOTAL OF 3 HRS AND THEN AN ADDITIONAL HR FOR CHANGES MADE AFTER THE INITIAL BRIEFING. THE ETG; RADAR TRAINING; FOR THE FAMILIARIZATION OF THESE PROCS WAS 8 HRS. ADDITIONALLY; THERE IS A PROB WITH STAFFING AT WEST PALM BEACH TWR. THIS NEW AIRSPACE IS REQUIRING THAT AN ADDITIONAL SCOPE BE OPEN WHICH HAS NOT BEEN USED IN THE PAST. THE CURRENT STAFFING (43) IS FOR THE 5 RADAR SECTORS PRESENTLY AT PALM BEACH. AN ADDITIONAL SECTOR WOULD REQUIRE AT LEAST 6 MORE CTLRS. THERE ARE NO NEW PERSONNEL AT PALM BEACH TO HELP ACCOMPLISH THIS TASK. UNLIKE THE EAST COAST PLAN IN THE LATE 1980'S; THIS NEW SOUTH FLORIDA AIRSPACE CHANGE IS A RATHER LARGE UNDERTAKING BEING IMPLEMENTED ALL AT ONCE. THIS SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN PUT TOGETHER RATHER HASTILY WITHOUT A GOOD DEAL OF EMPHASIS BEING PLACED ON PREPARATION. I'M NOT OPPOSED TO CHANGE; HOWEVER; I FEEL THAT THE LACK OF TRAINING MAY LEAD TO PROBS WHEN THIS IS PUT INTO EFFECT.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.