Mem controller expressed concern regarding facility relief briefing procedure.

Attributes
ACN	712458
Time
Date	200610
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mem.airport
State Reference	TN
Environment
Weather Elements	other
Light	Daylight
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller military : 4 controller radar : 18 controller time certified in position1 : 1 controller time certified in position2 : 1
ASRS Report	712458
Events
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	FAA
Primary Problem	FAA
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : mem.tracon

Narrative:

I was working the west final (arf) today during the morning inbound. East final (arm) was open as well. At the end of the push I was instructed to combine my sector to the arm sector after my last aircraft was switched to the tower frequency. Local procedures require that I monitor the position for at least 2 mins after I have been relieved by another controller; but there is no requirement to do this when combining one sector to another. I have mentioned this issue to our training manager; but nothing has been changed. I don't understand how the 2 min overlap can be so important in one instance; but not worthy of consideration in another. Mem FAA management refuses to consider our concerns or suggestions.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MEM CTLR EXPRESSED CONCERN REGARDING FACILITY RELIEF BRIEFING PROC.

Narrative: I WAS WORKING THE W FINAL (ARF) TODAY DURING THE MORNING INBOUND. E FINAL (ARM) WAS OPEN AS WELL. AT THE END OF THE PUSH I WAS INSTRUCTED TO COMBINE MY SECTOR TO THE ARM SECTOR AFTER MY LAST ACFT WAS SWITCHED TO THE TWR FREQ. LCL PROCS REQUIRE THAT I MONITOR THE POS FOR AT LEAST 2 MINS AFTER I HAVE BEEN RELIEVED BY ANOTHER CTLR; BUT THERE IS NO REQUIREMENT TO DO THIS WHEN COMBINING ONE SECTOR TO ANOTHER. I HAVE MENTIONED THIS ISSUE TO OUR TRAINING MGR; BUT NOTHING HAS BEEN CHANGED. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THE 2 MIN OVERLAP CAN BE SO IMPORTANT IN ONE INSTANCE; BUT NOT WORTHY OF CONSIDERATION IN ANOTHER. MEM FAA MGMNT REFUSES TO CONSIDER OUR CONCERNS OR SUGGESTIONS.

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.