Narrative:

I have worked midnight shifts with too much time on position at cvg ATCT. Our mid is staffed with 3 air traffic controllers who are facility certified. The problem lies in an additional certification. Controller in charge or 'controller in charge' allows a controller to be in charge of the tower or TRACON. Prior to the FAA imposing its own work rules without our ratification; these individuals were just like supervisors when supervisors weren't in the operation for whatever reason. Although a controller in charge's duties are very different now. Management is aware of this issue; but has not done anything to fix it. They have 2 possible scenarios. One is to combine the whole operation to the tower; which is in itself unsafe; or two; they tell us to 'deal with it.' in a recent aircraft accident at a ky airport; the FAA will compensate relatives of victims in a crash millions of dollars just to avoid paying a couple thousand dollars in overtime. Here; they're paying a couple of controller in charge-rated controllers what amounts to an extra hour of pay each pay-check because they don't want to certify 1 qualified person on a position. Or they're saving the overtime to pay a controller in charge-rated individual to come in on a day off.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CVG CTLR VOICED CONCERN REGARDING FACILITY STAFFING POLICY.

Narrative: I HAVE WORKED MIDNIGHT SHIFTS WITH TOO MUCH TIME ON POS AT CVG ATCT. OUR MID IS STAFFED WITH 3 AIR TFC CTLRS WHO ARE FACILITY CERTIFIED. THE PROB LIES IN AN ADDITIONAL CERTIFICATION. CIC OR 'CTLR IN CHARGE' ALLOWS A CTLR TO BE IN CHARGE OF THE TWR OR TRACON. PRIOR TO THE FAA IMPOSING ITS OWN WORK RULES WITHOUT OUR RATIFICATION; THESE INDIVIDUALS WERE JUST LIKE SUPVRS WHEN SUPVRS WEREN'T IN THE OP FOR WHATEVER REASON. ALTHOUGH A CIC'S DUTIES ARE VERY DIFFERENT NOW. MGMNT IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE; BUT HAS NOT DONE ANYTHING TO FIX IT. THEY HAVE 2 POSSIBLE SCENARIOS. ONE IS TO COMBINE THE WHOLE OP TO THE TWR; WHICH IS IN ITSELF UNSAFE; OR TWO; THEY TELL US TO 'DEAL WITH IT.' IN A RECENT ACFT ACCIDENT AT A KY ARPT; THE FAA WILL COMPENSATE RELATIVES OF VICTIMS IN A CRASH MILLIONS OF DOLLARS JUST TO AVOID PAYING A COUPLE THOUSAND DOLLARS IN OVERTIME. HERE; THEY'RE PAYING A COUPLE OF CIC-RATED CTLRS WHAT AMOUNTS TO AN EXTRA HR OF PAY EACH PAY-CHK BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANT TO CERTIFY 1 QUALIFIED PERSON ON A POS. OR THEY'RE SAVING THE OVERTIME TO PAY A CIC-RATED INDIVIDUAL TO COME IN ON A DAY OFF.

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.