ZTL controller voiced concern regarding staffing levels.

Attributes
ACN	759098
Time
Date	200710
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ztl.artcc
State Reference	GA
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 15 controller time certified in position1 : 15
ASRS Report	759098
Events
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	FAA
Primary Problem	FAA
Situations
ATC Facility	staffing : ztl.artcc

Narrative:

Short staffing is a safety issue at ZTL. Our supervisor asked for overtime on the evening shift. We have thunderstorms in our airspace. Many tmu restrs and WX re-rtes. We were in and out of holding for atl because of a reduced arrival rate. Controller fatigue is an issue at ZTL. Last year at this time; the busiest facility in the world (ZTL) had 400+ certified controllers. We now have 294. We have a serious staffing problem that needs to be filled with overtime until the new trainees that choose to stay are checked out.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ZTL CTLR VOICED CONCERN REGARDING STAFFING LEVELS.

Narrative: SHORT STAFFING IS A SAFETY ISSUE AT ZTL. OUR SUPVR ASKED FOR OVERTIME ON THE EVENING SHIFT. WE HAVE TSTMS IN OUR AIRSPACE. MANY TMU RESTRS AND WX RE-RTES. WE WERE IN AND OUT OF HOLDING FOR ATL BECAUSE OF A REDUCED ARR RATE. CTLR FATIGUE IS AN ISSUE AT ZTL. LAST YEAR AT THIS TIME; THE BUSIEST FACILITY IN THE WORLD (ZTL) HAD 400+ CERTIFIED CTLRS. WE NOW HAVE 294. WE HAVE A SERIOUS STAFFING PROB THAT NEEDS TO BE FILLED WITH OVERTIME UNTIL THE NEW TRAINEES THAT CHOOSE TO STAY ARE CHKED OUT.

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.