Narrative:

While working bermuda approach; I vectored an aircraft to the initial fix of the RNAV approach at the altitude published for the approach. The RNAV approachs were added to the bermuda operation recently. This was my first time with an aircraft on an RNAV approach. Another controller standing behind me informed me that that was not a legal move and was not allowed as per FAA order 7110.65. Upon getting up from the sector; I went to review the 7110.65 and realized that none of the key components that we need to use when running RNAV approachs were taught to us. All of the controllers working bermuda approach received a 45 min briefing on all the new bermuda approachs. I believe there are around 7 different approachs we can run now. The emphasis at these briefings were on the names of all the new fixes and the fact that the new missed approach procedures on certain approachs will have the aircraft reversing course and climbing to 3000 ft as opposed to flying runway heading and climbing to 3000 ft. The controllers at new york ARTCC that work the bermuda sector (R80/81) are en route controllers and have not been trained as approach controllers. Before these changes we had 3 basic approachs that we were taught and that was all. We were never given an all encompassing training on approachs. As a result of my discussions with several other controllers; I realized that every controller was doing things slightly different and we all had different interpretations to the rules and how to apply them. I had asked for clear instructions from our management team before the implementation of these approachs; but none has been provided as of today.

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Title: ZNY CTLR VOICED CONCERN REGARDING THE LACK OF DETAILED TRAINING REGARDING NEW RNAV APCH PROCS AND CLRNC REQUIREMENTS IN THE BERMUDA SECTORS.

Narrative: WHILE WORKING BERMUDA APCH; I VECTORED AN ACFT TO THE INITIAL FIX OF THE RNAV APCH AT THE ALT PUBLISHED FOR THE APCH. THE RNAV APCHS WERE ADDED TO THE BERMUDA OP RECENTLY. THIS WAS MY FIRST TIME WITH AN ACFT ON AN RNAV APCH. ANOTHER CTLR STANDING BEHIND ME INFORMED ME THAT THAT WAS NOT A LEGAL MOVE AND WAS NOT ALLOWED AS PER FAA ORDER 7110.65. UPON GETTING UP FROM THE SECTOR; I WENT TO REVIEW THE 7110.65 AND REALIZED THAT NONE OF THE KEY COMPONENTS THAT WE NEED TO USE WHEN RUNNING RNAV APCHS WERE TAUGHT TO US. ALL OF THE CTLRS WORKING BERMUDA APCH RECEIVED A 45 MIN BRIEFING ON ALL THE NEW BERMUDA APCHS. I BELIEVE THERE ARE AROUND 7 DIFFERENT APCHS WE CAN RUN NOW. THE EMPHASIS AT THESE BRIEFINGS WERE ON THE NAMES OF ALL THE NEW FIXES AND THE FACT THAT THE NEW MISSED APCH PROCS ON CERTAIN APCHS WILL HAVE THE ACFT REVERSING COURSE AND CLBING TO 3000 FT AS OPPOSED TO FLYING RWY HDG AND CLBING TO 3000 FT. THE CTLRS AT NEW YORK ARTCC THAT WORK THE BERMUDA SECTOR (R80/81) ARE ENRTE CTLRS AND HAVE NOT BEEN TRAINED AS APCH CTLRS. BEFORE THESE CHANGES WE HAD 3 BASIC APCHS THAT WE WERE TAUGHT AND THAT WAS ALL. WE WERE NEVER GIVEN AN ALL ENCOMPASSING TRAINING ON APCHS. AS A RESULT OF MY DISCUSSIONS WITH SEVERAL OTHER CTLRS; I REALIZED THAT EVERY CTLR WAS DOING THINGS SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT AND WE ALL HAD DIFFERENT INTERPRETATIONS TO THE RULES AND HOW TO APPLY THEM. I HAD ASKED FOR CLR INSTRUCTIONS FROM OUR MGMNT TEAM BEFORE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THESE APCHS; BUT NONE HAS BEEN PROVIDED AS OF TODAY.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.