Narrative:

The daily worksheet stated that R6501 would be active below 13;600 feet XA30-XP00L. I generated the appropriate memory aid on the radar display and coordinated with the tower to include it on the ATIS. I also displayed it in its appropriate place in the saids (main page). The next morning when I arrived at work I was told that ZBW was not aware that R6501 was active above 4000 feet. I don't know if any aircraft penetrated R6501 in ZBW airspace. The head of the watch has the responsibility; per LOA (letter of agreement) with ZBW; to coordinate with ZBW about such matters. I don't know if that duty had been performed. The cpc (certified professional controller) from btv who discovered the problem was rumored to have tried to issue a NOTAM with FSS. FSS told him that they don't perform that function. I am not sure if I am ultimately responsible for this lack of coordination since I was not in charge of the watch; I just happen to see the note on the daily worksheet. Furthermore; when I checked the saids (system atlanta information display system) calender the note was there but when enlarged it displayed the wrong date. This is where you are supposed to look as part of the checklist when you take the watch; which I was not doing. Their are parts to the saids that we are supposed to be relying on to do our jobs safely that have been in disarray for a long time but nothing is done about it. Recommendation; there appears to be very little; if any; training for controller in charge (controller in charge) in either the tower or the TRACON. There appears to be even less training for taking the watch for the facility.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BTV controller described a failed transfer of information event involving communication to ZBW regarding a restricted area activation; noting facility procedures and training failures as causal factors.

Narrative: The daily worksheet stated that R6501 would be active below 13;600 feet XA30-XP00L. I generated the appropriate memory aid on the RADAR display and coordinated with the Tower to include it on the ATIS. I also displayed it in its appropriate place in the SAIDS (main page). The next morning when I arrived at work I was told that ZBW was not aware that R6501 was active above 4000 feet. I don't know if any aircraft penetrated R6501 in ZBW airspace. The head of the watch has the responsibility; per LOA (Letter of Agreement) with ZBW; to coordinate with ZBW about such matters. I don't know if that duty had been performed. The CPC (Certified Professional Controller) from BTV who discovered the problem was rumored to have tried to issue a NOTAM with FSS. FSS told him that they don't perform that function. I am not sure if I am ultimately responsible for this lack of coordination since I was not in charge of the watch; I just happen to see the note on the daily worksheet. Furthermore; when I checked the SAIDS (System Atlanta Information Display System) calender the note was there but when enlarged it displayed the wrong date. This is where you are supposed to look as part of the checklist when you take the watch; which I was not doing. Their are parts to the SAIDS that we are supposed to be relying on to do our jobs safely that have been in disarray for a long time but nothing is done about it. Recommendation; there appears to be very little; if any; training for CIC (Controller in Charge) in either the Tower or the TRACON. There appears to be even less training for taking the watch for the facility.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.