Originally Posted by
Blueskythinking65
ATCO’s could be fairly easy to obtain and train if there are plenty that have been made redundant. Just like a pilot that doesn’t have to go back to their basic training and do a PPL an ex ATCO returning to the same unit perhaps would take a relatively short time to revalidate after a year or so off. I sincerely hope it doesn’t come to this but let’s not be too complacent and let’s try to be prepared for all the arguments and possible threats that may come our way.
ATCO training doesn't work like that.
The controller will have to do a certain number of hours depending on the complexity of the task and then only 4 hours per day will be 'claimable' against the minlmum number required and that will be subject to that unit's SRATCOH breaks which could mean anything between 1 and 2 hours 'actually controlling before taking a mandatiory break.
Assuming an MER reduced to (say) 60 hours/4hours per day is a total of 15 days; ATCOs can only do operational task for 6 consecutive days then there must be a 60 hour break between ...
Sod it you work it out.