as is what the CAA say, they may not allow just one controller to work the whole night on their own, or perhaps they insist on certain manning for radar.
One ATCO cannot work the whole night on their own, they can however work a nightshift single manned as long as they have statutory breaks. The CAA don't give a monkeys as long as the rules aren't being broken.
The CAA don't specifically insist on manning levels for radar, but there is a formula to work out how many ATCOs are needed depending on days open, hours service is provided and positions manned.
G-RICH - we made (and drank) so much tea, one of the lads thought he had kidney stones!
NorthSouth
1. In the past there were lots of local authority-owned airfields. Most of them didn't make any money but that didn't seem to worry the ratepayers.
It wouldn't have worried the ratepayers of Coventry (as I was) either but then most local authorities didn't brief the local press about what a financial drain the airport was on the ratepayers to the extent that the ratepayers ended up disliking the place and wanting it gone. But because of mismanagement and a few 'moves', it always looked like the airport was a huge loss maker and that CCC were being terribly good eggs by propping it up with ratepayers' cash.