ATC situation in Spain

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An example of an august roster in an Spanish ACC

Hello!

AENA published the rosters for august last july 21th, applying the new 10-day notice for Spanish ATCO´s. And here is an example:

1. Vacation
2. 1500->2200
3. 0800->1500 and 2200->0000
4. 0000->0800
5. 1500->2200
6. 0800->1500
7. Day off
8. 1500->2200
9. 0800->1500 and 2200->0000
10. 0000->0800
11. Day off
12. 1500->2200
13. 1500->2200
14. 1500->2200
15. 0800->1500
16. Day off
17. Day off
18. 0800->1500
19. 1500->2200
20. 1500->2200
21. 0800->1500 and 2200->0000
22. 0000->0800
23. 1500->2200
24. 0800->1500
25. 0800->1500
26. 1500->2200
27. 0800->1500 and 2200->0000
28. 0000->0800
29. 0800->1500
30. 0800->1500
31. 0800->1500

It sums 194 hrs. in 30 days, with only 4 days off. Notice the last 14 days working in a row, with no day off.



Yet another example:

1. Day off
2. 1500->2200
3. "0700->0830" (he must be on call in this period, if needed, he has to work from the moment he gets the call->1500)
4. 0800->1500
5. 1500->2200
6. 0800->1500 and 2200->0000
7. 0000->0800
8. 1500->2200
9. Day off
10. 0800->1500
11. 1500->2200
12. 0800->1500 and 2200->0000
13. 0000->0800
14. Day off
15. 1500->2200
16. 0800->1500
17. 1500->2200
18. 0800->1500 and 2200->0000
19. 0000->0800
20. Day off
21. 1500->2200
22. 1500->2200
23. 1500->2200
24. 0800->1500 and 2200->0000
25. 0000->0800
26. Day off
27. 1500->2200
28. 1500->2200
29. 1500->2200
30. 0800->1500 and 2200->0000
31. 0000->0800

In this case, 191,4 hrs. with the chance of becoming 198 hrs. if he gets the call on the 3rd, which is highly probable.

In both cases, you get a 33% rest (sleep) from 2200->0800, and a 25% on remainder periods. Times are local, not UTC.

Salary? Well, I don´t know these guys and their professional level, but it must be around 5000€ (+/- 500€) for this amount of worked hours.

BTW, AENA is hiring, so if you are interested ...


¡Saludos!