atcea.com
26th Jan 2005, 14:16
The FAA is initiating a new Operational Error Reduction Plan. Op errors are up about 25% nationally over last year, and this plan is designed to lower the numbers.
The first three parts of the plan involve supervision and sector staffing - more supervision and improved sector staffing/utilization. The fourth part of the plan requires skill checks for all operational personnel emphasizing:
vertical seperation,
visual seperation,
hearback/readback,
coordination and relief briefings.
Next, a follow-up skill check will be performed to verify improved performance.
An effort to reduce errors is needed, but is this plan going to help?
Over the years I have seen many Op Error reduction plans - from the banners and jingles of Project Professionalism in the '70s to "three deals and your out" in the '90s and, frankly, none have worked.
You are the experts, you are the people working the traffic: what is (are) the solution(s) to Op Errors. How do we lower them and how do we keep them down?
The first three parts of the plan involve supervision and sector staffing - more supervision and improved sector staffing/utilization. The fourth part of the plan requires skill checks for all operational personnel emphasizing:
vertical seperation,
visual seperation,
hearback/readback,
coordination and relief briefings.
Next, a follow-up skill check will be performed to verify improved performance.
An effort to reduce errors is needed, but is this plan going to help?
Over the years I have seen many Op Error reduction plans - from the banners and jingles of Project Professionalism in the '70s to "three deals and your out" in the '90s and, frankly, none have worked.
You are the experts, you are the people working the traffic: what is (are) the solution(s) to Op Errors. How do we lower them and how do we keep them down?