RPTR HAD TO INTERVENE SEVERAL TIMES; INFORMING THE RADAR CTLR OF POTENTIAL TFC CONFLICTS. RPTR BELIEVES THAT THEIR FACILITY TRAINING PROGRAM FOR RADAR CTLRS IS FAULTED.
Synopsis
RPTR HAD TO INTERVENE SEVERAL TIMES; INFORMING THE RADAR CTLR OF POTENTIAL TFC CONFLICTS. RPTR BELIEVES THAT THEIR FACILITY TRAINING PROGRAM FOR RADAR CTLRS IS FAULTED.
Narrative
THE EVENT HAPPENED ON THE SECTOR. TFC WAS BUILDING WITH SEVERAL CONFLICTS AT FL310. ACFT #1 WAS OFF HOU AT FL270 REQUESTING FL330. ACFT #2 WAS OFF ATL AT FL310 10 MI E OF EMG WBOUND. ACFT #1 10 MI S OF EMG NBOUND WAS CLBED TO FL330. DOING MY RADAR ASSOCIATE DUTIES I DID NOT HEAR THE CLRNC BY THE RADAR CTLR. WHEN I LOOKED OVER; I SAW THE DATA BLOCK OF ACFT #1 CLBING THROUGH FL280 FOR FL330 IN CONFLICT WITH ACFT #2. I NOTIFIED THE R-CTLR AND SHE STOPPED THE ACFT #1 AT FL290 BEFORE SEPARATION WAS LOST. TWICE AFTER THAT I NOTIFIED THE R-SIDE OF CONFLICTIONS AT FL310 2 MINS BEFORE CONVERGENCE. THE R-SIDE ASKED ME WHAT TO DO ABOUT SOLVING OTHER CONFLICTS. MY CONCERN IS THE TRAINING PROGRAM ALLOWING MORE AND MORE INDIVIDUALS TO BE CERTIFIED ON SECTORS WITHOUT PROPER TRAINING. I DO NOT BLAME THE INDIVIDUALS; BUT I DO THE FAA TRAINING PROGRAM. THESE TYPES OF SITS ARE COMMON IN OUR SPECIALTY AT ARTCC. ACCOUNTABILITY IS AT AN ALL-TIME LOW. I HAVE VOICED MY OPINION TO MGMNT. I AM A TEAM PLAYER AND WANT TO HELP. IT JUST NEVER CHANGES BUT ONLY GETS WORSE IT SEEMS.
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