Late Air Traffic Cont. Delay Landing of 3 Planes in Zamboanga

**mayhem** · December 27th, 2008 11:46 PM

i just can't figure out why there is no ATC's on duty even if the 5 got late? even though it's just a small airport, still the ATC's should be on duty 24-7 on a rotation schedule, right?

isn't it that you can't leave your post unless you're relieved and there's proper endorsement?

otherwise, the negligence should also reflect to their superiors as well...

**Jun aka Pekto** · December 28th, 2008 02:15 AM

Originally Posted by mayhem

i just can't figure out why there is no ATC's on duty even if the 5 got late? even though it's just a small airport, still the ATC's should be on duty 24-7 on a rotation schedule, right?

isn't it that you can't leave your post unless you're relieved and there's proper endorsement?

otherwise, the negligence should also reflect to their superiors as well...

No kidding. There should always be at least one ATC on post even if that ATC might take a nap overnight. The only exception might be if the airfield is closed. Even then, an ATC should've been scheduled to come in the night prior to the airfield re-opening. If that wasn't done, then it definitely reflects badly on the leadership/management.

Part of leadership/management is checking up on their troops and making sure they're doing their job. It's also their job to see the big picture and plan accordingly.

If management really wanted the ATC's to have fun, maybe they should've taken the shifts instead. I've done that from time to time with people under me. The wife grumbles sometimes. Oh well.

**Isuzoom** · December 28th, 2008 10:24 PM

Banana republic

**OiC65** · December 29th, 2008 07:11 AM

Originally Posted by mayhem

i just can't figure out why there is no ATC's on duty even if the 5 got late? even though it's just a small airport, still the ATC's should be on duty 24-7 on a rotation schedule, right?

Im thinking it might be a sunrise to sunset airport operations due to absence of night landing instrument/equipments. May mga facilities na ganito sa pagkaka-alam ko.

**raine** · December 29th, 2008 12:51 PM

dapat diyan pati supervisor nila imbestigahan bakit walang nakaduty that time, dapat diumuwi or di pinauwi pinagovertime habang walang kapalit. negligence ng supervisor ito.