NUW ATC-0
So I picked quite a week to be on annual leave during the five-day NUW ATC-0 event.
To every single person that worked during those five days, thank you. Thanks for your professionalism, skill, and teamwork in working situations that we shouldn’t have to be working.
We’ve obviously experienced a rash of these events in the past year.
I have been engaging with management to try and get specific information about what’s being done on the TELCO side to create actual redundancy so that these things stop occurring so frequently.
And work on the NUW CWG continues. If you have input or thoughts on how we can more safely operate the airspace in the future, please let Derek Adams or Matt Coughlin know.
Should you ever find yourself in the hot seat of working NUW’s airspace in the future, please know that as your rep I will 100.00-percent support any decision you make to limit operations if you need to do so to keep the operation safe.
VIP movement
As you’ve probably heard in the news, the Seattle area is scheduled to have a VIP movement this weekend. One of my complaints about these events is that we’re not properly briefed before we plug in and work them.
The airspace office has been creating a briefing package for affected personnel, and I discussed with Barry the importance of making sure that we’re actually given time to review it before we plug in. Take whatever time you need to familiarize yourself with the operation before you assume a sector, and don’t hesitate to ask questions if you have any.
SOP draft
Sweet Chatty worked extensively (with the help of sweet Kuma Nakada) to create an A area SOP, which will combine various documents related to each of our sectors. A draft copy of the SOP is on the floor. Please take a moment to review it when you’re able and give Matt any feedback that you have.
In solidarity,
Dan Rasmussen
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