Large Transport
Air Traffic Control Fully Certified
Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) 4.0
Communication Breakdown; Situational Awareness
ATC Issue All Types; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Other / Unknown; Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT
Air Traffic Control Issued New Clearance
Airspace Structure; Procedure; Company Policy; Chart Or Publication
I was working pacific when Air Carrier X called me on the departure opposite direction (we were South; he departed North). We've complained about this procedure and this is the third time they've entered below the Minimum Vectoring Altitude (MVA) that our crew knows about. Air Carrier X was entering a 3500 foot MVA level at 3000 feet because we did not talk to him in time. If it was 1 minute later Air Carrier X would have hit a 5200 foot MVA; followed by 5800; 7800 foot MVA. Change the procedure. Opposite direction departure should not be cleared well below the mountains when they turn into the mountain within a matter of minutes.Change the procedure. Opposite direction departure should not be cleared well below the mountains when they turn into the mountain within a matter of minutes.
Air Traffic Controller reported a departure on a SID that did not make contact in a timely manner and flew below the Minimum Vectoring Altitude.