Commercial Fixed Wing
Air Traffic Control Fully Certified
Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) 26
Situational Awareness
ATC Issue All Types; Conflict Airborne Conflict; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
Air Traffic Control Provided Assistance; Air Traffic Control Separated Traffic; Air Traffic Control Issued Advisory / Alert; Air Traffic Control Issued New Clearance
Human Factors; Procedure; Airspace Structure; Company Policy
The adjacent Center was handing us two aircraft off on collision courses at the same altitude. We called the sector that was responsible for the two aircraft and in communication to advise them we weren't going to accept the aircraft on collision courses. The adjacent Center 'Controller' said; 'Roger.' Then he called back and told us 'he didn't know what to do about it.' We had to issue control instructions to him because he didn't know what to do! We told him to turn Aircraft X 20 right. Without this turn Aircraft X and Aircraft Y would have collided 15 miles inside our airspace. I'm not sure what to say. We brought to the attention two aircraft that were going to crash in less than three minutes and the Controller didn't know how to separate them! The Supervisor was on scene and watched everything transpire.
ZMP Center Controller reported the adjacent Center handed two aircraft off to them on conflicting courses at the same altitude.