Widebody; Low Wing; 4 Turbojet Eng
Air Traffic Control Developmental
Communication Breakdown; Time Pressure
ATC Issue All Types; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
Air Traffic Control Provided Assistance
Procedure
I was D siding D-9 and was relieved; then told to go D side for 4/15/16. The R side was working alone and there were multiple strips canted and things needed done. When I sat down; the first thing I noticed was a transfer at Devid to Russia had not been completed yet; and it was within the 45 minutes it needed to be done by. So; to prevent any further delay; I called Murmansk ATC and completed the transfer. The R side said he was busy working 4 aircraft into Deadhorse Airport at the time and didn't get it done yet; but that he would have after an aircraft had arrived at Deadhorse and he cleared the next one for approach. I then called and obtained my relief briefing and continued d siding. I recommend that the CIC/Supervisor on the desk pay attention better and get adequate coverage for traffic as there were plenty of people here to help. Staffing wasn't an issue; but awareness of the area traffic was and therefore the LOA with Murmansk Center was not adhered to. There should have been a D side on the sector way earlier when the traffic situations at Deadhorse were presented.
ZAN Controller reports of lack of supervision to attain adequate coverage to be able to adhere to the LOA between ZAN and Murmansk Center.