Air Traffic Control Fully Certified
Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) 1
Situational Awareness; Confusion; Communication Breakdown; Distraction
ATC Issue All Types; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
General None Reported / Taken
Environment - Non Weather Related; Human Factors; Procedure
During a session; I had three aircraft inbound to BAX airport. Two were IFR and one VFR flight following. The two IFR aircraft flew instrument approaches to BAX. I forgot to ask all 3 aircraft if they had the weather and NOTAMs at BAX. I have been working 5 days on and 10 days off due to reduced staffing levels. Additionally; I have not had to give an aircraft an approach clearance in a long time. There were no BAX [NOTAMs] to issue aircraft; but I still did not confirm they had the weather for the airport.I felt unsettled after the session; wondering if I may have missed something when providing approach control services to aircraft. I looked up the requirements in the 7110.65 after the fact. Thankfully; all aircraft were fine; but I failed to be prepared for the task at hand. Knowing my skills may have diminished due to long periods away from the job; I am more aware to anticipate situations that I may be lacking in knowledge. I will be aware of this and seek to refresh myself on procedures I may not normally see often before they occur.
ZOB Center Controller reported forgetting to ask 3 different aircraft if they had weather and NOTAMs for their landing airport.