Air Traffic Control Fully Certified
Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) 4
Communication Breakdown; Distraction; Situational Awareness; Workload
ATC Issue All Types; Airspace Violation All Types; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence
Air Traffic Control Separated Traffic
Procedure; Airspace Structure
There was heavy weather in St. Augustine Sector. It was a solid line extending from GNV towards SAV. I was working multiple aircraft southbound. Most were deviating Orlando International arrivals. Others were overflights going to MIA; FLL or the Islands. I requested additional Warning Area airspace but was told that the military would not provide any more. I had a little room to work with; but the weather continued to march eastward and eventually my aircraft began to deviate into military airspace. I called on some point outs to Sea Lord. I told management that we need to implement CAR40 procedures to avoid violating the Warning areas. The area in question was W158A. I continued to work with what I had. Over 30 minutes passed and CAR40 had NOT been put into effect. It should have only taken 5 minutes. At the time I had 7 aircraft in my sector and 6 of them deviated into W158A. This is dangerous because I can not see aircraft that the Navy might have flying in there. Basically; I can not ensure separation from a mid-air collision when aircraft under my control fly through the warning airspace. CAR40 procedures are what keep these commercial aircraft safe. They were not used.TMU and local management ignore the concerns of the controller workforce. They should work and listen to us. It is us; the air traffic controller; who are the ones certified on the various sectors. TMU is not even certified in the areas that they work with. This is why it is a continuing problem. Some of them try hard; but if you just don't have the knowledge necessarily you won't be able to help; more times than not they make it worse.
ZJX Controller describes weather scenario which causes aircraft to deviate through a Warning Area in which he did not have control of.