Staffing rules

Whenever a controller intends to relieve another station, an appropriate sector split should be coordinated.

If a station without its own dedicated sectors (e.g. EDGG_C_CTR, EDGG_BAH_CTR, EDGG_KL_APP) is online, other stations that would take over all of its sectors because they have higher priority may not come online without prior coordination. It is not permitted to leave a station online that no longer has any sectors assigned to it.

e.g. EDGG_C_CTR is online -> EDGG_GIN_CTR and EDGG_RUD_CTR want to come online -> leaves EDGG_C_CTR with no sectors to cover, hence this is not possible - only one of the two (GIN or RUD) may come online, the other one has to choose another station.

Bookings are not affected by this.

Every lower station and its corresponding upper station (*H_CTR) shall only be opened, when the *H_CTR controller is online first and needs relief on the lower sector while he stays to cover upper airspace. Whenever controller intend to split upper and lower airspace, the upper-controller is required to staff a EDUU-station when possible. 

EDGG_C_CTR & EDGG_CA_CTR OR EDGG_S_CTR & EDGG_SA_CTR must never be open at the same time.

The following do not apply, when stations cover event-traffic and staffing is during a reasonable, limited time period.

EDGG_CS_CTR shall only be open when EDDF_TWR (or a station covering it top-down) is online.
EDGG_CSH_CTR shall only be open when EDDF_N_APP (or a station covering it top-down) is online.
EDGG_C_CTR and EDGG_S_CTR shall only be opened at the same time when EDDF_N_APP (or a station covering it top-down) is online.