Date: 201407
Local time of day: 1801-2400
Location: NCT.TRACON, CA
Light: Daylight
Aircraft: Widebody; Low Wing; 2 Turbojet Eng
Operator: Air Carrier
Operating under: Part 121
Flight plan: IFR
Mission: Passenger
Flight phase: Initial Climb
Airspace: Class B SFO
ATC / advisory: TRACON NCT
Second aircraft: Military Transport
Reporter organization: Government
Reporter function: Approach
Reporter qualification: Air Traffic Control Fully Certified
Human factors: Distraction; Confusion; Communication Breakdown
Anomaly: ATC Issue All Types; Conflict Airborne Conflict; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
Contributing factors: Airspace Structure; Procedure
Primary problem: Procedure

Narrative: Working Woodside/Foster combined in trail. Not getting a good feed which added to the complexity. Saturday VFR day so lots of VFR's running around adding to the complexity. Sightings difficult again adding to the complexity. Toga called up and apreqed departure release for Aircraft X off SJC reference the jump zone. No one had coordinated anything with me about any jump zones; so I said 'reference the jump zone; released.' Thinking they would hold Aircraft X on the ground until the jumpers were clear. (I assumed it was the jump zone at NUQ as I had heard the other side of the room talking about it). Toga then points out Aircraft Y at 105 and tells me jumpers away in front of my Aircraft X.Three minutes later; plenty of time for the jumpers to get down if they are doing HALO [High Altitude Low Opening] jumps which they usually are at NUQ; Aircraft X departs. Since Aircraft X departed reference the jump zone and the jumpers had time to clear I turned Aircraft X on course which took him over NUQ at 050 though the jump zone. I then went on break and after I left the room; the Boulder Controller went on a tirade about it even though he failed to coordinate with all affected sectors or give the one minute warning prior to jumping which is why I am filling this form out. This keeps happening over and over.1. Due to the complexity of the sectors surrounding NUQ and the high volume of traffic in the vicinity it is idiotic to let them jump there. It is just an accident waiting to happen. There are just too many high volume; high complex sectors this goes through to be safe. There are plenty of military bases in low traffic/ low density areas. Why do we let them jump through the SCJ/SFO/SQL/PAO traffic? This is one of the most dense/complex airspaces in the world; yet we let them jump though it! Insane! We have problems with this over and over again yet no one thinks to say; 'This really isn't a good idea.' 2. People still are not coordinating with all affected sectors; nor are they giving warnings about the jumpers about to be released. (Aircraft Y likes to orbit on station for a while; until it is time to release the jumpers over several passes.) This is in spite of the recent briefings on parachute jumping. I feel the sectors are just too busy to accomplish this effectively. Perhaps we should have a checklist for this to make sure all coordination has been done.3. Have the FLM's more involved in the coordination and release of the jumpers.




Synopsis: NCT controller reports of a situation where it is believed enough time has passed for skydivers to be on the ground and has an aircraft go through that airspace.