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Old 14th Mar 2018, 06:23
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circle to land clearance

I refer to the transcript and the tape.

BS211 reported to be " .. on final RWY 02 .."
TOWER consequently responded ".. continue approach ..".
TOWER: "BS211 ... RWY 02 cleared to land"
BS211 confirmed ".. cleared to land.." assuming RWY 02

If the crew intended to execute a circle to land procedure the phraseology should have been different for the initial call including "circle to land". The tower should responded consequently "BS211 continue VOR DME approach RWY 02 circle to land RWY 20" but not including a landing clearance.
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