Originally Posted by
Sergei.a320
No, If you were cleared to descend via STAR, it's OK! But if it were RADAR VECTORS to IAF and after ATC : "proceed direct IAF, CLEARED ILS RW..." .Does it mean that we're able to descend as published?
Yes from me. Dare the ATC issue an instruction like that - cannot see why not - that's what they would get.
Cleared for the approach, altitude wise, is a clearance all the way to the runway elevation and (at the same time) G/A altitude.
No reference.