Originally Posted by
jmmoric
Usually those rules comes when a crew makes a mistake.
Then a report is made.
Part of that report is always: "could we have done anything to avoid it".
From time to time it finds it's way into either local or general rules for the ATCO's.
Especially if the airlines comeback on their own mistake is: "you could at least....."
So we end up "babysitting" crews.
Yeah, I was thinking along those lines, but I was wondering if there are any rules specifically mandating that, other than ATC being prudent.