Rad1
Correct on that one ...ie. More guidance and clarity of the UK MATS manual vs ICAO Docs (in particular 4444) ...no dispute there ...
I also take your point about the amount of UK based ATC's writting on this forum ...BUT ..note big "BUT" ....I just think it is fair to spell out that the UK MATS has jurisdiction only in the UK ...and therefore when it comes to general "universal" questions or topics ...ref shld be made to the ICAO docs, with possible mention made of what the UK procedure is, as additional info and not visa versa ..or even worse ...only from the UK MATS ....
I am also one of the first to say that ICAO don't specify/clarify things enough...if they did ..there should not have been the need for a UK MATS manual ...or rather it would have been a 1/4 of the size it is ..
The other important thing we all need to remember is that this forums is read not only by ATC's who should understand the bee all's and end all's but also by thousand of pilots and the like ...varying from PPL to ATP's ....they see these thread's and don't know what the MATS manual or even DOC4444 is ...they therfore take things as qouted to be universal law ...that's the point I was trying to bring across ...
So please lets think "lateral" when it comes to answering these threads ....
