Interesting to see that MATS Pt 1 Section 1 Chapter 2 Page 3 NOTE 1 specifies the VMC minima for VMC climbs and descents in Class A airspace !
I wondered when someone would raise that one! Another MATS pt1 anomaly if you ask me. On my last ULE, I asked the SRG representative why the UK MATS includes criteria for a practice that it does not allow.
Answer: 'I'm not sure about that one actually, I'll get back to you'
He never did!