eyeinthesky you've hit exactly what I'm looking for.
The VMC descent is a separate thing to a visual approach, but if, in order to conduct a visual approach he must do a vmc descent against one other IFR aircraft to avoid delay, how would I phrase it?
And can he do it? do you split it up - ie does he do a vmc descent to a vertically separated level first, followed by a visual approach, or can he do a vmc descent against one bit of IFR traffic (standard separation being provided against the rest) and cleared for a visual approach?
2 sheds, you are right, there is no mention of msa - mats part 1 seems to be aimed at area in the respect of vmc descents. Apparently there used to be a vmc approach, which I guess is what I'm describing above.