Yeah, but the ERSA is a bit of a shambles. The section suggesting what to do re: arrival from the south to YSBK is under
"Flight Plan Requirements 1.4.1 - From North of Sydney"!!!
In your case UTR, it says to join V599 at an appropriate point an expect a WATLE arrival. WATLE is on V599 and is thus an appropriate point forthe direction you are coming from. If you have the right GPS and training then there's nothing to stop you planning NWA-WATLE DCT - there's nothing that says you must plan on the V-routes and nothing to stop you requesting descent via Camden and proceeding VFR etc.
In any case, it's a planning thing - what you get may be something
completely different - if the wx is good enough a WATLE arrival, if not good then you may be given the NDB-B or the 11C RNAV from over the top of Camden. It's certainly not as much of a deviation out of the way as the dogleg inland to Singleton-McQuoid-RIC that those arriving from along the northern coast of NSW have to do.
Here's another example of ERSA stating the bl00dy obvious (and wasting paper) as a flight plan "suggestion". Take a look at
ERSA-GEN-FPR 8. Flight Planning Options. Now look at the suggested route YMER-YMRY....well duh, is there any other option? Why don't they include such bright suggestions for other adjacent pairs of airfields served by aids (e.g. YLIS-YBNA or YPKS-YFBS)??!!
BTW when planning ex-YSBK, if there's more than one route possible, plan and punch into the GPS the two most likely (e.g to the north you can get out via RIC or via SY-KAMBA depending on altitude) so that the last minute clearance that isn't in accordance with your lodged plan (happens all the time) doesn't have you spinning the wizz wheel on the tarmac and reloading the GPS at the same time.
