Silly little book
ATCO4114,
I must agree that it is a sad reflection that many pilots appear not to appreciate some of the intricacies of RTF. Within UK it is a pity that once a pilot has been through the FRTOL exam there is little further examination by examiners other than perhaps SOPS and checks within the airlines. ATCO's are checked yearly and only recently I have witnessed SRG commenting on RTF standards and procedures.
Perhaps the CAA Chief Examiner should look again at some of the regulatory requirements of the FRTOL licence.
The booklet was I'm sure published with the best of intentions however as seen within this thread some mistakes were made prior to publishing and hopefully a correction will be forthcoming in the near future !!
Having said all this I do feel over the years the majority of RTF has improved somewhat.