To radar707
Surely you wouldn't use the words "avoiding action" and would use the correct phraseology of "essential traffic information", or do you have SRG approval to use the ATM to establish separation in the tower????
Yes, you would use 'avoiding action' if necessary. 'Essential Traffic' gives the preamble before any instruction or alternative clearance and is just time wasted if the situation needs resolving asap.I am surprised that an 'ATCO' from 'Warwickshire' would feel the need to ask that question as I too was an 'ATCO' in Warwickshire for many years and it is not something I or any ATCOs I worked with would feel the need to ask and YES we were authorised to use the ATM for that purpose but you could also use the Mk 1 eyeball!!!
Last edited by GunkyTom; 2nd Jul 2010 at 08:55.
Reason: accuracy