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Departing from a London aerodrome our clearance included "caution stepped climb proceedure", which was set out clearly on the departure plate. We briefed accordingly as to the altitudes we needed at various points in the departure.
The plates now are alot better, the older ones were less clear when the warning was introduced, it is part of a crackdown on level busts which i understand has been very successful. It is a warning only, not a mandatory readback, to bring the step to your attention, many a time a/c have got airbourne climbing to the final altitude missing the step. It's good to see that the message is getting through.
The warning has merit and is reviewed throughout the year and the context, "warning"/"caution" phraseology changed so it doesn't get forgotten.
Hope to see you again here soon.