Notwithstanding that crews should be aware of the contents of all relevant NOTAMS, I don't know about you fellows but being a simple soul I find these NOTAMS quite diificult to interpret. Who dreamt this awful format up? It's one thing saying the information is there and available but surely someone can come up with something which is MUCH more user friendly where any VITAL date is readily available. I get fed up with wading through pages of cranes which have been hoisted near an airport not to mention birds in the vicinity etc.
Then somewhere in the middle is something really important like ILS u/s or RW XX closed!
And yes I know some airlines have their own tailored NOTAMS but surely the basic data could be much easier to understand!