Originally Posted by GaryGnu
"contact ML CEN passing 5000ft" with the Take-Off clearance. In such a scenario does the tower controller still require a Departure Report (assume non-radar) and if not, why does the procedural unit (in this case ML CEN) require a different departure report?
The full instruction, when given is, "contact MEL Centre on (usually 119.8) passing 5000'
with departure report". Therefore one doesn't make a departure report to AS TWR.