Expect vectoring ...
We are having an "academic" debate at my unit about the certain phraseology casses - one of them being "Expect vectoring for ILS App... "
e.g.
An aircraft has been "taken" off the route and sent direct IAF by the previous sector in order to shorten a few track miles and consequently placing it more easily into the sequence for an ILS approach. If the vectoring doesn't take place immediately upon the initial contact with the approach unit the question being discussed is : is the phrase "Expect vectoring for ILS App..." (which isn't as such explicitly stated in any of the ICAO documents) appropriate one or the proper way should be simply stating "Vectoring for ILS App ... fly hdg ..." immediately before commencing actual vectoring.
Now the debate goes on about what the proper phraseology in such case should be and it depends where the subject did their basic training ... those who did it years ago in Langen/Germany claim "german ATC school" allows/uses phrase "EXPECT VECTORING ..." ...
So how do you guys do it at your place? - especially our German colleagues - controllers/pilots are more than welcome to chime in ....
(as a side note :we work under the ICAO rules with no additional State ammendments to the subject)
thanx
1999