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Old 19th Jul 2012, 19:22
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reportyourlevel
 
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The ATIS message should contain all or part of the following elements of information
in the order listed:
• Name of aerodrome;
• Arrival and/or departure indicator;
• Contract type, if communication is via D-ATIS;
• Designator;
• Time of origin of weather report;
Type of approach to be expected;
• Runway(s) in use; status of arresting systems constituting a potential hazard, if
any;
• Significant runway surface conditions and, if appropriate, braking action;
• Holding/departure delay, if appropriate;
• Transition level, if applicable;
• Other essential operational information, including when LVP are in operation;
• Surface wind direction (in degrees magnetic) and speed, including significant
variations;
• Visibility and, when approved by the Authority, RVR values;
• Present weather;
• Cloud below 5000 ft, or below the highest minimum sector altitude, whichever is
greater; cumulonimbus; if the sky is obscured; vertical visibility when available;
• Air temperature and dew point;
• Altimeter settings;
• Any available information on significant meteorological phenomena in the
approach, take-off and climb-out areas;
• Trend forecast, when available;
• Specific ATIS instructions.
C&P from the CAP493, my bold. I don't think that this relieves the radar controller of his responsibility to also tell which runway and approach he is vectoring you for:

Vectoring to Final Approach
9.1 Information to aircraft
9.1.1 On commencement of vectoring to final approach the pilot is to be advised that the
aircraft will be vectored to intercept the final approach and of:
a) the runway in use;
b) the type of final approach; and
c) the procedure to be followed in the event of a radio communications failure if this
is not published.
Again, C&P from the CAP493.

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