Originally Posted by chevvron
AGCS is a type of Air Traffic Service along with ATC and FIS
CAP452 states that AGCS is
not viewed as a type of Air Traffic Service:
Originally Posted by CAP452
Air Ground Communications Service (AGCS) is a service provided to pilots at specific UK at aerodromes. However, it is not viewed by the UK as an Air Traffic Service because it does not include an alerting service as part of its content.
As an AGCS Examiner you should be thoroughly familiar with CAP452 and therefore know that...
So AGCS is not ATC nor ATS so why not call it 'AGCS'? What could be simpler? Why muddy the 'already-muddied' waters even further?