Good egg, I think the main thrust of my argument remains that "radar control service " is not defined anywhere, unlike the (overly complicated!) ATSOCAS.
So although you talk about training, that is hard to achieve when the definition is not promulgated in any official documentation, and therefore is only hearsay, or custom and practice by ATC. You will baulk at that because you are so familiar with the term, but that familiarity is not shared by pilots - who in general have heard it but don't really understand it. In any case, its a really bad term because of its implied plain-English meaning.
So I agree that trying to apportion blame to individuals is pointless. It is the system that is to blame with use of this "unofficial" terminology being perpetuated by custom and practice with no-one prepared to address the issue. Unfortunately even Airprox board were unwilling to grasp the nettle.
Last edited by HeliComparator; 13th Jun 2013 at 11:34.