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Old 24th Jul 2013, 07:08
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What's the context of the document? Where did you get it from? Who is it directed at?

Generally, 'shall' is used in the case of a mandate (e.g. in EASA implementing rules), 'should' in the case of a recommendation, where the passage is addressed to the object of the mandate.

'Will' looks like an expectation. You might see it, for example, in a concept of operations to describe the anticipated roles of each party.
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