Who's working the traffic?
I've noticed lately that there seems to be an increase in ORCAM/CCAM squawks being used outside controlled airspace. I am also seeing new controllers being taught that this is normal.
I can understand the use of these codes inside the known traffic environment of controlled airspace, which is desginated to a specific controlling authority. However, in the unknown traffic environment of class G airspace these code do NOT indicate which agency is providing a service to which aircraft.
Take this to it's logical conclusion and it will result with all aircraft on a flight plan being on a squawk which is, in effect, no better than a conspicuity code. When this happens, how do you know who to co-ordinate with?
In my view these codes have no place outside controlled airspace. It seems that SARG have their usual "bury their heads in the sand" attitude to this.