Originally Posted by
Cough
This gets really complicated depending on age of FMS, manufacturer of FMS and aircraft. Bore... When sent direct to a waypoint on a star, other points along with their constraints are lost. Some FMS have 'abeam points' function available with a direct - Selecting then allows the crew to re enter the constraint, but sometimes not enter a double constraint (ie. at waypoint X, be below FL200, above 15,000ft). Other aircraft do not have this function, so you have to build it from basics!
Anyhow, having been to Canada in the last few days, all I can see is the new phraseology has increased RT congestion!
Progress...
^^^Just to confirm, when you're cleared direct to a waypoint down the SID/STAR, ATC are expecting you to disregard the restrictions at those points between your PPOS and direct to waypoint.
It's buried in the blurb of that NAV Canada document that was promulgated over the last few weeks.
It's a joke of an 'update' but probably just one of those things that'll bed in over the next few years as long as no incidents & accidents can be attributed to it!