Runway Vacated Report

[scifi]

Runway State..

Don't you think that the most important part is not the position of the vehicle, but the state of the runway.? The vehicle would have been tasked with finding FOD and removing that if possible. So until the vehicle reports that the runway is clear of FOD, the ATC chappie should not let any airplane use it. There could be more FOD that requires help to remove.
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[Pringle_]

Originally Posted by Talkdownman

How does the vehicle driver know that the vehicle is in sight of the ATCO?
Strips are procedural, actioned by R/T procedures.
Visual surveillance still requires R/T confirmation, as your 'free ranging' example demonstrates.
Consider low vis when visual confirmation not available. R/T will be needed then.

The onus is not on the vehicle driver to decide when a vacated call is required, it is up to the ATCO to instruct the driver/pilot to report vacated unless they can meet this condition:

10A.3 When a clearance to cross a runway in use is issued a report vacated instruction shall be
included. However, this instruction may be omitted when Aerodrome Control has
continuous sight of the aircraft or vehicle crossing.

Personally I don't believe a vehicle carrying out a runway inspection/bird control etc, counts as a runway crossing, therefore, imo the driver must be instructed to report vacated before the runway is clean.