Ambiguous Phraseology
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Ambiguous Phraseology
I’m noticing a lot more of the following type of taxi instruction:
”BigJet123 Taxi Alpha Bravo Hold short Charlie”.
Charlie is a taxiway connected to Bravo.
Does this mean hold short ON Charlie or Hold Short OF Charlie?
I’ve recently been chastised for both interpretations when I did the alternative.
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CAA RT Manual doesn’t offer any meaningful guidance. Clearly if in doubt ask but sometimes this leads to further chastisement! 🙃
”BigJet123 Taxi Alpha Bravo Hold short Charlie”.
Charlie is a taxiway connected to Bravo.
Does this mean hold short ON Charlie or Hold Short OF Charlie?
I’ve recently been chastised for both interpretations when I did the alternative.
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CAA RT Manual doesn’t offer any meaningful guidance. Clearly if in doubt ask but sometimes this leads to further chastisement! 🙃
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I’m noticing a lot more of the following type of taxi instruction:
”BigJet123 Taxi Alpha Bravo Hold short Charlie”.
Charlie is a taxiway connected to Bravo.
Does this mean hold short ON Charlie or Hold Short OF Charlie?
I’ve recently been chastised for both interpretations when I did the alternative.
.
CAA RT Manual doesn’t offer any meaningful guidance. Clearly if in doubt ask but sometimes this leads to further chastisement! 🙃
”BigJet123 Taxi Alpha Bravo Hold short Charlie”.
Charlie is a taxiway connected to Bravo.
Does this mean hold short ON Charlie or Hold Short OF Charlie?
I’ve recently been chastised for both interpretations when I did the alternative.
.
CAA RT Manual doesn’t offer any meaningful guidance. Clearly if in doubt ask but sometimes this leads to further chastisement! 🙃
HOLD SHORT - Stop before reaching the specified location. NOTE: Only used in limited circumstances where no defined point exists (e.g. where there is no suitably located holding point), or to reinforce a clearance limit.
if in doubt ask but sometimes this leads to further chastisement!
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It means hold short of Charlie.
Thinking one step further, if the instruction was "hold short RWY 26", I'd certainly hope nobody decides to hold on the runway
Thinking one step further, if the instruction was "hold short RWY 26", I'd certainly hope nobody decides to hold on the runway
GMC at Manchester does the 'hold short of' thing when passing instructions to aircraft needing to cross 23R in order to reach 23L. I gather it's done for extra safety but I don't know if it's in response to previous incident(s).
