Safety issue
| Safety issue description |
The Manual of Air Traffic Services did not explicitly state that sequencing instructions were required to be read back by a pilot, providing no assurance that this safety-critical aspect had been correctly understood. |
|---|---|
| Issue number | AO-2025-033-SI-01 |
| Issue owner | Airservices Australia |
| Transport function | Airspace |
| Issue status | Open – Safety action pending |
| Date issue released | 04/12/2025 |
| Issue status justification |
To be advised. Response by Airservices Australia Airservices Australia advised that the Air Traffic Management Standards and Senior Air Traffic Services Specialists conducted a review, and will investigate a change to Manual of Air Traffic Services (MATS) 9.2.2.13.2 and the respective Aeronautical Information Publication (AIP) reference (GEN 3.4 – 37) to include the instruction ‘follow’ in the list of items requiring readback. ATSB comment The ATSB welcomes the changes that Airservices Australia proposes to make to MATS and the AIP. As no timeframe for this change was provided, the ATSB will monitor this safety issue until the changes are made. |