Dispatch Dispatcher; Flight Crew Commercial; Flight Crew Flight Instructor
Confusion; Training / Qualification; Human-Machine Interface; Situational Awareness
Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
General None Reported / Taken
Chart Or Publication; Procedure; Human Factors
As an aircraft Dispatcher; I continuously see NOTAMs such as the following:!FDC 9/4064 (KMCI A3572/19) MCI IAP KANSAS CITY INTL; Kansas City; MO. ILS OR LOC RWY 19R; AMDT 11A... ILS OR LOC RWY 1L; AMDT 15B... ILS OR LOC RWY 9; AMDT 14A... ILS RWY 19R (SA CAT I); AMDT 11A... ILS RWY 19R (CAT II AND III); AMDT 11A... ALTERNATE MINIMUMS NA; MCI VORTAC UNMONITORED. 1906301313-1907302359EST!FDC 9/3940 (KMCI A3571/19) MCI IAP KANSAS CITY INTL; Kansas City; MO. ILS OR LOC RWY 1L; AMDT 15B... ILS OR LOC RWY 1R; AMDT 4A... ILS RWY 1R (SA CAT I); AMDT 4A... ILS RWY 1R (CAT II AND III); AMDT 4A... ALTERNATE MINIMUMS NA; BUM VORTAC UNMONITORED. 1906291704-1907292359ESTWhile this may be an issue for aircraft operating with radio navigation only (VHF/VOR); in no case should an advanced aircraft (GPS/RNAV) be restricted from utilizing MCI as an alternate (alternate minimums not authorized) because advanced aircraft (airlines/business jets) are FULLY CAPABLE of RNAV substituting for inoperative Navigational Aids. Further; the lack of standardization is alarming as one airport may issue the NOTAMs listed above and other airports issue the NOTAM below.!FDC 9/4427 (KCLE A3671/19) CLE IAP CLEVELAND-HOPKINS INTL; Cleveland; OH. ILS OR LOC RWY 6L; AMDT 3... ILS RWY 6L (CAT II AND III); AMDT 3... PROCEDURE NA EXCEPT FOR ACFT EQUIPPED WITH SUITABLE RNAV SYSTEM WITH GPS. DJB VOR/DME OTS AND ACO DME UNUSABLE BEYOND 10 NM. 1907021330-1907092359EST
Dispatcher reported differences in the way NOTAMs are written and possible confusion.