A320
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Flight Crew Total 12699; Flight Crew Type 11043
Situational Awareness
ATC Issue All Types; Conflict Ground Conflict; Less Severe; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
General None Reported / Taken
Procedure; Weather
Taxi out for departure in BNA. Visibility less than 1200 RVR. Ground Control not using charted low visibility taxi routes and charted flow. Ground Control had us depart out of ramp area at spot 4 instead of charted spot 1; causing extensive taxi in very low visibility [in] uncontrolled area of ramp; then proceeding onto a non-low vis taxi way. Numerous aircraft and lost GA aircraft. [This procedure] caused a very dangerous situation. No ground radar in Tower; [they] should keep everyone on charted low visibility (SMIG) taxi routes. Ground Control created a very dangerous condition that did not have to happen.
A320 Captain reported BNA Ground was not using charted low visibility taxi routes while visibility was less than 1200 RVR.