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Issue link: http://natca.uberflip.com/i/913906
descend, and to meet all published or assigned altitude and/or speed restrictions." This language is not found in the 7110.65 and is what has created some recent issues/concerns. The FAA 7110.65, Paragraph 4 - 5 - 7 h Note states: when cleared for STARs that contain published speed restrictions, the pilot must comply with those speed restrictions independent of any descend via clearance. Where STARS contain no published speed restrictions, the DV clearance doesn't cancel previously issued speed res trictions. This issue was not resolved during our meeting and we will continue to discuss it at our next meeting scheduled for February 2018. If your facility is having issues with this issue, please let us know. 5. PARC Tasking - Visual Separation Whil e Estab lished on Published Procedures 6. Phraseology Harmonization – Received a presentation from David Surridge regarding ideas that could move us closer to global harmonization regarding phraseology with Climb VIA and Descend Via. He indicated from a pilot's perspective the differences between the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and FAA phraseology adds to pilot/controller confusion, uncertainty leads to increased communications, and that clearances should be explicit and not open to i nterpretation. He indicated that A4A, along with the FAA, should work towards closer harmonization with ICAO Descend Via/Climb Via phraseology, US membership at ICAO ATMOPS is a single FAA representative and that person has provided little information and more coordination between the representative and the Industry or NATCA needs to occur. 7. Data Comm Program Update – We received a briefing from NATCA's Chad Geyer regarding En Route implementation. Our next face - to - face meeting will occur at the Harris Corpo ration located in Melbourne, Fla. on Feb. 6th - 8th. PARC NAV WG The PARC NAV WG held its final virtual meeting on November 29th where we discussed the following: 1. RNP AR 50 second Rule Action Review - The recommendation being submitted by this WG h as two parts, a criteria aspect and an operational/training aspect as follows: • The Nav WG recommends that the 8260.58A RNP AR design criteria apply a standard 15 - second segment regardless of the missed approach RNP value. • The Nav WG recommends tha t the design criteria should allow reducing the segment time delay to zero when necessary to provide a viable RNP AR procedure • This recommendation only applies when the lateral path is continuous to the runway threshold • The Nav WG recommends that OEMs/ operators be required to define recommended techniques & best practices to abandon an instrument approach at any point during the approach (e.g. during any RF leg), not just at the DA (H).