Narrative:

While exiting tyo control area and entering tyo oceanic, we went south of track 12 mi intentionally to avoid a cumulus build of clouds and moderate turbulence, without a clearance. I needed the clearance in a hurry. I told the copilot to 'go around that stuff to the right, if you would.' he did, but did not get the clearance through tyo radio until we were already off course. There are too many people on 1 frequency in that area to get a quick clearance. We were cleared to 'en route frequency' just prior to this (within 5 mins) and had to work the clearance through tyo radio. Let us get rid of some of the fixes on these rtes. See attachments: 1) notice that from cvc to kagis is 8 mins, from kagis to score is 6 mins, score to comfe is 12 mins, comfe to ripki is 18 mins, and ripki to garry is 5 mins. Every flight exiting that area is trying to make some kind of position report over all of those places. 2) solution: get the unnecessary position off our flight plans. For example, instead of cvc, kagis, score, comfe, ripki, garry, 41 north 160 east, let's go with cvc, score, comfe, ripki 41 north 160 east. This will free up a lot of radio time.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR WDB TRACK HDG DEV AVOIDING TSTM ACTIVITY E OF JAPAN ON OTR.

Narrative: WHILE EXITING TYO CTL AREA AND ENTERING TYO OCEANIC, WE WENT S OF TRACK 12 MI INTENTIONALLY TO AVOID A CUMULUS BUILD OF CLOUDS AND MODERATE TURB, WITHOUT A CLRNC. I NEEDED THE CLRNC IN A HURRY. I TOLD THE COPLT TO 'GAR THAT STUFF TO THE R, IF YOU WOULD.' HE DID, BUT DID NOT GET THE CLRNC THROUGH TYO RADIO UNTIL WE WERE ALREADY OFF COURSE. THERE ARE TOO MANY PEOPLE ON 1 FREQ IN THAT AREA TO GET A QUICK CLRNC. WE WERE CLRED TO 'ENRTE FREQ' JUST PRIOR TO THIS (WITHIN 5 MINS) AND HAD TO WORK THE CLRNC THROUGH TYO RADIO. LET US GET RID OF SOME OF THE FIXES ON THESE RTES. SEE ATTACHMENTS: 1) NOTICE THAT FROM CVC TO KAGIS IS 8 MINS, FROM KAGIS TO SCORE IS 6 MINS, SCORE TO COMFE IS 12 MINS, COMFE TO RIPKI IS 18 MINS, AND RIPKI TO GARRY IS 5 MINS. EVERY FLT EXITING THAT AREA IS TRYING TO MAKE SOME KIND OF POS RPT OVER ALL OF THOSE PLACES. 2) SOLUTION: GET THE UNNECESSARY POS OFF OUR FLT PLANS. FOR EXAMPLE, INSTEAD OF CVC, KAGIS, SCORE, COMFE, RIPKI, GARRY, 41 N 160 E, LET'S GO WITH CVC, SCORE, COMFE, RIPKI 41 N 160 E. THIS WILL FREE UP A LOT OF RADIO TIME.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.