B757 captain questioned the term 'converging approachs' in the ATIS text.

Attributes
ACN	474080
Time
Date	200005
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mia.airport
State Reference	FL
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mia.tracon tower : lfmn.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	474080
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Chart Or Publication Airport Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	Ambiguous

Narrative:

Mia ATIS has converging approachs in text. The mia ATIS XA56Z has converging approachs in the text. I have no approach charts that are converging approach charts. Am I missing charts or is the ATIS using the wrong terminology. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: this analyst got the following information from mia tower. Mia tower uses the term 'approachs to converging runways' in the ATIS text to alert the crew that other aircraft will be in the pattern. This pilot apparently did not understand this. The tower personnel has reviewed their policy with the air carrier involved.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757 CAPT QUESTIONED THE TERM 'CONVERGING APCHS' IN THE ATIS TEXT.

Narrative: MIA ATIS HAS CONVERGING APCHS IN TEXT. THE MIA ATIS XA56Z HAS CONVERGING APCHS IN THE TEXT. I HAVE NO APCH CHARTS THAT ARE CONVERGING APCH CHARTS. AM I MISSING CHARTS OR IS THE ATIS USING THE WRONG TERMINOLOGY. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THIS ANALYST GOT THE FOLLOWING INFO FROM MIA TWR. MIA TWR USES THE TERM 'APCHS TO CONVERGING RWYS' IN THE ATIS TEXT TO ALERT THE CREW THAT OTHER ACFT WILL BE IN THE PATTERN. THIS PLT APPARENTLY DID NOT UNDERSTAND THIS. THE TWR PERSONNEL HAS REVIEWED THEIR POLICY WITH THE ACR INVOLVED.

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.