An air carrier pilot reported atl ATC uses the dedicated prm breakout frequency for ground clearance...

Narrative:

When landing atl with the ILS prm approaches in use; on multiple occasions there is a controller on the monitor frequency constantly talking. The controller seems to be operating the runways on the other side of the airport issuing landing and taxi clearances over the monitor frequency. You cannot hear any of the aircraft responding to the clearances leaving me to believe that he is operating on multiple frequencies. On an ILS prm we are to monitor the monitor frequency on another radio on approach waiting for someone to come and issue a breakout maneuver. When it is silent and someone starts talking on the frequency your attention is drawn to this controller for the possibility that we need to break out of the approach. After realizing he is talking to another runway it becomes very distracting trying to listen to two controllers on different runways issuing clearances constantly. We ended up turning the frequency lower so we could distinguish which controller was for our runway. If the ATIS says ILS prms in use the regulations say we must monitor the special monitor frequency as well on approach. There was not a dedicated controller for the monitor frequency; he was working multiple frequencies. This could become dangerous if someone needs to get hold of an aircraft over that frequency and people have it turned down to avoid the extra chatter. Have a dedicated controller for the monitor frequency as stated in the regulations.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: An air carrier pilot reported ATL ATC uses the dedicated PRM breakout frequency for ground clearance transmissions while ILS PRM approaches are in use causing distractions; confusion and the possibility of a missed breakout maneuver call.

Narrative: When landing ATL with the ILS PRM approaches in use; on multiple occasions there is a Controller on the monitor frequency constantly talking. The Controller seems to be operating the runways on the other side of the airport issuing landing and taxi clearances over the monitor frequency. You cannot hear any of the aircraft responding to the clearances leaving me to believe that he is operating on multiple frequencies. On an ILS PRM we are to monitor the monitor frequency on another radio on approach waiting for someone to come and issue a breakout maneuver. When it is silent and someone starts talking on the frequency your attention is drawn to this Controller for the possibility that we need to break out of the approach. After realizing he is talking to another runway it becomes very distracting trying to listen to two controllers on different runways issuing clearances constantly. We ended up turning the frequency lower so we could distinguish which controller was for our runway. If the ATIS says ILS PRMs in use the regulations say we must monitor the special monitor frequency as well on approach. There was not a dedicated Controller for the monitor frequency; he was working multiple frequencies. This could become dangerous if someone needs to get hold of an aircraft over that frequency and people have it turned down to avoid the extra chatter. Have a dedicated Controller for the monitor frequency as stated in the regulations.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.

Attributes
ACN	955195
Time
Date	201103
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ATL.Airport
State Reference	GA
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Landing
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	First Officer Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Commercial
Events
Anomaly	ATC Issue All Types Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

An air carrier pilot reported atl ATC uses the dedicated prm breakout frequency for ground clearance transmissions while ILS prm approaches are in use causing distractions; confusion and the possibility of a missed breakout maneuver call.