"Stan Prevost" wrote in message
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There are many .65 rules that specifically instruct the controller to
issue an altitude assignment that is consistent with FAR XX.XX.


But no .65 rule that prohibits a controller from issuing an instruction to a
pilot that would require the pilot to violate an FAR. Such a rule would
make it impossible to vector VFR aircraft, for example, as the controller is
not in a position to know if the vector would require the pilot to violate
cloud clearance requirements.