Cruise, en route

ATC Asked to Maintain ROC 700'/min, Wish to Reduce to 500'/min

7 turns, word for word from the oral. Read the pilot lines out loud.

The exchange

7 turns in order
01
You, the pilot

Nagpur Control VT ROH request to reduce ROC to 500'/min

02
ATC

VT ROH Nagpur Control negative traffic, contact traffic

03
You, the pilot

Wilco contacting traffic

04
You, the pilot

IT213 VT ROH want to reduce ROC to 500'/min, request you to reduce 500'/min or less

05
ATC

VT ROH IT213, reducing ROC to 500'/min

06
You, the pilot

IT213 VT ROH reducing your ROC to 500'/min

07
You, the pilot

Nagpur Control VT ROH traffic I contacted, reducing ROC to 500'/min