PROX TO GND IN A HIGHT OP.

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OUT TO THE 10 DME ARC; AND THEN AROUND TO THE INBOUND COURSE FOR THE VOR A APCH. WE WERE CLRED FOR THE APCH; AND OUT OF RADAR CONTACT; WHICH WE FELT GAVE US OUR OPTION OF TRANSITIONS TO APCH PHASE. AT 5 DME OUTBOUND FROM THE VOR; WE WERE ISSUED A 'CLB TO 8900' INSTRUCTION; AND LATER; A REQUEST TO CALL CTR BY TELEPHONE AFTER LNDG. ON CLOSER INSPECTION OF THE APCH PLATE WE DETERMINED THAT THE 003 DEG RADIAL IS NOT A TRANSITION; AND SO NO ALTS ARE PUBLISHED FOR THE 'RTE.' IN THE DARKENED COCKPIT IT WAS EASY TO MISTAKE WHEN COMBINED WITH THE WORKLOAD OF GETTING INST TRAINING FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A FAST ACFT. I HAD TALKED THROUGH MY INTENTIONS WITH THE INSTRUCTOR DURING DSCNT; AND WE BOTH AGREED WITH EACH OTHER ON WHAT WE WERE ABOUT TO DO -- EVEN THOUGH IT TURNED OUT TO BE AN INCORRECT PROC. IN THE FUTURE; TIME SPENT BRIEFING ON THE APCH OUTSIDE THE COCKPIT IN A COMFORTABLE SURROUNDING WILL REDUCE THIS TYPE OF CONFUSION. ALSO; HAVING YOUR INSTRUCTOR AGREE WITH WHAT YOU SAY YOU'RE GOING TO DO DOESN'T MEAN YOU CAN RELAX ABOUT IT -- THE SELF- QUESTIONING PROCESS OF SINGLE PLT IFR SHOULD BE MAINTAINED; ESPECIALLY ON APCH AND APCH TRANSITION.