Compiler Error C3066

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there are multiple ways that an object of this type can be called with these arguments

The compiler detected an ambiguous function call involving surrogates.

The following sample generates C3066:

// C3066.cpp
template <class T, class U> void func(T*, U*){}

typedef void (*PF)(const int*, const char*);
typedef void (*PF1)(const int*, volatile char*);

struct A {
   operator PF() const {
      return func;
   }

   operator PF1() {
      return func;
   }

   operator PF1() const  {
      return func;
   }

};

int main() {
   A a;
   int i;
   char c;

   a(&i, &c);   // C3066
   a(&i, (const char *) &c);   // OK
}