OBJECTIVES
- to become acquainted with the structure and contents of the examination
- to familiarize with ICAO Language Proficiency Rating Scale and ICAO Language Proficiency Requirements (LPRs)
- to get acquainted with the criteria of assessment
- to build key vocabulary and expressions
- to improve fluency and pronunciation
- to acquire language skills to manage various situations in aviation environment
DATE AND DURATION
3 days
CONTENTS
- Introduction to aviation English:
- ICAO Language Proficiency Rating Scale
- ICAO Language Proficiency Requirements (LPRs);
- standard phraseology and plain language
- Structure of the plane and the cockpit flight control systems
- Ground movements:
- airport markings and signs
- airport areas
- ground equipment
- Runway incursions:
- communication errors
- low visibility operations
- animals in the flight path
- Environmental threats (meteorology):
- types of weather phenomena
- effects of weather on flight paths
- dealing with icing
- dealing with fire days
- Stressful situations:
- bird strikes
- ill/ disruptive/ suspicious passenger
- oil leak
- loss of instrumentation
- Handling a technical malfunction:
- aircraft system failures
- Medical assistance
- the most common medical emergencies
- handling medical emergency situations
The course will be completed by some grammar issues, e.g.:
- revision of basic tenses in English
- conditionals
- active and passive voice
- modals: must/have, should have/ might have, must/can’t etc.
- reported speech (range of tenses)
- problematic topics reported by Trainees
