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As the skies become increasingly crowded communication has become even more critical to ensure aviation safety; technology, of course, has an important role to play to prevent misunderstanding but the need for aviation personnel to speak English has long been recognized. ICAO’s new language proficiency requirements demand that all international pilots and air traffic controllers must now have a minimum level of English – ICAO Operational Level 4.
Aviation English for pilots and controllers:
These courses last for 4 weeks and aim to raise the level of English from ICAO Pre-Operational Level 3 to ICAO Operational Level 4. The courses take place at the Mayflower College in the UK. The focus is on speaking and listening skills, especially in “plain” English in an aviation context. The content of the course reflects the requirements of the six areas covered by the ICAO rating scale.
Courses for Raters
The objective of the course is to enable experienced Aviation English teachers to understand and apply the ICAO language proficiency scale – in other words, to be able to rate speech samples accurately. Non-native-English-speakers will also need to demonstrate a minimum level of English language competence.
Courses for Aviation English teachers
This course looks at good practices in preparing pilots and controllers for ICAO Operational Level 4. Areas covered include an analysis of ICAO document 9835 (“Manual on the Implementation of ICAO Language Proficiency Requirements”) relating to best practices in Aviation English teaching and testing, developing Aviation English teaching materials, key language functions and vocabulary in Aviation English and observed teaching practice.
