Transcript English Language Proficiency - Civil Aviation Authority of

Examiner Seminar – Hamilton 08
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...must not fly solo unless-
...the person has sufficient ability in reading,
speaking, understanding and communicating
in the English language
To enable them to adequately carry out the
responsibilities of a pilot-in-command...
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...they have received instruction and
demonstrated competence in...
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Practical flight radiotelephony
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Logbook proficiency sign off
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A guideline standard or criteria is available
ICAO determined Operational level 4 as safest
minimum proficiency skill level
Encourage use of this
In practical terms compare performance with
level three
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Consider FRTO exam pass before first solo
Timetable L6PD or FLE - immediately
following written exams
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Consider operator policy ELP before solo X/C
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Consider a pre-requisite ELP eg IELTS 5.5
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Pre-requisite of licence issue
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Proposed as pre-requisite of flight test
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Flight Examiner currently assesses RTF
competence & by implication ELP
You have level three/four available to assist
in determining a minimum standard
Uenlss tehres qsuetnios eojny yuor lcnuh
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LANGUAGE PLOBLEM
I had a bunch of Canadian dollars I needed to
exchange, so I went to the currency exchange
window at the local bank in Vancouver.
Short line. Just one lady in front of me . . a little
old Asian lady who was trying to exchange yen for
dollars and she was more than a little irritated.
She asked the teller,
'Why it change?? Yesterday, I get two hunat dolla fo
yen. Today I get hunat eighty?? Why it change? Why it
change?‘
The teller looked at the old lady, shrugged his
shoulders and said, 'Fluctuations.‘
The Asian lady angrily replied, 'Fluc you white
people, too!'
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