IMPLEMENTATION OF LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY REQUIREMENTS IN THE ICAO

IMPLEMENTATION OF LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY REQUIREMENTS IN THE ICAO EUR REGION Baku, Azerbaijan, 7 to 9 December 2005 Victor Kourenkov ICAO EUR/NAT Regional Officer

OVERVIEW Ø Manual on implementation of ICAO Language Proficiency Requirements – Doc 9835 Ø Fundamental aviation language issues Ø Assistance to States Ø EUR/NAT approach after Assembly Resolution A 32 -16 Ø Responsibilities Ø International cooperation Baku, 7 – 9 December 2005 2

MANUAL ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ICAO LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY REQUIREMENTS – DOC 9835 Ø Assembly Resolution A 32 -16 Ø ICAO SARPs Ø Linguistic Aspects Ø Language Training Ø Aviation Language Training Baku, 7 – 9 December 2005 3

FUNDAMENTAL AVIATION LANGUAGE ISSUES Three critical areas of English competency required for safe communications: Ø Air Traffic Control phraseology Ø English for specific purposes Ø English for general purposes Baku, 7 – 9 December 2005 4

CRITICAL AREAS OF ENGLISH COMPETENCY ICAO Phraseology Controller Pilot ATC English for specific purposes English for general purposes Baku, 7 – 9 December 2005 5

LANGUAGE EVALUATION AND TRAINING COMPETENCE EXISTING REQUIRED EVALUATION OF EXISTING COMPETENCE DETERMINATION OF TRAINING NEEDS DESIGNING AND PLANNING OF TRAINING PROVISION OF TRAINING EVALUATION OF TRAINING OUTCOME Baku, 7 – 9 December 2005 6

ASSISTANCE TO STATES FROM THE EASTERN PART OF THE ICAO EUR REGION Ø GATE/2 (1994) Ø GATE Project Team on Training Ø GATE Document on ATM Training Needs for the States in the Eastern part of the ICAO EUR Region (GATE/TNG Doc) Ø GATE Workshops (Budapest, St-Petersburg) Baku, 7 – 9 December 2005 7

ASSISTANCE TO STATES FROM THE EASTERN PART OF THE ICAO EUR REGION GATE / TNG Doc English Language Training – Priority No. 1 1) Basic English 2) Advanced Professional English 3) Aviation and Standard Radiotelephony Phraseology 1998 Baku, 7 – 9 December 2005 8

EUR/NAT REGIONAL APPROACH AFTER A 32 -16 Ø COG ATM Training Task Force Ø EANPG 45 (December 2003) - Harmonization of training of the ATM personnel in the States from the Eastern part of the ICAO EUR Region Ø COG/30 (October 2004) – Development of the Action Plan to assist States in implementing the ICAO Language Proficiency (LP) Requirements (Task to COG ATM Training TF) Ø EANPG 46 (November-December 2004) - Assistance to States in implementing LP requirements including Action Plan, Seminars/Workshops Baku, 7 – 9 December 2005 9

EUR/NAT REGIONAL APPROACH Ø ICAO LP Seminar for Senior Officials (Kyiv, Ukraine, April 2005) Ø COG 31 (June 2005): Action Plan (First Version) Ø ICAO-Eurocontrol EUR Seminar on LP for aeronautical communications (Brussels, 27 -28 October 2005) Ø EANPG/47 (Paris, 29 November – 1 December 2005) Action Plan Ø ICAO LP Workshop (Baku, Azerbaijan, 7 -9 December 2005) Baku, 7 – 9 December 2005 10

EUR/NAT REGIONAL APPROACH EANPG Conclusion 47/… - Implementation of the ICAO language proficiency requirements That: a) States: i) use the Action Plan as guidance material for the implementation of the ICAO language proficiency requirements and regularly report the progress to the EANPG; and ii) take all appropriate actions to achieve the timely implementation of the ICAO language proficiency requirements b) ICAO: i) regularly review and up-date the Action Plan, if and when required; and ii) continue to provide assistance to States in implementing the ICAO language proficiency requirements. Baku, 7 – 9 December 2005 11

ICAO UNIVERSAL SAFETY OVERSIGHT AUDIT PROGRAMME (USOAP) AIR NAVIGATION SERVICES PROTOCOL: Aspects to be audited: ANS. 7. 076 Has the State developed and implemented procedures for ensuring competency of air traffic controllers to provide ATS to international air traffic in the English language? Baku, 7 – 9 December 2005 12

ICAO UNIVERSLA SAFETY OVERSIGHT AUDIT PROGRAMME (USOAP) AIR NAVIGATION SERVICES PROTOCOL Example of evidence to be reviewed: 1) Review documented evidence of the procedures used to be ensure competency of air traffic controllers to provide service to international air traffic in the English language 2) Confirm effective implementation Baku, 7 – 9 December 2005 13

RESPONSIBILITIES Ø State’s responsibility Ø Employers responsibility Ø Individual obligation of the employee Baku, 7 – 9 December 2005 14

INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION Ø Cooperative approach Ø Harmonized implementation of ICAO Requirements Ø Partners Baku, 7 – 9 December 2005 15

WHY IT IS IMPORTANT TO INITIATE LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY EVALUATION AND TRAINING RAPIDLY? Ø Recruitment purpose Ø Benchmarking purpose Ø To be timely prepared Ø To avoid any unexpected and non-desirable developments after March 2008 Baku, 7 – 9 December 2005 16

EUR/NAT Web-site http: //www. paris. icao. int Baku, 7 – 9 December 2005 17

IMPLEMENTATION OF LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY REQUIREMENTS IN THE ICAO EUR REGION Baku, Azerbaijan, 7 – 9 December 2005 - END Victor Kourenkov ICAO EUR/NAT Regional Officer