Characteristics and Limitations of Pilot-Controller Communications
In a direct response to growing safety concerns over the role of language as a causal factor in a number of high profile accidents and incidents in recent years, ICAO has proposed and introduced the new language requirement, namely Level 4 requirement, to enhance aviation safety. It has been decreed that from 5 March 2008 all air traffic controllers and flight crew members engaged in or in contact with international flights must be proficient in the English language as a general spoken medium and not simply have a proficiency in standard ICAO Radiotelephony Phraseology. The requirements are to ensure that the language proficiency of flight crews and air traffic controllers is sufficient to reduce miscommunications and to allow pilots and controllers to recognize and solve potential miscommunications when they occur. This paper attempts to explore the significance of barriers in pilot-controller communications. The use of English for international radiotelephony communication is first reviewed to identify possible problems resulting from the characteristics and functions of the language itself. The characteristics and limitations of radiotelephony communications are, then, discussed to analyze how communication breakdowns occur. A comprehensive understanding of all of these issues is necessary to gain insight into the magnitude and complexity of pilot-controller communications.
Aviation English radiotelephony phraseology ICAO language requirements
Wen-ling Tsai
Department of Applied Foreign Languages,Shih Chien University
国际会议
2009 International Conference on Applied Linguistics & Language Teaching(2009应用语言学暨语言教学国际研讨会)
台湾
英文
225-235
2009-04-01（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）