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Language Requirements in the Community licence for air traffic controllers

This article discusses the language requirements outlined in the Community Directive for Air Traffic Controllers. It covers aspects such as age and education requirements, technical and language skills, medical requirements, and institutional requirements for certification and supervision. The need for regulation, safety concerns, and the sensitive nature of the issue are also addressed.

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Language Requirements in the Community licence for air traffic controllers

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  1. Language Requirementsin the Community licence for air traffic controllers Brussels – 27 October 2005 ICAO-Eurocontrol seminar

  2. The Community Directive • Community instrument addressed to Member States • Regulating all aspects with regard to skills of air traffic controllers • Age-education requirements • Technical skills • Language skills • Medical requirements • Institutional requirements: certification of training providers and supervision

  3. Language requirements • Need for regulation • Safety critical • Community dimension • Very sensitive issue

  4. The Community Directive ICAO requirements = Community requirements? NO False friends

  5. ICAO: Annexes 1 – 10 - 11 PANS: voice-voice CPDLC-CPDLC ATS: ground/ground Recommendations: Air-ground communication Language of ground station English on request On designated airports and routes used by international air services Regions may agree upon other language than EN Operational level Speak RT/C by D + 5 Assessments Endorsement EU Law: Law: air navigation service provision: ability to speak EN Member State may require other language than EN Operational level in principle – can be increased to extended level in specific circumstances 2005 + 2 + 2 Assessments Endorsement Art. 8: Linguistic Requirements

  6. Friends • Identical Classification of levels • Operational level as principle • Indicated by endorsement • It might give the impression of identity

  7. FALSE Friends (1) • Scope: • All air traffic services • All types of communication • Pilot – ATCO (annex 10) • ACC – ACC (annex 11) • Internal coordination • ATCO – external services • Which language • Knowledge English is imposed • Knowledge local language may be added • Level: • Operational in principle • Extended level in imperative safety conditions

  8. FALSE Friends • Quality assurance • Approval of language training institutes • Genuine test and assessment • Certificate • Endorsement • Enforceable law • Directive • Complaint by any pilot • Community standards go beyond ICAO

  9. What is needed? • Entrance test : subsidiarity • Language test when obtaining a (student) licence • Language test for maintaining validity of language endorsement • Determination of level requirements per type of communication • For EN and any local language • For all types of communications

  10. By when/where will this be needed? • Formal adoption : end 2005 • Entry into force: early 2006 • Transposition: 4 years after entering into force • In EU + all countries which have concluded agreements with the EU (at least 35 out of the 53 states of EU ICAO)

  11. Mobility and Mutual Recognition • Principle: treat all EU citizens at equal footing • In practice: • Recognition of rating and endorsements • only local endorsement training • individual training plan approved, including language training • Complications: statute, working conditions, knowledge of local language

  12. Conclusions • Builds on and is compatible with ICAO requirements • Nature, scope, institutional context is substantially different • Will become European law by the end of 2005 • How to help NSA/ANSPs in its implementation?

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