1. ATC English andAutomatic Terminal Information Service
Yuuji Izumo
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2. Objectives:
At the end of training, trainees should :

Understanding ATC communications

3. Understand message from ATIS and METARhttp://hk.vatsea.net(+852) 35947770
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5. Todays Topics
Aerospace Simplified English
ATC Phases
3.METAR decoding
4. Automatic Terminal Information Service
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6. Ablatives
ATISAutomatic Terminal Information Service
ATC Air Traffic Control
STEMGSimplified Technical English Maintenance Group
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7. Aerospace Simplified English

Simplified English is a controlled language developed for Aerospace

8. Now many professional aspect like Railway Industries using Simplified English- Maintain by the Simplified Technical English Maintenance Group (STEMG)
- Could be found in Boeing Simplified English Checker
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9. Rules of Aerospace Simplified English
- Restrict sentence length to no more than 20 25 words
- Restrict paragraphs to no more than 6 sentences
- Avoid slang
- Make instructions as specific as possible (Like : GO or NO GO)
- Use simple verb tenses (past, present, and future)
- Use active voice
- Write sequential steps as separate sentences
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10. Comparison
- Reduce ambiguity
- Improve the clarity of technical writing, especially procedural writing
- Improve comprehension for people whose first language is not English
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11. Comparison

Reduce ambiguity

To decrease doubt

Improve the clarity of technical writing, especially procedural writing

Make reading faster

Improve comprehension for people whose first language is not English

It can help understanding for people whose first language is not English
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12. Examples
Mr. Train Operator, do you want to isolate a wrong type of door with the number B5 in C801 carriage?
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13. Examples
Confirm isolating C801 B5 Door?
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14. Examples
If we dont use Simplified English, it will become:
Wing anti-ice is not working.
Altitude alert aural warnings will not sound.
Pressure indication of hydraulic system no.1 is not reliable.
Auto ground spoilers malfunctioned
15. ATC English

Base on Simplified English

16. Distribute every meaning by different phases 17. Issue command directly 18. Very short sentence to reduce radio occupied time 19. No concern of polite or not