Day 2_PPT02

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ICAO Language Proficiency Requirements
Implementation - The Italian situation -
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Professions
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Professions
Based on the risk analysis ENAC decided to
postpone the time limit for private pilots (with
or without IR). No significant event caused by
italian private pilots and involving their
language proficiency is known so far. Full
compliance will be assured by Dec. 31/2011 also
for pilots holding private IR license involved in
international operations (12 of population)
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Italian candidates for Language Proficiency
Test (professional licenses)
  ICAO 2 ICAO 3 ICAO 4 ICAO 5 ICAO 6 total
number of candidates 36 570 3420 2350 556 6932
of total candidates (Italy) 0,52 8,22 49,34 33,90 8,02 100,00
of total candidates (globally) 1,86 15,00 43,90 29,28 9,96 100,00



   
   
   
   
TEA failure rate worldwide 17 TEA failure rate
in Italy 9
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The younger you are, the higher your English
level is but this is not true in Italy!
age 17-29 years 30-39 years 40-49 years 50-59 years gt59 years total
number of candidates 910 1823 2572 1159 403 6867
of candidates (Italy) 13,25 26,55 37,45 16,88 5,87 100,00
of candidates (globally) 18,05 29,79 31,78 16,73 3,66  
average score (Italy) 4,23 4,42 4,48 4,36 4,13
average score (globally) 4,39 4,38 4,32 4,04 4,07
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• APPROVED TESTING CENTERS
• Quality system
• Security procedures
• Administrators briefed on standardized testing
  procedures
• 89 CERTIFIED EXAMINERS
• curricula evaluation
• certification sitting
• 2 simulated test under supervision

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CHALLENGES - DIFFICULTIES
APPEALS TO CIVIL COURTS ATTEMPTS OF
CHEATING COMPLAINTS TO TOP MANAGEMENT, POLITICS
LEVEL, ..
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The cheating issue

• We should expect some people to try and cheat
• Many resent the new ICAO English standards (Ive
  been flying for twenty years and never had a
  problem)
• The consequences of failure are high
  pilots/controllers loose their licenses if they
  are not ICAO level 4
• Pilots/controllers are educated, have status,
  money and contacts (all the tools necessary to
  cheat)
• In some cultures there is a thin line between
  cheating and being resourceful.
• Stopping cheating completely is impossible.
• All we can hope to do is to minimize cheating.

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THE CHEATING ISSUE
Someone exhibited a false 6 level
Two helicopter pilots submitted a FAA false
certificate, but it was easy to discover the
cheating. Their licenses were suspended for
infringement of Italian Law no. 56688
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THE CHEATING ISSUE
Someone corrupted the examiner

• The second rater realized that the answers given
  by some pilots were absolutely the same, even in
  the words used.
• Measures
• Examiner certification voided
• tests delivered by the examiner invalidated
• test material withdrawn

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THE CHEATING ISSUE
Someone applied for a level 6 given during a TRPC
Some italian pilots submitted a proficiency check
form (incomplete) for revalidation of type rating
with the box
LEVEL 6
YES
NO
The information sheet stated that was an
informal evaluation conducted by a TRE, not an
assessment.
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Good practices employed by TEA
People - Administrators/examiners are chosen
carefully and appropriately trained - circa 56
TEA test centers Test Materials - stored in
lockable cupboard within a lockable room Database
Unique login (only the administrator has access
Double-marking it helps to control quality,
but it has also uncovered security breaches in
Italy Impersonation the photograph of the
candidate is taken immediately before the test
begins, in order to avoid that a friend takes the
test for you. Certificates the TEA certificates
contain certain antifraud measures Certificate
Validator online verification site
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MILITARY PILOTS
A special agreement was signed between ENAC and
the Italian Air Force, in order to give credits
to military pilots in obtaining a civil
professional flight licence. Now, a specific test
of aviation english has been developed by the
School of foreign languages of the Air Force
(Loreto) and approved by ENAC.
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MUTUAL RECOGNITION

Pilots holding an italian JAR FCL licence and 1.
Undertaking a test approved by an EASA member
State
Accepted for andorsement in the italian licence
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MUTUAL RECOGNITION

Pilots holding an italian JAR FCL licence and 2.
Undertaking a test approved by an non EASA member
State Only for pilots employed by operators of
that country 2.a Such State is fully compliant
and posted enough information about it to ICAO
web site
Accepted for andorsement in the italian licence
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MUTUAL RECOGNITION

Pilots holding an italian JAR FCL licence and 2.
Undertaking a test approved by a non EASA member
State 2.b Such State is not fully compliant
and/or didnt post the implementation plan
updated to ICAO
NOT Accepted for andorsement in the italian
licence
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WHATS NEXT?? CHALLENGES

Only one language expecially in IFR
communications. (lost of situational
awareness) To improve not only maintain the
level of proficiency gained use of english
language as much as possible during duty
hours To audit all the testing centres every year