{"id":1069,"date":"2019-01-09T09:59:15","date_gmt":"2019-01-09T01:59:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/?p=1069"},"modified":"2019-03-12T22:55:32","modified_gmt":"2019-03-12T14:55:32","slug":"icao-english-flight-path","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/english-learning\/icao-english-flight-path\/","title":{"rendered":"ICAO English : Flight Path"},"content":{"rendered":"[General Usage]\n

Request<\/strong> an earlier slot<\/p>\n

example: request a new slot<\/em><\/p>\n

Ready<\/strong> to push back<\/p>\n

Advise<\/strong> current QNH<\/p>\n

Advise<\/strong> the type of the traffic ahead of us<\/p>\n

Confirm<\/strong> heading = What’s the heading?<\/p>\n

Confirm<\/strong> parking stand = Please tell the parking stand<\/p>\n

Note:<\/em>\u00a0“Advise” and “Confirm” are used in a question, but the later one usually used in making clarification before read-back<\/p>\n

Say again <\/strong>= 1) say one more time 2) please explain<\/p>\n

Unable<\/strong> to (do sth.): we (…plain language explain…)<\/p>\n

example: Unable reduce our speed: we are already at our minimum clean speed (at<\/strong> speed)<\/em><\/p>\n

Negative,<\/strong> (…plain language explain…)<\/p>\n

example: Negative contact : we are in IMC<\/em><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n[Abbreviations]\n

(Refer to ICAO Doc8400)<\/p>\n

APCH = approach<\/p>\n

CNL = cancel or cancelled<\/p>\n

FU = smoke<\/p>\n

FCST = forecast<\/p>\n

FM = from<\/p>\n

MNM = minimum<\/p>\n

MAX = maximum<\/p>\n

SFC = Surface<\/p>\n

TWR = tower<\/p>\n

VIS = Visibility<\/p>\n

VV = Vertical Visibility<\/p>\n

VRB = Variable<\/p>\n

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 <\/p>\n[Explain\u00a0 situation]\n

We encountered …<\/p>\n

There has been a spillage of some of our flammable cargo<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
SIGHT<\/strong><\/td>\nSOUND<\/strong><\/td>\nSMELL<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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  • We can see\u2026<\/li>\n
  • I can\u2019t see\u2026<\/li>\n
  • We saw\u2026<\/li>\n
  • We noticed\u2026<\/li>\n
  • We observed\u2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
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    \n
  • I can hear \u2026<\/li>\n
  • I heard \u2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
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  • I can smell\u2026<\/li>\n
  • I smelt\u2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SENSATION<\/strong><\/td>\nIMPRESSION<\/strong><\/td>\nJUDGEMENT<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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  • We are experiencing\u2026<\/li>\n
  • It feels (like)\u2026<\/li>\n
  • I can\u2019t feel\u2026<\/li>\n
  • We experienced\u2026<\/li>\n
  • It felt (like)\u2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
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  • It appears \u2026<\/li>\n
  • It (doesn\u2019t) seem \u2026<\/li>\n
  • There seems \u2026<\/li>\n
  • It looks like \u2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
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