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LPRs IMPLEMENTATION – THE BRAZILIAN EXPERIENCE TESTING PILOTS
Ana Lúcia Tavares Monteiro
ICAO LPR Technical Seminar
Montreal - March 2013
ICAO LPRs in Brazil
Pilots
Air Traffic Controllers
ICAO LPR Technical Seminar
Montreal - March 2013
Implementation Status
The Language Proficiency Assessment was developed by the Civil Aviation Authority - ANAC;
The Language Proficiency Assessment is administered by ANAC. Some private organizations were also accredited by the Agency to deliver the test.
State oversight of aviation language assessment has been established;
Formal evaluation of personnel started in November, 2007.
ICAO LPR Technical Seminar
Montreal - March 2013
Implementation Status
Since 5th March 2009, no differences exist between the national regulations and ICAO language proficiency requirements.
All licenses endorsed according to Annex 1, 5.1.1.2 (XIII):
ENGLISH LEVEL 6
ENGLISH LEVEL 5 UNTIL MM/YEAR
ENGLISH LEVEL 4 UNTIL MM/YEAR
ENGLISH NOT COMPLIANT ANNEX 1
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March 2013
English Level Number of pilots Percentage
Level 6 874 8.91%
Level 5 2,133 21.75%
Level 4 4,406 44.93%
Level 3 2,003 20.42%
Level 2 325 3.31%
Level 1 66 0.67%
Total 9,807 100%
Number of tests 15,872
ICAO LPR Technical Seminar
Montreal - March 2013
These numbers also include pilots who are not involved in international
operations but have already been assessed. Pilots who are Level 3 and below are not allowed to fly internationally.
March 2013
6
Test Delivery
Number of institutions
Number of examiners
(interlocutors/ raters)
Location
ANAC 1 10 (4 ELE + 6 SME)
Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo and Brasília
Accredited institutions in Brazil
7 12 Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Jundiaí, Curitiba and Cuiabá.
Accredited institution abroad
1 2 Lisbon (Portugal)
ICAO LPR Technical Seminar
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Involvement in all phases of the process
ICAO LPR Technical Seminar
Montreal - March 2013
• Test specifications
• Item writing
• Trialing
• Rater training
• Test maintenance
• LPRs (RBAC)
• Accreditation process
• Manuals
• Guidelines
Regulatory framework
Test design
Test administration
Oversight • Continuous surveillance (interlocutor behaviour and rating) • Inspections
• Test delivery
• Appeals process
• Record-keeping
• Test security • License endorsement
Santos Dumont English Assessment SDEA
Oral interview composed of 4 parts (approximately 35 minutes): Part 1: Warm-up
Part 2: Interacting as a pilot
Part 3: Emergency situations
Part 4: Aviation topics
Minimum of two raters (1ELE + 1SME), third rater in case of divergent scores;
Raters recurrent training (ELEs) and initial training (SMEs).
ICAO LPR Technical Seminar
Montreal - March 2013
Maintaining level 4
Concerning LPRs, ANAC primary focus is on testing for licensing purposes;
ANAC does not provide training for pilots, but since the adoption of LPRs the number of private institutions carrying on Aviation English courses has increased considerably in Brazil;
Fostering positive washback effect will enable candidates to concentrate on building the skills addressed in the test.
ICAO LPR Technical Seminar
Montreal - March 2013
Approval of language proficiency tests
ANAC has developed its own language proficiency test for pilots - SDEA;
ANAC does not accept tests from other States;
For sake of standardization, all ANAC accredited institutions apply the same test: SDEA.
ICAO LPR Technical Seminar
Montreal - March 2013
Language proficiency at level 6
English:
The candidate is formally assessed (SDEA);
ANAC is currently reviewing the process and developing new test specifications to determine if the candidate is a level 6.
Portuguese:
All Brazilian pilots;
No formal assessment.
ICAO LPR Technical Seminar
Montreal - March 2013
License endorsement
• Whenever a pilot fails the test, ANAC issues a new license with the following endorsement:
ENGLISH NOT COMPLIANT ANNEX 1
• Pilots who have never taken the test to demonstrate their language proficiency also have the same endorsement on their licenses.
ICAO LPR Technical Seminar
Montreal - March 2013
• Validation of foreign license (higher level than the Brazilian one)
• LP must be endorsed on the foreign license with expire date
• Contact CAA to verify the license information
ANAC will only endorse Level 4.
Mutual recognition of LP endorsement
ICAO LPR Technical Seminar
Montreal - March 2013
Challenges on implementing LPRs
• Huge country, great number of pilots with heterogenous backgrounds;
• Recruting qualified personnel to meet the national demand;
• State bureaucracy;
• Maintaining intra- and inter-rater reliability;
• Resistance of some pilots to accept the new rules, which they don’t consider paramount to international flights.
ICAO LPR Technical Seminar
Montreal - March 2013
Thank you!
Ana Lúcia Tavares Monteiro
Language Proficiency Coordinator
ICAO LPR Technical Seminar
Montreal - March 2013
