LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY REQUIREMENTS IMPLEMENTATION WORKSHOP

Agenda

Working together towards harmonization

in Language Proficiency RequirementsImplementation

(Vienna 21-23 February 2012)

20 February 2012, Monday

Moderators only

13:00 – 17:00 / Registration – warm up and familiarization – administrative issues
Safety briefing and locations

Day 1 – 21 February 2012, Tuesday

09:00 – 10:00 / Registration and administrative issues
Safety briefing and locations
10:00 – 11:15 / Opening speeches and tour de table
-Representative of ICAO
-Mr Heinz SOMMERBAUER, Managing Director Austro Control (Austrian CAA)
Welcome
Mr Franz GRASER, Head of Department LSA, Austro Control,EASA Committee Representative
Welcome
Mr Horst HASENHÜTL,Head of Department AOT, Austro Control
Welcome
-COG /TNG members – Matters of concern & proposals
Q/A
11:15 – 11:45 / Break
11.45 – 13:00 / Presentations by:
-Mr Nicolas RALLO, European Regional Aviation Safety Group (RASG) – The European Regional Aviation Safety Group
-Mr Matthias BORGMEIER, EASA rule making directorate –
FCL 055- ARA / ORA
Q/A
13:00 – 14:00 / Lunch break
14:00– 15:30 / Presentations by:
-Ms LeylaSULEYMANOVA, ICAO EUR/NAT –
Language Proficiency – Safety indicator of a State Safety Programme (SSP)
-Ms Nicole BARRETTE-SABOURIN, ICAO Headquarters –
General Overview How far we are?
Status of theICAO test endorsement process and compliancy of states
Q/A
15:30 – 16:00 / Break
16:00 – 17:30 / Presentations by:
-Mr Joachim WIRTHS, Member European Regional Aviation Safety Group ELP – Standardization, harmonization and mutual
recognition is needed…..
-Mr Rainer FADINGER, PEL Division Austro Control
LPT – Operational Experts and Linguistic Experts Testing together! An example of harmonization
-Mr Gabor SIPOS, on behalf of Eurocontrol – Observations on current testing practice
Q/A
Round table discussion - Moderators: COG /TNG

Day 2 – 22 February 2012, Wednesday

09:30 – 10:45 / Presentations by:
-Mr Philip SHAWCROSS, COG/TNG Member, ICAEA President –
The effects of a lack of test standardisation and ‘test shopping’
-Ms Eleonora ITALIA, COG/TNG Chairperson ENAC,Italian Civil Aviation Authority –Uses of compliance status on FSIX
Q/A
10:45 – 11:15 / Break
11:15 – 12:30 / Presentations by:
-Mr Sergey MELNICHENKO, Deputy Director Complang Training Center TLU Analysis in Aviation English Testing
-Mr Joachim JANEZIC, AOPA Austria – The General Aviation Perspective
Q/A
12:30 – 14:00 / Lunch break
14:00 – 15:00 / Presentations by:
-Mr Gerald Kretschmer, SAFA Coordinator Austro Control –Dealing with non-compliance on the ramp
-Mr Hans-Jörg LOTTER, Infowerk –SAFA Language Proficiency competence check
Q/A
15:00 – 15:30 / Break
15:30 – 17:00 / Presentations by:
-Ms Rita PIRRO, BAZL CAA Switzerland –Best test interlocutor practice
-Mr Simon COOK, MLS –Achieving rater standardisation
Q/A

18:30 – City Tour Vienna

Day 3 – 23 February 2012, Thursday

09:30 – 10:30 / Presentations by:
- Mr Sergio Hueso PUCHOL, Safety Manager Vista Jet –
Working with multi-lingual crews
- Ms Mirna MARINCIC, RT Communications Expert with CCAA – CROATCA view: Language(s) Proficiency Endorsement related to European Air / Ground Communications Safety Action Plan Implementation and to Air / Ground Communications Induced Safety Occurrences
Q/A
10:30 – 11:00 / Break
11:00 – 12:30 / -State regulator LPR focal point round table, moderated by COG/ TNG
Part 1 – Topics: TBD
12:30 – 14:00 / Lunch break
14:00 – 15:30 / -State regulator LPR focal point round table, moderated by COG/ TNG
Part 2 – Topics: TBD
15:30 – 16:00 / Break
16:00 – 17:00 / Summary discussion and closing remarks

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