LPRs IMPLEMENTATION THE BRAZILIAN EXPERIENCE TESTING … 1-5 LPRs... · English Level Number of pilots Percentage Level 6 874 8.91% Level 5 2,133 21.75% Level 4 4,406 44.93% Level

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



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.



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



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



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)



Involvement in all phases of the process



• 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).



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.



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.



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.



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.



• 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



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.



Thank you!

Ana Lúcia Tavares Monteiro

Language Proficiency Coordinator

[email protected]



mailto:[email protected]

LPRs IMPLEMENTATION THE BRAZILIAN EXPERIENCE TESTING … 1-5 LPRs... · English Level Number of pilots Percentage Level 6 874 8.91% Level 5 2,133 21.75% Level 4 4,406 44.93% Level

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