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If you have taken an ICAO test recently, perhaps as part of a selection process for First Officer, Direct Entry Second Officer or even as a cadet pilot, and unfortunately scored a level 3 in some area we have some important advice for you.  You may have been told that you have 3 months to prepare for a retest, and if you again score level 3 then you will need to reapply in a year.  

Here are 7 facts you need to know:

• A genuine improvement in language proficiency within 3 months is possible when you attend classes with Aviation English Asia Ltd.
• You may need to attend Aviation English Asia Ltd classes very intensively during those 3 months.
• Although some candidates may need just a few hours of practice, but many learners will need 50-120 hours.
• Airline pilots who score level 3 must attend a mandatory 100 hours of training.
• Aviation English Asia Ltd is the only genuine provider of Aviation English training in Hong Kong.  
• Aviation English Asia Ltd offer classes 7 days per week, and up to 20 hours of classes each week, and have done so since 2009.  That means that it's easy for you to complete the recommended number of training hours within your available time frame.
• Aviation English Asia Ltd courses have helped hundreds of candidates achieve a cadetship since 2009.

Don't risk your second chance to retake an ICAO English test!

We have compared the performance of candidates who have attended "courses" from other providers, or attended less frequently than advised and found that learners who attend courses only with Aviation English Asia Ltd have a massive increase in their language proficiency.  This language proficiency is not limited to passing tests, but genuine language proficiency that allows learners to detect discrepancies in radio communications, pronounce words more clearly, and communicate more effortlessly and concisely.  

Why are Aviation English Asia Ltd students so successful?

It's our learning method.  It's no wonder that Aviation English Asia Ltd is the language training provider of major airlines.

If you are retaking an ICAO English test to get a job, or proceed with an application to an airline's cadet pilot programme it's really important for you to attend our classes at the pace we recommend.  You have been given a second chance.  Don't risk that second chance to achieve your dream by following unproven advice.  

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It takes more than one person to communicate: the meaning of any communication is the response you get!

Ultimately the receiver’s reaction must be monitored for feedback to the transmitter. In aviation scenarios it is expected that both parties have an understanding of the importance of effective communication and both will adopt the responsibility to ensure that the communication is effective; although you should never assume this.

The transmitter must:

• know what they want to communicate (i.e. know what response they want from the intended receiver),
• be clear (use their manner of speech objectively and subjectively to make it so), and
• test understanding (either by direct observable feedback, or through questioning).

The receiver must:

• “actively” listen,
• test meaning, and
• demonstrate their understanding.

The manner of speech used, when verbally communicating, directly influences the meaning given to the message by the “receiver”. This applies to both the objective and subjective messages.

Objective

Effective verbal communication relies on a shared understanding of a common language, and also a shared understanding of a common Vocabulary, or Glossary. That is, words have specific meaning within the context of aircraft, aerodrome and air traffic operations. Therefore standardised phraseologies have evolved to ensure “meaning” is conveyed without need for long explanations.

Aviation professionals are usually trained in using radios for remote verbal communication, and following instructors’ advice and by experience, they will adopt a “different” character of speech. Anyone who has used High Frequency (HF) radios to transmit position reports or gather weather reports will recognise their own adoption of an “HF voice and pattern of speech”. This, of course, is an attempt to make oneself understood by speaking slower, pronouncing more clearly, neutralising accent, modulating tone and volume, and emphasising (stressing) certain words.

Subjective

Non-verbal communication, such as body language, will “add to” any verbal communication when face-to-face and this will convey a subjective message that may contradict the objective message: eg cultural differences such as nodding the head “yes” whilst saying “no”, or nodding the head and saying "yes" intending to mean "I have heard you" but not intending to mean affirmative.  This is known as incongruence.  

Subjective messages can also be transmitted during remote communication in the manner of speech; it is possible to detect unease, lack of attention or care, uncertainty, and even over-confidence in another’s voice.