ANAC Symposium
Mister Colin participated in the Commemorative Symposium organised by the Brazilian National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) and the Brazilian Institute of Airspace Control (ICEA) to commemorate 10 years of proficiency requirements for Aeronautical English in Brazil. It happened at the Brazilian Institute of Airspace Control (ICEA) in São José dos Campos in the interior of São Paulo. I had the opportunity to discuss the new test personally with the ANAC team that develops the test and to get to know all the examiners from ANAC, Azul, CAE, Cultura Inglesa, EJ, EPA, GOL, IBEU and SUPPERB. It was a unique and wonderful experience.
At the symposium ANAC presented the new Santos Dumont English Assessment and explained everything about what happens behind the scenes at ANAC and their plans for the future.
We also participated in several workshops. The first was a debate with ANAC about the content, format and tasks of SDEA and everyone had the opportunity to ask questions. In the second and third we analyzed several radio communications and discussed what had gone wrong with the communications.
After the Symposium, Mr. Colin participated in a barbecue with the ANAC team, the examiners and teachers from ICAL Languages, Clear Sky Aviation English and Vector Aviation English. It was a perfect end to an incredible event that I will never forget.
THE NEW TEST IN BRAZIL
PART 1: AVIATION TOPICS
In the first part of the test, "Aviation Topics", which is conducted in an interview format, the change is that while the old test had seven questions these have now been reduced to three questions in the new test, however, the examiner may ask more questions if they think that the candidate has not spoken enough.
PART 2: INTERACTING AS A PILOT
In the second part of the test, "Interacting as a Pilot", the pilot will interact with the air traffic control, the call sign is ANAC 123. You can ask for each audio to be repeated once. The change is that while there were three situations in the previous test the new test now has five. All the audio situations have been updated.
The format of the first three situations is the same as the previous test. You will hear the controller and you must read back. Then the examiner will explain a situation to you orally that you need to communicate to the controller. Then you will hear the controller’s response and you need to reply. When you have answered the examiner will ask what you understood.
The change is in situations Four and Five of Part 2. Firstly you will hear the controller and have to read back as before. However, when the examiner presents you with the problem to be communicated to the controller, the examiner will show a photo and you will have to explain the problem that appears in the photo. You will have to communicate the situation and your intentions and then respond to the controller as in the first three situations. When you have answered the examiner will ask what you understood.
PART 3: UNEXPECTED SITUATIONS
The third part of the test, "Unexpected Situations," assesses your ability to understand real emergency situations and explain those situations. You will hear each situation twice automatically. The only thing that has changed in this part of the test is that the call signs are no longer ANAC123, now they are from several different airlines. All audio situations have been updated.
You will hear three emergency situations. After each situation the examiner will ask what you have understood and ask a question about the situation. When you have answered the question about the third situation the examiner will ask you to make a comparison of all three situations to explain which is the most difficult.
PART 4: PICTURE DESCRIPTION AND DISCUSSION
In the fourth part of the test, "Picture Description and Discussion", the examiner will show you a picture for you to describe. The only change is that after finishing your description the examiner can ask up to five questions about the situation in the photo, in the previous test there were only three. All pictures have been updated.
UPDATED MATERIAL
All of Mister Colin's material has been updated according to the new ANAC test in Brazil.
Twenty new situations from Part 2 have been created for use in the online course, the face-to-face course, and the Skype classes.
Both the Android and iOS apps have also been updated:
The books for the face-to-face courses have also been updated:
The online course now has:
- 980 audios in total with 8 different accents;
- 49 questions and answers from Part 1;
- 55 situations from Part 2 with questions and answers;
- 33 situations from Part 3 with questions and answers;
- 11 photos from Part 4 with descriptions, questions and answers;
- 9 grammar lessons;
- 22 explanations of the situations that appear in the test.
Happy studying!
Mister Colin
