FUNDAMENTAL AVIATION LANGUAGE ISSUES ADDRESSED BY NEW PROFICIENCY REQUIREMENTS.
Marjo Mitsutomi, K. O'Brien · ICAO bulletin · 2004
SUBTITLE: AVIATION SAFETY DEPENDS ON ACCURATE PILOT-CONTROLLER COMMUNICATIONS. WHILE STRICT ADHERENCE TO ATC PHRASEOLOGY IS CRUCIAL, PILOTS AND CONTROLLERS MUST ALSO BE ABLE TO EXPRESS THEMSELVES IN PLAIN LANGUAGE WHEN CIRCUMSTANCES CALL FOR IT.