SANTOS DUMONT ENGLISH ASSESSMENT

[MOCK TEST]
18/abr/2017
IDENTIFICATION

Welcome to the Santos Dumont English Assessment. I am (name) and this is (name). (He/she) will
not interact with us.

1) Please tell me your full name.

2) May I see your pilots license and your ID? State ANACS CODE (Thank you.)

3) Please sign here the same way you signed your ID. (ask candidate to sign the Ficha de Solicitao
de Servio) Remember to make sure your signature in SACI is the same, and also that your photo
is current.

4) Please confirm you do not have any electronic devices in the room with you.

5) Look at the camera, please. (Thank you.)

The test has four parts. It takes approximately thirty minutes. Responses should be immediate,
appropriate and informative. During the test, if you dont understand an instruction or question,
please ask me for clarification.

Are the instructions clear?

PART 1 AVIATION TOPICS

Part One: Aviation Topics. In this part, you have to answer seven questions related to aviation.

1) Tell me a little bit about your experience as a pilot.

2) What do you usually do before flying?

3) Tell me a little bit about the aircraft you are (were) flying (if pilot is not currently working).

4) How did you learn aviation English?

5) What aircraft do you dream about flying in the future? Why?

6) In your opinion, what are the good aspects of being a pilot? And the bad ones?

7) From your point of view, what can a pilot do to try to avoid accidents?

Follow-up questions, if necessary: Can you tell more about that?

Why? / Why not? / How? / When? / Can you explain it better?
Where? / What? Have you ever been in/through this
Can you say that again, please? situation?
Can you give an example/some examples? Has it ever happened to you?

Thank you. This is the end of Part One.

Please put the headphones on. Lets check the volume.

TRACK 1 -
AUDIO CHECK

PART 2 INTERACTING AS A PILOT

Part Two: Interacting as a Pilot. In this part, you have to interact with the Air Traffic Control in
three different situations. You may ask the controller to say again once and you will not be penalized
for that. After listening to the controller, you should interact as the pilot. All information is
important.

You are the pilot of a twin-engined aircraft. Your call sign is ANAC 123.

Wait for 3 seconds for test taker to take notes if necessary.

Are the instructions clear?

Situation 1) You have just taken off from Miami Airport. Listen to Miami Tower and read back.

Wait for 3 seconds for test taker to take notes if necessary.

ANAC 123, [MAINTAIN RUNWAY HEADING], [CLIMB TO SEVEN

THOUSAND FEET], [SQUAWK FOUR FOUR THREE SEVEN].
CONTACT MIAMI DEPARTURE ON FREQUENCY [ONE TWO TWO
POINT FOUR]. [4]
Minimum interaction: Maintain runway heading, climb to
TRACK 2 7,000ft, squawk / transponder 4437 and contact Miami
Departure on 122.4

If the candidate did not interact with ATC as the pilot:

You are supposed to interact as if you were the pilot.
If the candidate asks for a second repetition:
You can only ask for one repetition.

Now, your main altimeter and the stand-by one are showing different indications and you decided
to maintain the same altitude you are flying at now. Call Miami Departure to report the situation
and inform intention. Then interact appropriately.

Minimum interaction: Miami Departure, I have unreliable altimeter indications.

Request to maintain present altitude, ANAC 123.
ANAC 123, [MAINTAIN PRESENT ALTITUDE], THERE IS NO
TRAFFIC IN THIS SECTOR. CONFIRM YOU HAVE [UNRELIABLE
ALTIMETER INDICATIONS]. [2]
Minimum interaction: AFFIRM, I have unreliable altimeter
TRACK 3
indications. Maintaining present altitude, ANAC 123.
What did the controller say?

Wait for interaction

Minimum interaction: The controller told me to maintain present altitude,

said there was no traffic in the sector and asked me to confirm if I had
unreliable altimeter indications.

Thank you. Now, situation number 2.

Situation 2) You are going to land at Miami Airport. Listen to Miami Center and read back.

Wait for 3 seconds for test taker to take notes if desired.

ANAC 123, YOU ARE [DESCEND TO ONE ZERO THOUSAND

FEET], [PASS TAYLOR INTERSECTION] [ABOVE ONE FIVE
THOUSAND FEET]. [WHEN REACHING] [ONE ZERO THOUSAND
Can FEET], CALL MIAMI APPROACH [ON FREQUENCY ONE ONE
NINER POINT TWO]. [6]
Minimum interaction: Miami Center, cleared to 10,000ft, pass
TRACK 4 TAYLOR intersection above 15,000ft. When reaching 10,000ft
contact Miami Approach on 119.2, ANAC 123.

If the candidate did not interact with ATC as the pilot, tell him to do so:
You are supposed to answer the controller as if you were the pilot.

Now, when reaching ten thousand feet, you notice that your first officer is unconscious. Call Miami
Approach to report the situation and inform your intention. Then interact appropriately.

Minimum interaction: Miami Approach, my first officer fainted/ passed out/ is

unconscious/ is incapacitated + intentions, ANAC 123.
ANAC 123, MIAMI APPROACH. CONFIRM YOUR [CAPTAIN IS
INCAPACITATED]. [PROCEED DIRECTLY TO PALM BEACH
VORTAC] AND [DESCEND TO THREE THOUSAND FEET]. [3]
Minimum interaction: NEGATIVE, My first officer fainted/ passed
out/is unconscious/is incapacitated is incapacitated. Proceed
TRACK 5
directly to PALM BEACH VORTAC and descend to 3,000ft, ANAC
123.

What did the controller say?

Wait for interaction

Minimum interaction: The controller asked me to confirm if the captain was

incapacitated. He told me to proceed directly to PALM BEACH VORTAC and
descend to 3,000 feet

Thank you. Now, situation number 3.

Situation 3) You are on cruise flight to Frankfurt Airport. Listen to Frankfurt Center and read back.

Wait for 3 seconds for test taker to take notes if desired.

 ANAC 123, [TRAFFIC IS OVERTAKEN]. [DESCEND] TO FLIGHT
LEVEL [TWO NINER ZERO]. [3]

TRACK 6 Minimum interaction: Traffic overtaken, descend to FL 290.

If the candidate did not interact with ATC as the pilot, tell him to do so:
You are supposed to answer the controller as if you were the pilot.

Now, you are experiencing a sudden depressurization. Call Frankfurt Center to report the situation
and inform you intentions. Then interact appropriately.

Minimum interaction: Mayday, Mayday, Mayday, Frankfurt Center. We had a sudden

depressurization (+intentions), ANAC 123.
ANAC 123, [DESCEND TO FLIGHT LEVEL ZERO NINER ZERO], I
UNDERSTOOD YOU HAD A [LOSS OF HYDRAULIC PRESSURE],
CONFIRM? [2]
Minimum interaction: NEGATIVE, We had a sudden
TRACK 7 depressurization, not a loss of hydraulic pressure. Descend to FL
090, ANAC 123.

What did the controller say?

Wait for interaction

Minimum interaction: The controller asked me to confirm if I had a loss of

hydraulic pressure and cleared me to descend to flight level 090.

Thank you. That is the end of Part 2.

 PART 3 UNEXPECTED SITUATIONS

Part Three, Emergency Situations. In this part of the test, you will listen to three different
communications between a pilot and a controller. The recordings will be played twice. After
listening to the recording, tell me everything the pilot and the controller said. Then, I will ask you a
question.

At the end of Part 3, I will ask you to compare the three situations, so please take notes.

Are the instructions clear?

Situation 1) Listen to Situation number One:

PILOT: MIAMI CENTER, ANAC 123, WE ARE NOW

[EXPERIENCING VERY STRONG TURBULENCE] [AT FLIGHT LEVEL
THREE ZERO ZERO]. [A PASSENGER IS INJURED]. [REQUEST
RETURN TO JFK]. [4]
ATC: ANAC 123, ROGER. [TURN RIGHT HEADING ONE ONE FIVE]
TRACK 8 AND [DESCEND TO FLIGHT LEVEL TWO FOUR ZERO]. [MEDICAL
ASSISTANCE WILL BE PROVIDED UPON ARRIVAL]. [3]

Now tell me, in your own words, everything that the pilot and the controller said.

Wait for interaction

How can a pilot avoid a bad weather situation when overflying the ocean?

Situation 2) Listen to Situation number Two:

PILOT: DUBAI CONTROL, ANAC 123. [I HAD A TAIL STRIKE

DURING TAKE OFF]. [WE NEED TO CLIMB] [TO THE MINIMUM
SAFE ALTITUDE] [IN ORDER TO CHECK OUR SYSTEMS] BEFORE
RETURNING. [4]
ATC: ANAC 123. ROGER. [CLIMB TO FOUR THOUSAND FEET],
TRACK 9 [MAINTAIN ONE TWO ZERO RADIAL], [CALL BACK FOR VECTORS
TO RETURN]. [3]

Now tell me, in your own words, everything that the pilot and the controller said.

Wait for interaction

2) What kind of emergency or abnormal situations can a pilot experience during takeoff?

Situation 3) Listen to Situation number Three:

PILOT: [MAYDAY, MAYDAY, MAYDAY], DUBAI DEPARTURE,

ANAC 123. [WE LOST THRUST IN BOTH ENGINES]. [WELL TRY
TO RETURN TO DUBAI], [BUT WE MIGHT NEED TO DITCH]. [4]
 ATC: ANAC 123, ROGER. [TURN LEFT HEADING TWO THREE
TRACK 10
ZERO]. [EXPECT TO LAND ON RUNWAY THREE ZERO RIGHT]. [2]

Now tell me, in your own words, everything that the pilot and the controller said.

Wait for interaction

3) If faced with a similar situation, what actions would you take?

Thank you, you may remove the headphones now.

Place headphones on the table and maintain the microphone close to the test taker.

Now, considering the three situations you heard in part 3:

- How would you compare them and which one do you think is the most difficult to deal
with?

If the candidate doesnt explain why:

Why?/Why not?
When necessary:
Could you compare them?

Thank you very much. This is the end of Part Three.

Collect all notes made by the test taker and eliminate them.

Follow-up questions, if necessary: Can you tell more about that?

Why? / Why not? / How? / When? /
Where? / What?
Can you say that again, please?
Can you give an example/some examples?
Can you explain it better?
Have you ever been in/through this
situation?
Has it ever happened to you?
What about the controller?
 PART 4 PICTURE DESCRIPTION AND DISCUSSION
Part Four, Picture Description and Discussion. In this part you have thirty seconds to look at the
picture and then describe what you see. After that, I will ask you three questions.

Are the instructions clear?

Show the picture to the test taker. Wait 30 seconds.

You may start now.

Wait for interaction
1) This picture was taken in 1957. Air traffic has increased a lot since then. What do you think
are the main problems in relation to air traffic nowadays?

Rephrase, if necessary:
What are the problems with air traffic today?
2) What actions for the future would you suggest to be implemented to sort out these
problems?
Rephrase, if necessary:
How can these problems be solved?

3) To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?

It was much easier to fly an airplane in the past than it is nowadays.

Rephrase, if necessary:
How much do you agree with this statement?
It was easier to fly an airplane in the past than it is today.

Follow-up questions, if necessary: Can you tell more about that?

Why? / Why not? / How? / When? / Can you explain it better?
Where? / What? Have you ever been in/through this
Can you say that again, please? situation?
Can you give an example/some examples? Has it ever happened to you?
This is the end of the test. Thank you very much for coming.

END OF THE TEST