Miscommunication in pilot-controller interaction
English is the preferred language for communication in the aviation industry. Pilots and air traffic controllers of different nationalities and proficiency levels interact with each other using a specialized form of English termed aviation English that comprises of aviation phraseology and “plain...
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| author | Haryani Hamzah, Wong, Fook Fei |
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| description | English is the preferred language for communication in the aviation industry. Pilots and air traffic controllers
of different nationalities and proficiency levels interact with each other using a specialized form of English
termed aviation English that comprises of aviation phraseology and “plain English”. Here, miscommunication
could have disastrous consequences. This paper presents the findings of a study that explored instances of
miscommunication in the interaction between pilots and controllers. Miscommunication is defined as a lack of
understanding (or misunderstanding), non-understanding or misinterpretation of messages in communication.
The corpus consists of 30 hours of actual pilot-controller audio communication collected from the Malaysian
airspace. Data were collected from three different frequencies (Alpha, Bravo and Charlie) representing
different phases of the flight. They were analysed qualitatively using conversation analysis techniques. The
study found that miscommunication in pilot-controller communication is due mainly to two main factors,
procedural deviation and problematic instruction or request. The paper concludes by suggesting that pilots and
controllers should adhere to standard phraseology and avoid code-switching from aviation phraseology to plain
English except when it is inadequate for the situation. It also suggests that proper radio discipline should be
maintained. |
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| spelling | oai:generic.eprints.org:158952020-12-01T04:26:58Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/15895/ Miscommunication in pilot-controller interaction Haryani Hamzah, Wong, Fook Fei English is the preferred language for communication in the aviation industry. Pilots and air traffic controllers of different nationalities and proficiency levels interact with each other using a specialized form of English termed aviation English that comprises of aviation phraseology and “plain English”. Here, miscommunication could have disastrous consequences. This paper presents the findings of a study that explored instances of miscommunication in the interaction between pilots and controllers. Miscommunication is defined as a lack of understanding (or misunderstanding), non-understanding or misinterpretation of messages in communication. The corpus consists of 30 hours of actual pilot-controller audio communication collected from the Malaysian airspace. Data were collected from three different frequencies (Alpha, Bravo and Charlie) representing different phases of the flight. They were analysed qualitatively using conversation analysis techniques. The study found that miscommunication in pilot-controller communication is due mainly to two main factors, procedural deviation and problematic instruction or request. The paper concludes by suggesting that pilots and controllers should adhere to standard phraseology and avoid code-switching from aviation phraseology to plain English except when it is inadequate for the situation. It also suggests that proper radio discipline should be maintained. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2018 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/15895/1/27583-91509-1-PB.pdf Haryani Hamzah, and Wong, Fook Fei (2018) Miscommunication in pilot-controller interaction. 3L; Language,Linguistics and Literature,The Southeast Asian Journal of English Language Studies., 24 (4). pp. 199-213. ISSN 0128-5157 http://ejournals.ukm.my/3l/issue/view/1152 |
| spellingShingle | Haryani Hamzah, Wong, Fook Fei Miscommunication in pilot-controller interaction |
| title | Miscommunication in pilot-controller interaction |
| title_full | Miscommunication in pilot-controller interaction |
| title_fullStr | Miscommunication in pilot-controller interaction |
| title_full_unstemmed | Miscommunication in pilot-controller interaction |
| title_short | Miscommunication in pilot-controller interaction |
| title_sort | miscommunication in pilot-controller interaction |
| url | http://journalarticle.ukm.my/15895/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/15895/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/15895/1/27583-91509-1-PB.pdf |