Phraseology

At the IFALPA Conference 2017 in Montreal, Canada the following Conference Statement was made:

“The 72nd IFALPA Conference in Montreal, Quebec, Canada calls upon all aviation professionals, particularly pilots, and air traffic controllers, to strictly adhere to the use of standard ICAO phraseology. The use of standard ICAO phraseology will improve communication and clearance understanding and thereby significantly reduce R/T confusion.”

Radiotelephony (RTF) provides the means by which pilots and ground personnel communicate with each other. The information and instructions transmitted are of vital importance in the safe and expeditious operation of aircraft. Incidents and accidents have occurred in which a contributing factor has been the use of non-standard procedures and phraseology. The importance of using correct and precise standardized phraseology cannot be overemphasized enough.