Variant I
Exercise 1
After reading task
Find out five kea-words and make up your own sentences.
Make a list of ten questions in accordance with the given information.
Notification of Accidents and Incidents
In conformity to Annex 13 to the Convention, certain accidents become 'reportable' under UK legislation either under Civil Aviation (Investigation of Accidents) Regulations, or Air Navigation (Investigation of Air accidents involving Civil and Military Aircraft or Installations) Regulations. Under these two legislations, accidents under the following circumstances become "reportable" to the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB).
An accident which occurs between the time when any person boards an aircraft with the intention of flight and such time as all persons have disembarked, and in consequence of the accident:
- any person suffers death or serious injury in or upon the aircraft or by direct contact with any part of aircraft or any part which has become detached from the aircraft or by direct exposure to jet blast;
- the aircraft incurs damage or structural failure, other than: engine failure or damage, when damage is limited to the engine, its cowling or accessories; damage limited to propellers, wing-tips, antennae, tyres, brakes, fairings, small dents»;
- puncture holes in the aircraft skin, which would adversely affect its structural
strength, performance or flight characteristics and would normally require major repair or replacement;
- the aircraft is missing or completely inaccessible.
Death or serious injury from natural causes, or if self-inflected or if suffered by a stowaway hiding 'outside area normally available in flight to passengers and crew' are not reportable.
An "incident" is any fortuitous or unexpected event, not being a "reportable accident" by which the safety of an aircraft or any person is threatened.
The notification is given by the commander of the aircraft, or if he is killed or incapacitated, the operator or any other person on whose behalf he was in command of the aircraft.
Notification of the hijacking of an aircraft is given by a pilot, circumstances permitting, in accordance with the set rules, using transponder code.
Transponder codes are four digit numbers broadcast by the transponder in an aircraft in response to a secondary surveillance radar interrogation signal to assist air traffic controllers in traffic separation. A transponder code (often called a squawk code) is assigned by air traffic controllers for IFR or a VFR flight following. Most squawk codes are simply numbers assigned by ATC but there are some that have their own meaning and are used when radio communication is impractical or impossible.
If a plane squawks any of emergency codes, it officially declares an emergency. Warning alarms will go off at nearby ATC centres and NORAD and the aircraft will be given immediate priority over all other non-emergency traffic.
A pilot squawks the transponder code 7500 and/or selects Mode A: unlawful interference (hijacking) code. A plane squawking this code will be given any assistance requested. If the plane alternates between 7500 and 7700 rapidly, it means a request for immediate, armed intervention in the hijacking. If it is not possible for the pilot to set the transponder, they can also report a hijacking by using the phrase "squawking 7-5-0-0" during radio communications.
Exercise 2
Name the words these definitions correspond to:
1) someone who is kept as a prisoner by an enemy, may be hurt or killed in order to force other people to do something;
2) information about the secret activities of criminals or foreign governments;
3) when someone suddenly takes control of something, especially by force;
4) a government organization that protects a country’s secrets or government against enemies;
5) when you hurt or punish someone because they have done something bad to you;
6) to use violence or threats to take control of a plane or vehicle.
Exercise 3
Translate the report in written form
24 декабря 1994 года накануне четверо боевиков из действовавшей в Алжире Вооруженной исламской группы(ВИГ) захватили в аэропорту столицы “Аэробус” компании “Эр-Франс” который должен был следовать по маршруту Алжир-Париж. Как выяснилось позднее, у террористов был приказ взорвать самолет, на борту которого находилось 237 человек, над столицей Франции.
Среди пассажиров примерно 40 человек были французы.
Примерно в 11 часов, когда шла посадка пассажиров на самолет, на борт проникли четыре боевика. Они были одеты в униформу алжирской авиакомпании Эр-Алжери и вооружены автоматами АК-47 и Узи. Они тут же установили контроль над пассажирским салоном и кабиной пилотов. Неизвестные выдвинули требования. Первое - освободить находившихся в тюрьме исторических лидеров запрещенного в 1992 году Исламского фронта спасения Аббаса Мадани и Али Бельхаджа. Второе – выпустить самолет в рейс по его предназначению.
Пока шли переговоры, захватчики отпустили примерно 60 пассажиров – главным образом женщин и детей. Одновременно с целью устрашения остальных и демонстрации властям своей решительности они казнили троих пассажиров. Французский премьер Эдуард Балладюр предупредил Алжил, что считает того “ответственным” за судьбу 173 человек, оставшихся на борту лайнера. После продолжительных контактов между Парижем и Алжиром последний дал разрешение на вылет самолета.
Большой трагедии удалось избежать лишь благодаря мужеству пилотов и мастерству французских спецназовцев. Первые уже 26 декабря, когда самолет после долгих переговоров все же вылетел в Париж, смогли убедить захватчиков в необходимости совершить “техническую посадку” в Марселе якобы для дозаправки. Вторые взяв лайнер штурмом, в ходе которого террористы были убиты, ранения получили 9 спецназовцев и трое членов экипажа, однако никто из пассажиров серьезно не пострадал.
Exercise 4
What recommendations are intended as guidelines in developing a plan to handle bomb threats?
