The “Aviation English Assessment – Quick Reference Handbook” is an online course for the ICAO English Test administered by the Brazilian Civil Aviation Authority (ANAC).
The Quick Reference Handbook is divided into Sections just like the ICAO Test and focuses on the Six ICAO Proficiencies: Pronunciation; Structure; Vocabulary; Fluency; Comprehension; and Interactions. Throughout the course the student will hear male and female native speakers and radio communications from South America, North America, Europe, Africa, Asia and Oceania so as to train their ear to understand different accents. Standard ICAO phraseology is used throughout the course.
Firstly, It has a quick overview of the test, the places where you can do the test, and looks at a Model Test similar to the one on the ANAC website.
It will then study how best to respond to the questions in "Part I: Aviation Topics" which evaluates fluency. There are a total of forty-nine questions covering all the areas in the test. These are divided into seven categories: experience; aircraft and routine; career; training; flight safety; abnormal situations; the future and weather. Audio recordings of the questions and answers are provided for you to train your responses.
It then explains how to complete "Part II: Interacting as a Pilot" which tests for interaction and "Part III: Unexpected Situations" which assesses comprehension. Again audio recordings of the situations, questions and answers are provided for you to train your responses.
Lastly it explains Part IV of the test "Picture Description and Discussion" which assesses fluency. Audio recordings of the questions and answers are provided for you to train your responses.
You can navigate through the Quick Reference Handbook by clicking on "Next" or "Previous" or you can jump to any page in the course by using the "Chapters" button. You can listen to the audios by clicking on the "Headphones" icon.
The Quick Reference Handbook focuses on techniques to pass the Brazilian ICAO test, the Santos Dumont English Assessment, administered by ANAC, the Brazilian Civil Aviation Authority, and its aim is not to teach Aviation English. The material in the course will be updated in accordance with any future changes to the test.
Pricing and Availability:
Access to the course is charged on a monthly basis. Access is BRL$100 per month.
In order to access the site the first step is to complete the registration process, then select the course you would like to study and lastly make the payment. If you pay by "Paypal" you will be registered on the course automatically for 31 days.
Site renewals are not automatic. After 31 days you will be asked if you wish to renew your subscription. If you do not wish to continue you will not be penalised in any way.
If you prefer to pay by bank transfer firstly register as a user on the site then get in touch to request the account details by sending an email to colin@mistercolin.com or by sending a message by WhatsApp to +55 11 99576 9464. Once you’ve made the payment just send the proof of payment and then wait to be registered on the course.
The online course can be found here:
www.icaoqrh.com
Video
The following video shows how the course works:
The first Chapter of the the course can be seen here:
There is also a free Application called “ICAO Test – QRH – Demo”, which includes the first Chapter and is available from Google Play for Android devices:
And available soon in the iTunes App Store for iPhone and iPad
