432. For working in a federated mission networking environment it is not sufficient to standardize technical services only. A key prerequisite is to also agree on a common language for force preparation, training material, user interfaces, common vocabularies etc. For a particular mission the commander might decide to use a different language; however, this would generate additional risks and would reduce the usefulness of the FMN preparatory activities.
| ID:Purpose | Standard | Implementation Guidance |
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| 1:Mutual understanding of terminology | Recommended:
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| 2:General language communication ability of staff working in a federated networking environment | Recommended:
Standardised Language Profile (SLP) English 3222 in accordance with STANAG 6001 Version 4. |
For effective voice communications, a proficient speakers shall:
a. communicate effectively in voice-only (telephone/radio) and in face-to-face situations; b. communicate on common, concrete and work-related topics with accuracy and clarity; c. use appropriate communicative strategies to exchange messages and to recognize and resolve misunderstandings (e.g. to check, confirm, or clarify information) in a general or work-related context; d. handle successfully and with relative ease the linguistic challenges presented by a complication or unexpected turn of events that occurs within the context of a routine mission situation or communicative task with which they are otherwise familiar; and e. use a dialect or accent which is intelligible to the multinational mission community. Source: International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Holistic Descriptors of operational language proficiency (adapted). |