Narrative:

We use gaters at lax. These gates share the alley with international gates 100-106. The problem is that the foreign pilots do not 'read, speak, and understand english' as required by the intent of far 61.151. The far specifically states that an ATP must be able to speak english 'west/O accent or impediment...'. 3 incidents in the past 3 weeks. Foreign air carrier taxied into position on runway 25R with an USA airlines medium large transport on short final. USA air carrier had to go around. Another foreign air carrier, after being instructed to 'turn left on juliet' (taxiway), went past juliet and turned on to the active runway 25R. A controller I met agreed, he says that most of the foreign pilots acknowledge their instructions with 'roger', and then do whatever they want. It appears that the foreign air carrier accident in new york is another example. We must improve the english of these foreign pilots! (Contact any lax controller for many more examples).

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT REPORTER COMPLAINS OF LANGUAGE BARRIER AND THE INABILITY OF FOREIGN PLTS FLT CREWS TO COMPLY WITH LAX GND AND LCL CTLR'S INSTRUCTIONS AND THAT THE SITUATION WITH NON COMPLIANCE CREATES A SAFETY HAZARD. CITES INSTANCES OF UNAUTH RWY ENTRY, MAKING UNAUTH TURNS ON THE ARPT AND CREATING GO AROUNDS FOR ACFT ON FINAL ALL ACCOUNT OF NOT UNDERSTANDING ATC INSTRUCTIONS. THE COM PROC USED IS INADEQUATE.

Narrative: WE USE GATERS AT LAX. THESE GATES SHARE THE ALLEY WITH INTL GATES 100-106. THE PROB IS THAT THE FOREIGN PLTS DO NOT 'READ, SPEAK, AND UNDERSTAND ENGLISH' AS REQUIRED BY THE INTENT OF FAR 61.151. THE FAR SPECIFICALLY STATES THAT AN ATP MUST BE ABLE TO SPEAK ENGLISH 'W/O ACCENT OR IMPEDIMENT...'. 3 INCIDENTS IN THE PAST 3 WKS. FOREIGN ACR TAXIED INTO POS ON RWY 25R WITH AN USA AIRLINES MLG ON SHORT FINAL. USA ACR HAD TO GO AROUND. ANOTHER FOREIGN ACR, AFTER BEING INSTRUCTED TO 'TURN L ON JULIET' (TXWY), WENT PAST JULIET AND TURNED ON TO THE ACTIVE RWY 25R. A CTLR I MET AGREED, HE SAYS THAT MOST OF THE FOREIGN PLTS ACKNOWLEDGE THEIR INSTRUCTIONS WITH 'ROGER', AND THEN DO WHATEVER THEY WANT. IT APPEARS THAT THE FOREIGN ACR ACCIDENT IN NEW YORK IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE. WE MUST IMPROVE THE ENGLISH OF THESE FOREIGN PLTS! (CONTACT ANY LAX CTLR FOR MANY MORE EXAMPLES).

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.