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Old 1st Sep 2007, 13:27
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The concept of the Missed Approach as depicted in AIP ENR 1.5-1.10.2 should possibly be expanded to avoid questions or mis-understandings like the above. We are all human and interpret the same words in different ways
On a similar vein, be careful if you are interviewed by some Asian airlines as they have different interpretations to what Australian trained pilots are used to from reading AIP.

For example: Asked the meaning or interpretation of the terminology "TEMPO", the candidate from Australia defined the term as described in AIP with regard to one hour's holding fuel. The Asian airline interview board were nonplussed - they had never heard of TEMPO in terms of fuel. One board member said to the candidate that the airline already had 30 minutes of holding fuel aboard (In Australia we call it Fixed Reserve, a term unheard of overseas)

So if you have an overseas interview coming up, make sure you first swot up local aviation terminology. In the case described above, the candidate was unsuccessful as he quoted all the correct AIP type answers except he used Australian AIP - not the local AIP.
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