# Aviation & Maritime Expert

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- CEFR: C2 (Proficient)
- Theme: Professional & Specialized
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Expert aviation and maritime vocabulary for safety and emergencies, including a mayday call, the black box, a ship starting to capsize and the just culture…

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## Word list

* **mayday** /ˈmeɪdeɪ/: An internationally recognised radio call announcing a life-threatening emergency on a ship or aircraft. — “The captain radioed a **mayday** as the engine caught fire.”
* **black box**: A recording device on an aircraft that stores flight data and cockpit conversation, used to investigate accidents. — “Investigators recovered the **black box** from the wreckage.”
* **yaw** /jɔ/: The side-to-side rotation of an aircraft or ship around its vertical axis. — “A gust of wind caused the plane to **yaw** slightly.”
* **windward** /ˈwɪndwərd/: Facing the direction the wind is blowing from. — “The captain steered the boat to the **windward** side of the island for shelter.”
* **leeward** /ˈliwərd/: Facing away from the direction the wind is blowing, sheltered from the wind. — “They anchored on the **leeward** side of the bay.”
* **capsize** /ˈkæpˌsaɪz/: To turn over in the water, usually because of poor balance or rough conditions. — “The small boat began to **capsize** in the heavy waves.”
* **distress signal**: A visual or radio message used to show that a ship or aircraft urgently needs help. — “They fired a **distress signal** after the boat began taking on water.”
* **stall** /stɔl/: A sudden loss of lift that makes a wing stop flying properly. — “The instructor showed how to recover safely from a **stall**.”
* **ditching** /ˈdɪtʃɪŋ/: An emergency landing of an aircraft on open water. — “The pilot managed a controlled **ditching** in the river after engine failure.”
* **jettison** /ˈdʒɛtɪsən/: To deliberately throw something heavy overboard to make a vessel or aircraft lighter. — “The crew had to **jettison** fuel before the emergency landing.”
* **controlled flight into terrain**: An accident where a working aircraft is flown into the ground. — “**Controlled flight into terrain** was the finding and the crew were not blamed.”
* **automation dependency**: Losing the ability to fly manually through relying on systems. — “**Automation dependency** now takes as much training time as anything else.”
* **situational awareness**: Knowing accurately what is happening around you and what comes next. — “The whole report turns on a loss of **situational awareness** at night.”
* **just culture**: A system where people report mistakes without fear of punishment. — “A **just culture** produced eleven times more safety reports in a year.”
* **Swiss cheese model**: The idea that accidents happen when gaps in several defences line up. — “The **Swiss cheese model** is the only diagram everyone in aviation knows.”
* **extended range operations**: Rules letting twin-engine aircraft fly far from any airport. — “**Extended range operations** made the transatlantic twin possible.”
* **classification society**: An organisation that sets and checks standards for ship construction. — “No **classification society** would certify the repair as it stood.”
* **port state control**: Inspection of foreign ships by the country whose port they enter. — “**Port state control** detained her for eleven separate deficiencies.”
* **laytime**: The time allowed for loading or unloading before charges begin. — “**Laytime** expired on the Tuesday and the meter started running.”
* **charter party**: The contract for hiring a ship or part of its capacity. — “The **charter party** put the delay risk squarely on the charterer.”
* **general average**: The rule that all cargo owners share a loss incurred to save the ship. — “**General average** was declared and every shipper paid a share.”
* **salvage award**: Payment to those who save a ship or its cargo from loss. — “The **salvage award** ran to a fifth of the value recovered.”

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