ASD Simplified Technical English
In aviation, it is important to correctly understand maintenance and operation documentation to make sure that systems operate safely and correctly and to protect human lives. The Association of European Airlines (AEA) asked the European Association of Aerospace Industries (AECMA, now ASD www.asd-europe.org) to investigate the readability of maintenance documentation in the civil aviation industry and find a solution to simplify the language used to write such documentation.
The product of this effort was the AECMA Simplified English Guide (first release in 1986) which, in 2005, became the ASD Simplified Technical English Specification, ASD-STE100. Today, the success of STE is such that other industries use it for:
- The original intended purpose of aerospace maintenance documentation
- Language services
- Professional translation and interpreting
- Academic purposes
ASD-STE100® is an in EU registered trademark owned by ASD – AeroSpace, and Defence Industries Association of Europe (ASD-Europe; asd-europe.org).
ASD-STE100 is jointly produced by the following organizations, their members, and customers:
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ASD – AeroSpace and Defence Industries Association of Europe (ASD-Europe; asd-europe.org)
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AIA – Aerospace Industries Association of America (AIA-US; aia-aerospace.org)
Source: http://asd-ste100.org/
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