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##### **ASD-STE100 Simplified Technical English**

||**Word**
**(part of speech)**|**Approved meaning/**
**ALTERNATIVES**|**STE EXAMPLE**|**Non-STE example**|

|---|---|---|---|

||**admit (v) — UNNAPPROVED**|LET (v)|OPEN THE VALVE TO
LET NITROGEN GO
INTO THE OLEO
STRUT.|Open the valve to admit
nitrogen into the oleo
strut.|
||**adopt (v) — UNNAPPROVED**|USE (v)|IF THE UNIT IS
DAMAGED, USE THIS
PROCEDURE.|Adopt this procedure if
the unit is damaged.|
||**advance (n) — UNNAPPROVED**|FORWARD (adj)|THE FORWARD
MOVEMENT OF THE
CONTROL LEVER
MUST BE SLOW AND
CONTINUOUS.|The advance of the
control lever must be
slow and continuous.|
||**advance (v) — UNNAPPROVED**|SET (v)|SET THE THROTTLE
TO MAXIMUM POWER.|Advance the throttle to
maximum power.|
|||FORWARD (adv)|MOVE THE LEVER
FORWARD.|Advance the lever.|
||**adverse (adj) — UNNAPPROVED**|BAD (adj)|REFER TO CHAPTER 6
FOR INSTRUCTIONS
ABOUT HOW TO PARK
IN BAD WEATHER
CONDITIONS.|For parking in adverse
weather conditions, refer
to Chapter 6.|
|||If it is possible,
give accurate and
correct conditions.|THIS MEDICATION
CAN CAUSE
DERMATITIS.|This medication can
cause adverse reactions.|
||**advisable (adj) — UNNAPPROVED**|RECOMMEND (v)|THE DESIGN
AUTHORITY
RECOMMENDS THAT
YOU TORQUE THE
BOLTS AGAIN
AT INTERVALS OF SIX
MONTHS.|According to the Design
Authority, it is advisable
to retorque the bolts at
intervals of six months.|
||**advise (v) — UNNAPPROVED**|TELL (v)|TELL THE RAMP
AGENT THAT THE
BRAKES ARE SET.|Advise the ramp agent
that the brakes are set.|
|||RECOMMEND (v)|THE SAFETY OFFICER
RECOMMENDS THE
APPLICABLE
PERSONAL
PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT.|The safety officer
advises on applicable
personal protective
equipment.|

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||**Word**
**(part of speech)**|**Approved meaning/**
**ALTERNATIVES**|**STE EXAMPLE**|**Non-STE example**|

|---|---|---|---|

||**affect (v) — UNNAPPROVED**|EFFECT (n)|MAGNETIC TOOLS
HAVE AN UNWANTED
EFFECT ON THE
COMPASS SYSTEM.|Magnetic tools affect the
compass system.|
|||If it is possible, be
accurate.|
|<br>THIS MEDICATION
CAN CAUSE
DERMATITIS|This medication can
affect your skin.|
||**AFT (adj)**|At or nearer to the rear
of an air or sea vehicle|THE PUMP IS IN THE
AFT CELL OF THE
FUSELAGE TANK.|
||**AFT (adv)**|In the direction of the
rear of an air or sea
vehicle|MOVE THE THROTTLE
AFT.|
||**AFTER (conj)**|That follows a specified
time, sequence, or
operation|AFTER YOU INSTALL
THE COMPONENT, DO
A FUNCTIONAL TEST.|
||**AFTER (prep)**|That follows a specified
time, sequence, or
operation|THE BAR MOVES
DOWN AFTER
20 SECONDS.|
||**AFT OF (prep)**|At a position nearer to
the rear|THE CONTROL UNIT IS
INSTALLED AFT OF
THE FLIGHT
COMPARTMENT.|
||**AGAIN (adv)**|One more occurrence|MOVE THE CONTROL
STICK BACK TO THE
CENTER, AND THEN
MOVE IT FORWARD
AGAIN.|
||**AGAINST (prep)**|In contact with|PUT THE ADAPTER IN
POSITION AGAINST
ITS SUPPORT.|
||**AGENT (n)**|One of a group of
materials made to do a
specified task|DO NOT USE THESE
CLEANING AGENTS
ON HOT SURFACES.|
||**aggravate (v) — UNNAPPROVED**|INCREASE (v)|TIRE WEAR
INCREASES WITH
HIGH SPEED.|Tire wear is aggravated
by high speed.|
||**agitate (v) — UNNAPPROVED**|SHAKE (v)|SHAKE THE
SOLUTION.|Agitate the solution.|
||**agitation (n) — UNNAPPROVED**|SHAKE (v)|IF YOU SHAKE THE
SOLUTION, DO NOT
USE IT FOR ONE
HOUR.|After agitation, do not
use the solution for one
hour.|

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||**Word**
**(part of speech)**|**Approved meaning/**
**ALTERNATIVES**|**STE EXAMPLE**|**Non-STE example**|

|---|---|---|---|

||**AGREE (v),**
**AGREES,**
**AGREED,**
**AGREED**|To be consistent with|THE INDICATIONS
MUST AGREE WITH
THE VALUES IN TABLE
1001.|
||**ahead (adv) — UNNAPPROVED**|FORWARD (adv)|WHEN YOU INSTALL
THE ANTENNA, THE
ALIGNMENT ARROW
MUST POINT
FORWARD.|When you install the
antenna, the alignment
arrow must point ahead.|
||**AID (n)**|Help that is given|IF YOU GET THIS
CHEMICAL SOLUTION
INTO YOUR EYES, GET
MEDICAL AID
IMMEDIATELY.|
||**aid (v) — UNNAPPROVED**|HELP (v)|APPLY SAND TO THE
PLANKS TO HELP
WITH TIRE TRACTION.|Apply sand to the planks
to aid tire traction.|
||**aim (v) — UNNAPPROVED**|POINT (v)|DO NOT POINT THE
HOSE AT PERSONS.|Do not aim the hose at
persons.|
||**AIRBORNE (adj)**|In, or used in, flight|POSITION 2 OF THE
SWITCH GIVES A
SIGNAL OF THE
AIRCRAFT AIRBORNE
CONDITION.|
||**air-dry (v) — UNNAPPROVED**|DRY (v)|DRY THE FILTER IN
THE AIR.|Air-dry the filter.|
||**AIRFLOW (n)**|A flow of air|MAKE SURE THAT THE
AIRFLOW IS NOT
MORE THAN 10
LITERS/MINUTE.|
||**alert (v) — UNNAPPROVED**|TELL (v)|TELL ALL PERSONS
TO GO AWAY FROM
THE AREA.|Alert all persons to go
away from the area.|
||**ALIGN (v),**
**ALIGNS,**
**ALIGNED,**
**ALIGNED**|To put or come into a
specified position in
relation to a line|ALIGN THE FLANGE
HOLES WITH THE
STUDS.|
||||ALL THREE BRACKET
HOLES MUST ALIGN
WITH THE FUEL TUBE.|

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||**Word**
**(part of speech)**|**Approved meaning/**
**ALTERNATIVES**|**STE EXAMPLE**|**Non-STE example**|

|---|---|---|---|

||**alignment (n) — UNNAPPROVED**|ALIGN (v)|MAKE SURE THAT THE
KEYWAY IS AT THE
TOP AND ALIGNS
WITH THE PEG.|<br>Ensure that the keyway
is at the top and in
alignment with the peg.|
||**ALL (adj)**|Full quantity|DRAIN ALL THE
FLUIDS.|
||**allocate (v) — UNNAPPROVED**|GIVE (v)|GIVE THE DIFFERENT
MAINTENANCE TASKS
TO THE APPROVED
TECHNICIANS.|Allocate the different
maintenance tasks to the
approved technicians.|
||**allow (v) — UNNAPPROVED**|LET (v)|DO NOT LET THE
CABLE TOUCH THE
FLOOR.|Do not allow the cable to
touch the floor.|
||**allowable (adj) — UNNAPPROVED**|PERMITTED (adj)|THE MAXIMUM
PERMITTED
DIFFERENCE IS 5 mm.|The maximum allowable
difference is 5 mm.|
|||APPROVED (adj)|THE VALUES MUST
NOT BE MORE THAN
THE APPROVED
DIFFERENCES GIVEN
IN TABLE 1.|The values must not be
more than the allowable
differences given in
table 1.|
||**ALMOST (adv)**|Near the limit or the
value|MAKE SURE THAT THE
PRESSURE IN THE
CABIN IS ALMOST
ZERO.|
||**ALONG (prep)**|In a line parallel with the
length or direction of|MOVE THE
TENSIOMETER ALONG
THE CABLE.|
||**already (adv) — UNNAPPROVED**|IN PROGRESS (adv)|THE DATABASE
SYNCHRONIZATION IS
IN PROGRESS.|The database is already
synchronizing.|
||||NO OTHER|YOU CAN DO THIS
REPAIR PROCEDURE
ONLY IF THERE IS NO
OTHER DAMAGE.|Only do this repair
procedure if there is not
already damage.|
|||Frequently, an
alternative for this
word is not
necessary.|MAKE SURE THAT THE
SOFTWARE IS
INSTALLED IN THE
REPOSITORY.|<br>Make sure that the
software is already
installed in the repository.|
||**ALSO (adv)**|In addition|ALSO DO THE
APPLICABLE STEPS
OF THIS PROCEDURE.|
