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ASD-STE100 Simplified Technical English
Word Approved meaning/
(part of speech) ALTERNATIVES STE EXAMPLE Non-STE example

| Word (POS) | Meaning & Examples |
|------------|-------------------|
| **fabricate (v) — UNNAPROVED** | MAKE (v) USE COPPER TO Use copper to fabricate MAKE THE CHILL the chill block. BLOCK. |
| **FACE (n)** | The front surface of an CLEAN THE FACE OF object THE INDICATOR. This word is a WHEN YOU DO technical noun MAINTENANCE ON when it refers to a THE WASTE WATER part of the body. SYSTEM, DO NOT TOUCH YOUR FACE WITH YOUR GLOVES. |
| **face (v) — UNNAPROVED** | POINT (v) WHEN YOU INSTALL When installing the pitot THE PITOT HEAD, head, make sure that the MAKE SURE THAT THE opening is facing OPENING POINTS forward. FORWARD. |
| **TURN (v)** | BEFORE YOU PUSH Face away from the THE VALVE STEM drain valve when DOWN, TURN YOUR pushing the valve stem FACE AWAY FROM down. THE DRAIN VALVE. |
| **facilitate (v) — UNNAPROVED** | HELP (v) IDENTIFY THE Mark the component COMPONENT WITH A with a code that will CODE TO HELP YOU facilitate its correct TO CORRECTLY reinstallation. INSTALL IT AGAIN. MAKE … EASIER THIS MAKES FAULT This facilitates fault ISOLATION EASIER. isolation. |
| **facility (n) — UNNAPROVED** | Be accurate. Use WEIGH THE AIRCRAFT You need a special the name of the ON A WEIGHBRIDGE. facility to weigh the facility as a aircraft. technical noun. |
| **FACT (n)** | Something that occurred GET ALL THE FACTS or is correct ABOUT THE INCIDENT FROM THE PILOT. |
| **factor (n) — UNNAPROVED** | CAUSE (n) THERE CAN BE MANY Corrosion can be caused CAUSES FOR by several factors. CORROSION. |

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ASD-STE100 Simplified Technical English
Word Approved meaning/
(part of speech) ALTERNATIVES STE EXAMPLE Non-STE example

| Word (POS) | Meaning & Examples |
|------------|-------------------|
| **fail (v) — UNNAPROVED** | IF … NOT IF YOU DO NOT OBEY If you fail to comply with THESE these instructions, there INSTRUCTIONS, is a risk of injury. THERE IS A RISK OF INJURY. FAILURE (TN) IF YOU DO NOT OBEY If you do not follow the THE PROCEDURE procedure correctly, the CORRECTLY, FAILURE emergency flotation gear OF THE EMERGENCY can fail. FLOTATION GEAR CAN OCCUR. UNSATISFACTORY IF THE TEST RESULTS If the test fails, do the (adj) ARE fault isolation procedure. UNSATISFACTORY, DO THE FAULT ISOLATION PROCEDURE. |
| **failed (adj) — UNNAPROVED** | DEFECTIVE (adj) REPLACE THE Replace the failed pump. DEFECTIVE PUMP. |
| **UNSERVICEABLE (adj)** | REPLACE THE Replace the failed valve. UNSERVICEABLE VALVE. |
| **failure (n) — UNNAPROVED** | IF … NOT IF YOU DO NOT OBEY Failure to comply with THESE these instructions, will INSTRUCTIONS, result in a risk of injury. THERE IS A RISK OF INJURY. This word when it CONTAMINATION CAN means a CAUSE A FAILURE OF performance error THE PUMP. or loss of serviceability is a technical noun. |
| **faint (adj) — UNNAPROVED** | DIM (adj) IF THE LIGHT IS TOO If the light is faint, DIM, REPLACE THE replace the battery. BATTERY. |
| **INTENSITY (n)** | TURN THE KNOB Turn the knob COUNTERCLOCKWISE anticlockwise to make TO DECREASE THE the light fainter. Refer also to INTENSITY OF THE |
| **BRIGHT (adj)** | . LIGHT. |

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ASD-STE100 Simplified Technical English
Word Approved meaning/
(part of speech) ALTERNATIVES STE EXAMPLE Non-STE example

| Word (POS) | Meaning & Examples |
|------------|-------------------|
| **fall (n) — UNNAPROVED** | DECREASE (v) WHEN THE PRESSURE When there is a fall in DECREASES, THE pressure, the indicator INDICATOR SHOWS shows a leak. THAT THERE IS A LEAK. |
| **FALL (v)** | , To move down by the MAKE SURE THAT THE FALLS, force of gravity TOOLS DO NOT FALL FELL, INTO THE ENGINE. FALLEN |
| **false (adj) — UNNAPROVED** | INCORRECT (adj) MAKE SURE THAT Make sure there are no THERE ARE NO false indications on the INCORRECT instruments. INDICATIONS ON THE INSTRUMENTS. |
| **falter (v) — UNNAPROVED** | SMOOTHLY (adv) MAKE SURE THAT THE Make sure that the GENERATOR generator does not OPERATES falter. SMOOTHLY. |
| **CONSTANT (adj)** | MAKE SURE THAT THE Make sure that the PRESSURE STAYS pressure does not falter. CONSTANT. |
| **familiar (adj) — UNNAPROVED** | KNOW (v) ALL PERSONNEL All personnel must be MUST FULLY KNOW thoroughly familiar with THE SAFETY the safety precautions. PRECAUTIONS. |
| **FAR (adj)** | At or to a relatively large REMOVE THE BOLT (FARTHER, distance THAT IS FARTHEST FARTHEST) FROM THE CENTER. |
| **fashion (n) — UNNAPROVED** | PROCEDURE (n) USE THIS Carry out the task in this PROCEDURE TO DO fashion. THE TASK. |
| **FAST (adj)** | At high speed A FAST MOVEMENT (FASTER, OF THE THROTTLE FASTEST) WILL CAUSE A SURGE. |
| **fast (adv) — UNNAPROVED** | QUICKLY (adv) DO NOT LET THE Do not let the cabin CABIN ALTITUDE altitude change too fast. CHANGE TOO QUICKLY. |

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ASD-STE100 Simplified Technical English
Word Approved meaning/
(part of speech) ALTERNATIVES STE EXAMPLE Non-STE example

| Word (POS) | Meaning & Examples |
|------------|-------------------|
| **fasten (v) — UNNAPROVED** | ATTACH (v) ATTACH THE TWO Fasten the two stringers STRINGERS together with rivets. TOGETHER WITH RIVETS. |
| **CONNECT (v)** | CONNECT THE HOSE Fasten the hose to the TO THE TEST test equipment. EQUIPMENT. |
| **fatal (adj) — UNNAPROVED** | KILL (v) HIGH VOLTAGE IN THE High voltage in the ELECTRONIC SYSTEM electronic system can be CAN KILL YOU. fatal. |
| **faulty (adj) — UNNAPROVED** | DEFECTIVE (adj) REPLACE ALL All faulty electronic DEFECTIVE components must be ELECTRONIC replaced. COMPONENTS. |
| **INCORRECT (adj)** | AN INCORRECT Faulty adjustment of the ADJUSTMENT OF THE pressure regulator can PRESSURE be dangerous. REGULATOR CAN BE DANGEROUS. |
| **UNSERVICEABLE (adj)** | REPLACE THE Replace the faulty UNSERVICEABLE control unit. CONTROL UNIT. UNSATISFACTORY UNSATISFACTORY Faulty operation of the (adj) OPERATION OF THE system can cause SYSTEM CAN CAUSE damage. DAMAGE. |
| **fear (v) — UNNAPROVED** | THINK (v) IF YOU THINK THAT Fully test the unit if you THERE IS A FAULT, DO fear that there is a fault. THE FULL TEST PROCEDURE OF THE UNIT. |
| **MAKE SURE (v)** | DO A TEST OF THE Test the unit if you fear UNIT TO MAKE SURE that there is a problem THAT THERE IS NO with its operation. PROBLEM WITH ITS OPERATION. |
| **feasible (adj) — UNNAPROVED** | POSSIBLE (adj) IF IT IS NOT POSSIBLE If it is not feasible to use TO USE THE the automatic control, do AUTOMATIC the manual procedure. CONTROL, DO THE PROCEDURE MANUALLY. CAN (CANNOT) (v) IF YOU CANNOT If it is not feasible to REMOVE THE BOLT, remove the bolt, you CUT IT. must cut it. |
