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**ASD-STE100 Simplified Technical English**

||**Word**<br>**(part of speech)**|**Approved meaning/**<br>**ALTERNATIVES**|**STE EXAMPLE**|**Non-STE example**|
||---|---|---|---|
||**APPLICABLE (adj)**|Correct or satisfactory<br>for the task|REFER TO THE TABLE<br>THAT FOLLOWS FOR<br>THE APPLICABLE<br>TORQUE VALUES.|
||**application (n) — UNNAPPROVED**|APPLY (v)|APPLY THE SEALANT<br>WITH A WOODEN<br>SPATULA.|The application of<br>sealant must be carried<br>out with a wooden<br>spatula.|

||**APPLY (v),**<br>**APPLIES,**<br>**APPLIED,**<br>**APPLIED**|1. To put or spread<br>something on|APPLY THE SEALING<br>COMPOUND.

|||2. To use something<br>(for example,<br>pressure, force,<br>load) to cause an<br>effect|APPLY A FORCE OF<br>100 N ON THE END OF<br>THE LEVER.|
||**appoint (v) — UNNAPPROVED**|TELL (v)|TELL TWO PERSONS<br>TO BE PREPARED TO<br>OPERATE THE FIRE<br>EXTINGUISHERS.|Appoint two persons to<br>be prepared to operate<br>the fire extinguishers.|
||**approach (v) — UNNAPPROVED**|GO NEAR|IF IT IS NECESSARY<br>TO GO NEAR THE<br>ENGINE EXHAUST,<br>USE EAR<br>PROTECTION.|If it is necessary to<br>approach the engine<br>exhaust, use ear<br>protection.|
||**appropriate (adj) — UNNAPPROVED**|APPLICABLE (adj)|LOCK THE WASHER<br>WITH THE<br>APPLICABLE TABS.|Lock the washer with the<br>appropriate tabs.|

||**APPROVAL (n)**|That which permits a<br>person or a thing to do<br>something|BEFORE YOU REPAIR<br>THIS UNIT, GET THE<br>APPROVAL OF THE<br>MANUFACTURER.
||**approve (v) — UNNAPPROVED**|APPROVAL (n)|APPROVAL FROM THE<br>DESIGN AUTHORITY IS<br>MANDATORY FOR ALL<br>MODIFICATIONS.

||All modifications must be<br>approved by the Design<br>Authority.|

||**APPROVED (adj)**|Permitted by an authority|DO THE PROCEDURE<br>IN AN APPROVED<br>AREA.
||**APPROXIMATE**<br>**(adj)**|Almost correct or<br>accurate|AN APPROXIMATE<br>VALUE IS<br>SATISFACTORY.

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

||**APPROXIMATELY**<br>**(adv)**|Almost correct or<br>accurate|DRAIN<br>APPROXIMATELY<br>2 LITERS OF FUEL.
||**AREA (n)**|A specified surface or<br>location|DO NOT SMOKE IN<br>THE WORK AREA.

||**arise (v) — UNNAPPROVED**|OCCUR (v)|SHOCK LOADING OF<br>THE ENGINE CAN<br>OCCUR DURING A<br>HEAVY LANDING.|Shock loading of the<br>engine can arise from a<br>heavy landing.|
|||CAUSE (v)|A HEAVY LANDING<br>CAN CAUSE SHOCK<br>LOADING OF THE<br>ENGINE.|Shock loading of the<br>engine can arise from a<br>heavy landing.|

||**ARM (v),**<br>**ARMS,**<br>**ARMED,**<br>**ARMED**|1.<br>To install<br>armaments|ARM THE AIRCRAFT.
|||2.<br>To prepare for<br>automatic operation|SET THE SWITCH TO<br>"CLOSE" TO ARM THE<br>CIRCUIT.
||**AROUND (prep)**|On all sides of<br>For other<br>meanings, use:|PUT THE STRAP<br>CLAMPS AROUND THE<br>CYLINDER.

|||APPROXIMATELY (adv)|THE TEST BENCH IS<br>APPROXIMATELY 10<br>FEET FROM THE<br>DOOR.|The test bench is around<br>10 feet from the door.|
||**arrange (v) — UNNAPPROVED**|PUT (v)|PUT THE<br>COMPONENTS IN THIS<br>SEQUENCE:|Arrange the components<br>in this order.|
||**arrangement (n) — UNNAPPROVED**|CONFIGURATION (TN)|THE CONFIGURATION<br>OF THE INSERTS IS<br>RELATED TO THE<br>DIMENSIONS OF THE<br>CONNECTOR SHELL.|The arrangement of the<br>inserts is related to the<br>dimensions of the<br>connector shell.|
|||PREPARE (v)|PREPARE FOR THE<br>LEAK TEST.|Make the arrangements<br>for the leak test.|
||**arrest (v) — UNNAPPROVED**|STOP (v)|STOP THE FLOW FOR<br>10 SECONDS.|Arrest the flow for 10<br>seconds.|

|||HOLD (v)|A COTTER PIN HOLDS<br>THE ATTACHMENT<br>BAR.|A cotter pin arrests the<br>attachment bar.

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||**Word**<br>**(part of speech)**|**Approved meaning/**<br>**ALTERNATIVES**|**STE EXAMPLE**|**Non-STE example**|
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||**arrive (v) — UNNAPPROVED**|GET (v)|TO GET THE<br>CORRECT VALUE, SET<br>THE SWITCH TO<br>POSITION 2.|To arrive at the correct<br>value, set the switch to<br>position 2.|

||**ARROW (n)**|A mark that has a point<br>to show direction|MAKE SURE THAT THE<br>ARROW POINTS IN<br>THE DIRECTION OF<br>THE FUEL FLOW.

||**article (n) — UNNAPPROVED**|OBJECT (n)|MAKE SURE THAT<br>THERE ARE NO<br>LOOSE OBJECTS IN<br>THE ENGINE AIR<br>INTAKES.|Ensure that there are no<br>loose articles in the<br>engine air intakes.|

||**AS (prep)**|In the manner of, to the<br>same quantity, equally|DO NOT USE THE<br>CYLINDER AS A<br>SUPPORT.
||**as (conj) — UNNAPPROVED**|BECAUSE (conj)|THE PUMP DID NOT<br>OPERATE BECAUSE<br>THE SHAFT WAS<br>BROKEN.|The pump did not<br>operate as the shaft was<br>broken.
|||WHILE (conj)<br>You can use:|WHILE YOU DO EACH<br>STEP OF THE VALVE<br>TEST, MAKE SURE<br>THAT THERE IS NO<br>LEAKAGE.|As you do each step of<br>the valve test, make sure<br>that there is no leakage.
|||AS FOLLOWS|ASSEMBLE THE<br>VALVE AS FOLLOWS:
|||AS NECESSARY|SET THE LENGTH OF<br>THE CONTROL ROD<br>AS NECESSARY.
|||AS SHOWN|MEASURE THE DEPTH<br>OF THE DENT AS<br>SHOWN IN FIGURE 4.
||**AS ... AS (conj)**|Construction used to<br>show comparison or<br>relation|MOVE THE LEVER AS<br>FAST AS POSSIBLE.

|||For "as long as,"<br>refer to "long (as<br>long as)."|

||**ascertain (v) — UNNAPPROVED**|MAKE SURE (v)|MAKE SURE THAT THE<br>LIGHT IS OFF.|Ascertain that the light is<br>off.

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||**Word**<br>**(part of speech)**|**Approved meaning/**<br>**ALTERNATIVES**|**STE EXAMPLE**|**Non-STE example**|
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||**ask (v) — UNNAPPROVED**|TELL (v)|TELL THE DRIVER TO<br>SET THE SWITCH TO<br>OFF.|Ask the driver to set the<br>switch to off.
|||SPEAK (v)|SPEAK TO THE LOCAL<br>AIR TRAFFIC<br>CONTROLLER.|Ask the local air traffic<br>controller.
||**ASSEMBLE (v),**<br>**ASSEMBLES,**<br>**ASSEMBLED,**<br>**ASSEMBLED**|To attach, connect, or<br>put together the parts of<br>something|ASSEMBLE THE<br>VALVE AS FOLLOWS:
||**ASSEMBLY (n)**|Items that are connected<br>for a specified function|REMOVE THE WHEEL<br>BRAKE ASSEMBLY<br>FROM THE AXLE.
||**assess (v) — UNNAPPROVED**|CALCULATE (v)|CALCULATE THE<br>QUANTITY OF FUEL<br>THAT IS NECESSARY.|Assess the quantity of<br>fuel that is necessary.
|||ESTIMATE (n)|MAKE AN ESTIMATE<br>OF THE DAMAGE.|Assess the damage.
||**assessment (n) — UNNAPPROVED**|ESTIMATE (n)|MAKE AN ESTIMATE<br>OF THE DAMAGE.|Carry out an<br>assessment of the<br>damage.
|||CALCULATE (v)|CALCULATE THE<br>NUMBER OF SHIMS<br>THAT ARE<br>NECESSARY.|Do an assessment of the<br>number of shims that are<br>necessary.
||**assign (v) — UNNAPPROVED**|GIVE (v)|GIVE A CODE TO<br>EACH CONNECTOR.|Assign a code to each<br>connector.
||**assist (v) — UNNAPPROVED**|HELP (v)|KEEP THE DATA TO<br>HELP YOU WITH<br>SUBSEQUENT<br>PROCEDURES.|Keep the data to assist<br>subsequent procedures.
||**assistance (n) — UNNAPPROVED**|AID (n)|FOR THIS STEP, MAKE<br>SURE THAT YOU HAVE<br>THE AID OF ONE<br>MORE PERSON.|For this step, you must<br>have the assistance of<br>one more person.
|||HELP (v)|FOR THIS STEP, MAKE<br>SURE THAT ONE<br>PERSON HELPS YOU.|For this step, you must<br>have the assistance of<br>one person.
