Exercise 4. Paraphrase the following sentences

1. Geneva-based Aircraft Crashes Record Office (ACRO) compiles statistics on aviation accidents of aircraft capable of carrying more than six passengers, not including helicopters, balloons, or fighter airplanes.

2. The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is tasked by Article 15(4) of Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 February 2008 to provide a review of aviation safety on an annual basis.

3. In France, the agency responsible for investigation of civilian air crashes is the Bureau d'Enquêtes et d'Analyses pour la Sécurité de l'Aviation Civile (BEA).

4. When investigating an aviation disaster, NTSB investigators piece together evidence from the crash and determine the likely cause or causes.

5. Its purpose is to establish the circumstances and causes of the accident and to make recommendations for their future avoidance.

Exercise 5. Finish the sentences.

1. There had been 136 accidents registered (compared to 164 in 2006), resulting in a total of...

2. The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is tasked by Article 15(4) of Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 February 2008 to provide a review of...

3. The statistics are grouped according to...

4. The Agency had access to accident and statistical information collected by...

5. States are required, according to ICAO Annex 13 on Aircraft Accident and Incident Investigation, to report to ICAO information on...

6. The Australian Transport Safety Bureau is the federal government body responsible for...

7. In Germany, the agency for investigating air crashes is...

8. The Interstate Aviation Committee (MAK) is an executive body overseeing the use and management of civil aviation in...

9. In the United States, most civil aviation incidents are investigated by...

10. In the United Kingdom, the agency responsible for investigation of civilian air crashes is...

Exercise 6. Write the correct form of the word in brackets and complete the sentences.

1. The European Aviation Safety Agency is (task) to provide a review of aviation safety on an annual basis.

2. The statistics are (group) according to type of operation.

3. The Australian Transport Safety Bureau is the federal government body responsible for investigating transport-(relate) accidents and incidents within Australia.

4. Geneva-(base) Aircraft Crashes Record Office compiles statistics on aviation accidents of aircraft.

5. The ACRO announced that the year 2007 was the (safe) year in aviation since 1963 in terms of number of accidents.

Text 3.

Read and translate the following text.