Discuss Simplified Technical English (STE), its elements, rationale and benefits for using STE, and guidelines for writing in STE as a progression topic. Simplified Technical English is an international writing specification STE100 defined by the AeroSpace and Defence Industries Association of Europe (ASD) which uses a finite number of specified verbs and terminology that can be understood globally for documentation pertaining to land, sea and air equipment and applications. The limited vocabulary, verb choice, and style are intended as a controlled language that can be more uniformly understood by other nationalities without ambiguities and complexities associated with the full English language. By limiting the lexicon to a finite set of verbs, the goal is to decrease ambiguity and nuances across languages for easier, uniform, and cost effective- translations. Some companies have mandated that document deliverables produced by vendors be written in STE. Airbus imposes a very stiff $1 million penalty if a vendor does not write documents for Airbus in STE. The U.S. Army requires their equipment documentation to be written in STE. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) also requires airworthiness manuals to be written in STE.
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