Air Traffic Control Fully Certified
Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) 2
Communication Breakdown
ATC Issue All Types; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT
Air Traffic Control Issued New Clearance; Flight Crew Returned To Clearance
Human Factors; Procedure
Tower requested release on Aircraft X; IFR; filed ZZZ.ZZZZZ.ZZZ with a requested altitude of FL230; runway heading. The remarks stated that they were requesting to follow the ZZZZZ2 SID; but the routing was not filed that way. When Aircraft X checked on; the language barrier hindered me from properly understanding what they were requesting to do. I asked a few times what their intent was. In the final exchange; I was able to understand that they were level at 1;500 MSL in a 2;300 MVA (Minimum Vectoring Altitude). I immediately said; '...negative; climb and maintain 080.' No further issues were experienced and I was able to get them on their requested routing.
TRACON Controller reported that an aircraft was at an altitude below the minimum vectoring altitude for the area and directed an immediate climb.