Small Aircraft
Air Traffic Control Fully Certified
Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (mon) 6
Communication Breakdown; Distraction; Situational Awareness
Airspace Violation All Types; Deviation - Track / Heading All Types; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Clearance
Air Traffic Control Provided Assistance
Human Factors
Aircraft X was flying VFR counter clockwise around the island. He was a student pilot with no instructor on board and spoke very bad english. Initially we coordinated a transition with Anderson Military base. When F15's started recovering from their exercise we coordinated a handoff to the tower so they could separate Aircraft X from their traffic. A few minutes later Anderson Tower called us complaining about the english of the pilot; and coordinated a climb out of the airspace and a heading to maintain clear of an active TFR that is very hazardous to flight. When he came onto our frequency the radar controller started turning him wider around the TFR in order to keep him safe. The pilot sounded confused and started turning the wrong direction into the hazardous TFR. At the same time military aircraft were stepping over the communications while talking on another frequency. When the pilot got within 1.5 miles of the TFR; I called the controlling agency of the TFR and 'Stopped Buzzer'. Even after the stopped buzzer the pilot did not read the turns correctly causing more confusion. When the brasher report was issued the pilot did not understand and gave us his phone number instead of copying ours. Two things should be learned from this incident. 1. The position of the Hazardous TFR on the Northeast side of the island is a dangerous location conflicting with many potential flights per-day; IFR and VFR flights. 2. The english proficiency test for foreign pilots needs to be stricter. The pilot had no idea what we were saying to him and could not take any control instructions.
ZUA controller describes a problem with a student pilot who was not proficient enough in English to follow instructions.