Part 1: OPERATIONAL COMMUNICATION THEORY AND PRACTICE * What is Operational Communication? * Why Study Operational Communication? * Describing Communication Practice * Planning Communication Practice * Implementing Controls on Communicative Practice * Operational Communication Research and Applied Linguistics * Part 2: PROJECTS (COMPLETED AND ON-GOING) * Communication and the Sea: Seaspeak and Vessel Traffic Control * Communication in the Air: Air Traffic Control * Police Radio Procedures: Policespeak * Communication Between Agencies * Communicating with the Public: Call-handling by a Police Force * Conclusion * Index Part 1: OPERATIONAL COMMUNICATION THEORY AND PRACTICE * What is Operational Communication? * Why Study Operational Communication? * Describing Communication Practice * Planning Communication Practice * Implementing Controls on Communicative Practice * Operational Communication Research and Applied Linguistics * Part 2: PROJECTS (COMPLETED AND ON-GOING) * Communication and the Sea: Seaspeak and Vessel Traffic Control * Communication in the Air: Air Traffic Control * Police Radio Procedures: Policespeak * Communication Between Agencies * Communicating with the Public: Call-handling by a Police Force * Conclusion * Index.