Pilot reports of ATC vectoring them off course and multiple changes to the clearance. Pilot describe...

Attributes
ACN	1248818
Time
Date	201503
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	MMMX.Airport
State Reference	FO
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	A319
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Final Approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Flight Engineer Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 200 Flight Crew Total 22000 Flight Crew Type 8000
Events
Anomaly	ATC Issue All Types Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Track / Heading All Types

Narrative:

Aircraft received multiple changes to clearance and ended up off the arrival due to ATC vectors. Aircraft ended up left of approach corridor on the RNAV arrival; crew thought they were on course but ATC issued corrective vectors for arrival. Aircraft was cleared direct to outer marker and executed approach without incident. Landing and taxi in were uneventful.language is a continuous threat in mexican airspace. Their command of english is virtually nonexistent and they regularly use spanish in communication with aircraft. In addition; they at times issue clearances that are not able to be followed and then are upset when the aircraft are unable to comply with these clearances. This inability to follow clearances has everything to do with aircraft performance. On numerous occasions I have brought these issues up to our company and every time I am told nothing can be done. These communications come from our management personnel who never fly.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Pilot reports of ATC vectoring them off course and multiple changes to the clearance. Pilot describes bad use of the English language in Mexican airspace.

Narrative: Aircraft received multiple changes to clearance and ended up off the arrival due to ATC vectors. Aircraft ended up left of approach corridor on the RNAV arrival; crew thought they were on course but ATC issued corrective vectors for arrival. Aircraft was cleared direct to outer marker and executed approach without incident. Landing and taxi in were uneventful.Language is a continuous threat in Mexican airspace. Their command of English is virtually nonexistent and they regularly use Spanish in communication with aircraft. In addition; they at times issue clearances that are not able to be followed and then are upset when the aircraft are unable to comply with these clearances. This inability to follow clearances has everything to do with aircraft performance. On numerous occasions I have brought these issues up to our company and every time I am told nothing can be done. These communications come from our management personnel who never fly.

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Pilot reports of ATC vectoring them off course and multiple changes to the clearance. Pilot describes bad use of the english language in mexican airspace.