Clear Transmission i. Interpreters shall ensure that speech is clearly heard and understood by everyone present. A short general conversation with clients prior to an assignment may be necessary to ensure interpreter and clients clearly understand each other s speech. In a law court, simultaneous interpreting for clients shall be whispered. Certification Translators shall provide certification, if requested by their clients, that their translation is true and accurate so far as they know. If this Code of Ethics and an employing agency s directions are in conflict, interpreters and translators shall abide by the Code of Ethics and, if necessary, withdraw from the assignment.
Members are free to set their own rates and conditions.
Interpreters and translators shall not accept for personal gain any fees, favours, commissions or the like from any person, firm, corporation or government agency, including another interpreter or translator, in connection with recommending to a client any person, business agency, substance, material matters, process or service. In general, gifts and tips in addition to the agreed fee shall not be accepted. However, some discretionary latitude may be exercised in accepting a gift as a token of gratitude, as this is obligatory in certain client cultures. Interpreters and translators in the employment of another practitioner or interpreting and translation agency shall exercise the same diligence as in all professional contexts in the performance of their duties. Practising interpreters and translators are expected to maintain and enhance their language skills by pursuing further relevant study and experience.