ICAO Language Proficiency Requirements

1
ICAO Language Proficiency Requirements

• In Romania, all aviation stakeholders (air
  operators, ANSP, training organizations) have
  been informed about the ICAO Language Proficiency
  Requirements

2
Implementation of LPRs into national legislation

• Pilots
• RoCAA licensing inspectors have participated
  in JAA working groups for amending JAR-FCL 1 and
  2. Subsequently, PIAC-LPN (procedures and
  instructions for the implementation of JAR-FCL
  requirements) was developed to meet the LPRs set
  out in JARs
• JAR-FCL 1- for aeroplane pilots
• JAR-FCL 2 for helicopter pilots

• ATCOs
• RACR-LCTA (transposition of EC23/2006 into
  licensing national regulations)
• PIAC-LCTA (RoCAA procedures and instructions for
  the implementation of RACR-LCTA requirements)

3
Minimum level of language proficiency for ab
initio training

• All pilots and ATCOs are tested before they begin
  their ab initio training using various methods of
  testing at upper intermediate level. For example,
  the FEAST test for ATCOs and English tests
  developed by FTOs

4
LPRs Focal point

• Romania has nominated two contact persons (one
  for pilots and one for ATCOs) within the Romanian
  CAA responsible for all matters related to LPRs

5
National plan of implementation of ICAO LPRs

• Romania published on the ICAO web-page a
  statement of full compliance before 5th March 2008

6
English language training to meet and maintain
ICAO level 4 and above

• Pilots
• Self study training packages (eg CBTs and on-line
  training) and training courses within Romanian
  air operators

• ATCOs
• English courses abroad at three colleges in the
  UK (Mayflower, Anglo-Continental and MLS) as well
  as in-house training within ANSP.
• The three colleges in the UK were inspected and
  the training programmes were accepted by the
  RoCAA

7
Resources for LPR implementation

• Pilots
• Human resources in the RoCAA accredited testing
  personnel (ELEs and pilots) and licensing
  inspectors who develop national regulations and
  procedures regarding LPR implementation
• Financial resources testing personnel has been
  adequately trained

• ATCOs
• Human resources in the ANSP - testing personnel
  accredited by EUROCONTROL (ELEs and ATCOs) and in
  the RoCAA - licensing inspectors who develop
  national regulations and procedures regarding LPR
  implementation
• ELEs within RoCAA will participate in the ELPAC
  Accreditation Workshop this year in September

8
Language proficiency testing

• PILOTS
• Testing is carried-out within the RoCAA with
  accredited raters and interlocutors using the
  ALPHA TANGO test developed by Global Aviation
  Language Ltd in the UK

• ATCOs
• Testing is carried-out within ANSP with
  accredited raters and interlocutors using the
  ELPAC test developed by EUROCONTROL
• The ELPAC testing is supervised by the RoCAA

9
Approved programme of accreditation of testing
personnel

• Requirements concerning the accreditation of
  testing personnel are found in
• JAR-FCL 1 and 2, PIAC-LPN for pilots
• RACR-LCTA, PIAC-LCTA and ELPAC Guidelines for
  ATCOs

10
Testing personnel

• All raters and interlocutors involved in the
  process of testing for language proficiency
  attend regular (at least once every 2 years)
  refresher courses

11
Number of pilots and ATCOs with level 4

• PILOTS
• All 800 pilots have been tested and 65 have
  obtained ICAO level 4

• ATCOs
• All 570 ATCOs have been tested and 70 have
  obtained ICAO level 4