BLOG: Where is ICAO language proficiency endorsed?

<p class="mt-5 text-lg"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">Many pilots, especially pilots undergoing </span></span><strong><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">flight training</span></span></strong><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">  who are not yet holders of the </span></span><strong><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">pilot's license</span></span></strong><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"> are asking where their </span></span><strong><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">ICAO English</span></span></strong><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">  is endorsed. </span><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">We're bringing you a short summary of the issues.</span></span></p> <p class="mt-5 text-lg"><strong><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">ICAO English</span></span></strong><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"> language proficiency and its validity period are endorsed directly into the </span></span><strong><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">pilot license</span></span></strong><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"> . </span><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">If you're a pilot, look for </span></span><strong><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">ICAO English</span></span></strong><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"> and its validity period in field XII of your </span></span><strong><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">flight crew license</span></span></strong><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">  under the "remarks" title.</span></span></p> <p class="mt-5 text-lg"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">Due to the format of </span></span><strong><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">EASA flight crew licenses</span></span></strong><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"> , it is not possible to endorse your revalidated or renewed </span></span><strong><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">ICAO English</span></span></strong><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"> qualification by hand as is usual with other qualification renewals.</span></span></p> <p class="mt-5 text-lg"><strong><img style="float: left; width: 200px;" src="<file-page>4885/icao-english-endorsement.png</file-page>" alt="ICAO English endorsement" width="200"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">ICAO English</span></span></strong><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"> must be endorsed by the national civil aviation authority along with its new expiration date. </span><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">It is thus necessary to ask for a new pilot license with </span></span><strong><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">ICAO English</span></span></strong><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"> qualification endorsed.</span></span></p> <p class="mt-5 text-lg"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">You need to keep that in mind in case you're under time pressure and you need to have the license current. </span><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">It is necessary to consider that national civil aviation authorities might need some time to have your </span></span><strong><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">language proficiency qualification</span></span></strong><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"> endorsed.</span></span></p> <p class="mt-5 text-lg"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">Pilots in training who are not yet holders of a pilot's license must have their </span></span><strong><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">ICAO English</span></span></strong><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">  certificate on board during all international flights. </span><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">If a </span></span><strong><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">flight school</span></span></strong><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">  has some different procedure and the procedure was approved by a responsible national civil aviation authority, the pilot in training may have some other options, for example, having their ICAO </span></span><strong><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">English</span></span></strong><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"> qualification endorsed in </span></span><strong><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">the student's license</span></span></strong><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"> .</span></span></p>