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EALTS English for Aviation Language Testing System Section 8/005 Page 1
EALTS Testing System Manual
For all ICAO ELSA examiners, with either AOE or LSE, the level of the English language proficiency (speaking and
listening) shall be proved by a certificate/diploma such as one of the following or an equivalent:
The International English Language Testing System (IELTS) examination (Academic Module with a
minimum of 9.0 for speaking and listening);
The Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE) examination (grade A);
Recognised ICAO Expert Level 6 assessment;
Common European Framework (CEF) level C2 assessment (speaking and listening).
Any certificate/diploma shall be accompanied by proof that language proficiency has been actively
maintained.
Note: The above mentioned qualifications are only applicable to interlocutors whose first language is not English.
All interlocutors of the ICAO ELSA and the EALT (both those with AOE and those with LSE) shall demonstrate
experience and/or proficiency in conducting spoken assessments.
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