| NAME OF TEST | ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY TEST FOR PILOTS (ELPTP) |
| AIMS OF TEST | 1. To gauge listening and speaking competency in English among pilots 2. To meet ICAO language proficiency requirements for pilot licensing (Doc 9835 AN/453 – Second Edition 2010, Civil Aviation Directives (CAD) 1 – Pilot Licensing, and Civil Aviation Directives (CAD) 1007 – English Language Proficiency Testing) |
| TEST STRUCTURE | The ELPTP is a 4-part listening and speaking test. It covers routine and non-routine aviation-related communication. Each part tests different constructs in the area of aviation-related experience, and together provide the language output of test candidates for holistic empirical assessment based on identified benchmarks. |
| Part 1: General Description of Self Part 2: Talking about the Job Part 3: Radio Telephony Communication Part 4: Listening and Responding for Main Ideas and Meaning | |
| DURATION OF TEST | 40 minutes |
| NUMBER OF ASSESSORS | Two per test session |