ICAO Language Check by Julia

ICAO Language Check by Julia offers language proficiency checks for people who work in aviation. The checks follow ICAO Doc 9835 and can be taken in German or English. They cover levels 4, 5 and 6, which the site calls operational, extended and expert. The website is written in German.

Candidates can sit the check on site or online from home. The service covers first checks and renewal checks. The certificate is usually issued within a few days. The site says this is three to five working days after payment arrives.

The site names several groups of candidates. These include glider pilots who need a certificate for Namibia, medical staff on air ambulance flights, and people who work in airport operations, dispatch or aircraft maintenance. Sample questions are shown for ATPL-A, CPL-A and PPL-A pilots, helicopter pilots, student pilots and glider pilots.

The service says the check follows ICAO and EASA rules and is accepted in all EASA states. It has a topic-based interview between pilots, followed by a computer-based test. It is not a knowledge test. It rates speaking and listening, and two examiners score each test on their own.

The process starts with a talk by phone or email. Before the test, Julia explains the steps and the candidate gets a briefing. The first part is a ten minute interview. The candidate needs a computer with a microphone and speakers, a stable internet link, pen and paper. Julia also provides language training and radio telephony training for the BZF I and BZF II licences. Test dates can be booked through the site, or by calling 0049 7454 878 18 31.