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5.        has worked in 1 or more of the following countries for at least 3 of the 5 years immediately before conducting a flight as a student pilot:
                       1.          United Kingdom;
                       2.         Republic of Ireland;
                       3.       United States of America;
                       4.       New Zealand;
                       5.         Canada – providing that evidence of use of English language in the workplace is available;
                6.          completed at least 1 of the following general English proficiency tests with the minimum grade specified for the test:
                       1.          the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) General or academic training module overall grade of 5.5, with no individual grade in a paper lower than 5;
                       2.         the Test of English for International Communication (TOEIC-Secure Program Public Testing Centre) with grades not less than the following:
                              1.       350 for listening;
                              2.       300 for reading;
                              3.       160 for speaking;
                              4.       140 for writing;
                       3.       the Test of English as a Foreign Language internet-based test (TOEFL IBT) with a grade of not less than 71;
                       4.       the Test of English as a Foreign Language computer-based test (TOEFL CBT) with a Grade of not less than 197;
                       5.         the Test of English as a Foreign Language paper based test (TOEFL PB) with a grade of not less than 530.

AEL Aviation English language proficiency

 1.                     Unit description
This unit describes the minimum aviation English language proficiency required for the following:
 1.        obtaining a flight crew licence, other than a recreational pilot licence;
 2.        authorising a person to operate an aeronautical radio under CASR Part 64;
 3.         obtaining recreational pilot licence endorsements.
A person may be assessed within a range of operational levels according to the standards in Section 2 of Schedule 8.

 1.                     Elements and performance criteria
     1.               AEL.1 – Communicate effectively using English language
         1.         The person is able to communicate effectively in the following areas:
                1.        pronunciation, stress, rhythm and intonation;
                2.        grammatical structures and sentence patterns;
                3.         vocabulary range and accuracy;
                4.        paraphrasing;
                5.        fluency;
                6.          comprehension;
                7.        interactions.

 2.                     Range of variables
        1.        oral and written communication in English;
        2.        in flight or on the ground;
        3.         in situations which include disruptions to communication normally encountered in the flight environment, including background noise levels equipment malfunctions and distractions;
        4.        pre-recorded or actual aeronautical radio transmissions in more than 1 accent used to assess comprehension of basic aviation phraseology.

 3.                     Underpinning knowledge of the following:
        1.        standard phraseology used in aviation communications;
        2.        the structure of the English language sufficient to comprehend written text and be able to maintain general conversation.

 4.                     Evidence required
A report issued by a person authorised to conduct an assessment of aviation English language proficiency that states a minimum ICAO English language proficiency Level 4.