Language proficiency
 

As I hold a uk JAA ATPL IR which I maintain from overseas, I have been told to be able to add my TRI to it I will need to do an ELP 6 at an approved uk school as the license must be converted to EASA. Also the bureaucrats have said I will need a uk issued part-med class 1 medical.

2 questions....

1. Is my European issued JAA class 1 medical deemed ok for me to fly on my uk JAA license (abroad in Europe) but not good enough to convert to EASA ?

2. Even though I got level 6 ELP with a European ICAO registered company and I'm bloody English, the assholes won't recognise it because it was not done by an English examiner..... So anyone know where I can sit a ground test in the west side of blighty ?

Needless to say I have not lived in the uk for many, many years and this whole farce is going to cost me a pretty penny :{

No wonder I fecking left :ugh:

Hi Griff

This is off the top of my head so happy to be corrected:

From 8th April 2014, your medical records have to be held by the authority that issues the licence - that does not prevent a medical examiner from another EASA state from carrying out the medical but he will have to send the details to UK if that is where your licence is issued.

If you revalidate/renew a type and the test is carried out by a UK TRE with level 6 ELP, he can sign for your language proficiency on the SRG 2138 examiners report form. You may have to tie that test in with applying for an EASA licence.

Cheers

TeeS

TeeS is correct,

Take a CAA SOLI form to your non-UK AME (available on CAA website), then send results and form etc. to UK so they have a copy (must be in English or translated). medical records must be held where you want the licence issued.

If near Spain call or PM me regarding Level 6 ICAO. You may also need to complete SRG 1199 English Proficiency if changing from JAA to EASA.

Cheers Jonny

Griffo,

If you need ELP 6 drop me a pm and I will put you in touch with an examiner in the UK who may be prepared to do a Skype interview for you at a very reasonable price.

I was in the same situation as you and they stepped in and did it for me and I now have the EASA licence.

Good luck

CC