FCL055 – english exam

Statistics

Au 3 août 2018, les statistiques du FCL055 sont toujours en cours de mises à jour. Formulaires et autres documents sur écologique-solidaire.gouv.

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* : dont 934 FCL055D, incluant 471 en échec, 372 lvl4, 88 lvl5 et 3 lvl6.
_Graphique établis à partir des résultats obtenus dans les centres DGAC et les centres privés “LPO” (examen IFR uniquement).

Regulation

The rules established in the “Aircrew” UE n°1178/2011 ‘modified’ are enforced in France since april 8th 2013.
Among other matters, it defines criteria relative to pilots’ linguistic proficiency (cf § PART-FCL.055 and AMC FCL.055) which are the same ‘JAR-FCL’-wise.

Rules thus enforced are completed by the arrêté du 3 avril 2013“, which is relative to the test organisation of said proficiency for airplane, helicopter and aerodyne pilots. It specifies the set up in France.

Starting april 8th 2013, the english proficiency exam (FCL1.200) becomes the FCL.055 D whereas the FCL1.028 IFR and FCL1.028 VFR become respectively FCL.055 IFR and FCL.055 VFR.

• * : niveau 6 uniquement centre DGAC de Paris
• **Possibilité de proroger le niveau 4 en séance d’entrainement au simulateur au sein d’un LPO (1 fois sur 2 prorogations)
• Les pilotes d’hélicoptère peuvent demander avant le début des épreuves une situation inhabituelle adaptée à leur activité

As regulatory rules automatically recognize titles and qualifications that cope with the JAR-FCL, both FCL1.200 and FCL1.028 remain valid passing april 8th 2013 in the extent of their time span limit.

FCL055 proficiencies are common to every aircraft category, however, helicopter pilots can ask for a “situation inhabituelle” adapted to their activity before the exam.

• level 4 valid 4 years
• level 5 valid 6 years
• level 6 valid all life long

Candidates shall anticipate their level prorogation at best 12 months before their deadline without losing the benefit of their current proficiency validity.

In case of failure, current proficiency validity is not at stake.

Best of luck to us all!

Useful links:

• Live ATC
• English ATIS
• Radiotelephony manual