What happens in the ICAO English test?
The assessor will be looking at your language skill in 6 separate areas as mandated by ICAO. These are Structure, Pronunciation, Vocabulary, Comprehension, Fluency and Interaction. English courses available in mainstream language centres in Hong Kong rarely provide sufficient practice in these core areas as they are designed for a more regular function. This is typically academic study eg IELTS or TOEFL, or alternatively for general or business English eg BULATS. Mainstream English schools lack the expertise to train learners to meet the requirements of the ICAO Aviation English test and can only provide a very general English course. As the environment is very mixed the learner in such an environment will often pick up “Chinglish” errors as a result. Furthermore the timetable and length of the course make it very difficult for CPP candidates to learn English well. To pass the CX ICAO test you will need to score level 5 in each of these areas, though candidates that were told to reach
