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Effective 5 March 2008, ICAO Annex 1 (Personnel Licensing) standards required all pilots operating internationally to have an airman certificate with endorsement of English language proficiency (ELP). While many States (countries) complied with the ICAO implementation date, ICAO allowed delays up to three years for countries notifying the organization of intended delays.

The FAA filed a notification of delayed implementation. FAA airman certificates must have the ELP endorsement no later than 5 March 2009.

However, in order to comply with foreign regulations that implemented the ELP requirement on the original 5 March 2008 date, most FAA licensed pilots operating internationally have already secured new certificates with the ELP endorsement.

Those pilots that have not yet received new certificates with the “English Proficient” endorsement are urged to do so immediately.

To obtain a replacement certificate with the “English Proficient” endorsement, airman certificate holders should submit an on-line request through the FAA Web site

http://www.faa.gov/licenses_certificates/airmen_certification/english_proficiency/