ICAO Speaking Section

The ICAO Speaking Section evaluates your ability to communicate clearly in aviation situations. You must describe pictures, explain problems, discuss scenarios and talk about experience. The focus is on clarity, fluency, pronunciation and operational communication.

What is the ICAO Speaking Section?

In the ICAO speaking section, you must communicate in aviation-related situations. The examiner evaluates how well you describe, explain, clarify and respond using clear operational English.

Part 1 — General Aviation Questions

The first part usually includes general questions about aviation experience, aircraft, routes and operations. The examiner checks your ability to speak naturally.

Part 2 — Picture Description

You are shown a picture and must describe what you see clearly and logically. This may include weather, runway situations, aircraft activity or technical problems.

Part 3 — Incident Explanation

You may be given an aviation situation and asked to explain the problem and what should happen. The focus is on operational communication and decision-making.

Part 4 — Scenario Discussion

In this part, you must discuss a situation and explain actions. The examiner checks interaction, reasoning and operational language.

Part 5 — Past Experience

You may be asked to describe a real aviation experience. This tests fluency and ability to explain events clearly.

What the examiner evaluates

How to perform well

Practice the ICAO speaking section

You can practise each speaking task individually using ICAO Picture Description, ICAO Incident Description, ICAO Scenario Explanation and ICAO Past Experience Practice. You can also complete full simulations using ICAO Practice Tests.