EASA IR English exam ais required for everybody who flies IFR.
EASA IR English exam is required by the FCL.055(d). A pilot needs to be a holder of IR English in order to get the Instrument Rating to be endorsed into the licence. Flight examiner simulates communication between the pilot and the ATC and giving you the score in the real time. IR English exam can be specifically useful for flight schools providing flight training for instrument rating. The flight examiner takes on the role of an ATC, and the applicant takes on the role of an IFR pilot. This is to make sure the applicant is able to use English during IFR flight.
As a part of the IR English exam, the examiner focuses mainly on applicant's ability to respond to the all normal and abnormal situations including the pre-flight preparation, briefing, de-briefing and evaluation of the operational and meteorological information.
