Section Y
Flight Radio Telephone Operator’s Licence
1. Requirements for issue of licence— An applicant for a Flight Radio Telephone Operator’s Licence shall satisfy the following requirements :
(a) Age— He shall be not
less than eighteen years of age on the date of application;
(b) Educational
Qualification— He shall have passed class ten plus two with Physics and
Mathematics or its equivalent examination from a recognised Board/University.
(c) Medical Fitness— He
shall produce on a prescribed proforma a certificate of physical fitness from
either an approved medical practitioner or an approved medical Board after
undergoing a medical examination during which he shall have established his
medical fitness on the basis of compliance with the requirements as notified by
the Director-General under Rule 39B;
(d) Knowledge/Technical
Qualifications— He shall produce a valid Radio Telephone Operator’s (Restricted
or General) Certificate endorsed for Aeromobile Service issued or recognised by
the Central Government under the Indian Wireless Telegraphy Rules, 1954;
(e) Other Requirements—
He may be required to pass, at the discretion of the Director-General, a test
to establish his knowledge of the current aeromobile radio-telephone operating
practices and procedures, standards and recommended practices pertaining to air
traffic control communication as promulgated by the Director- General from time
to time;
(f) He shall produce
satisfactory evidence of having completed not less than two months of
satisfactory experience as a Flight Radio Telephone Operator and obtained
experience of at least ten hours during the proceedings twelve months in an aircraft
equipped with radio apparatus in accordance with Rule 63 :
Provided that an applicant who has not had the experience as required above may be granted a provisional licence for a period not exceeding one year in order to enable him to obtain the necessary experience :
Provided further that an applicant who is licensed flight crew will not be required to produce evidence of experience.
(g) Skill— He may, if so necessary, be subjected to a flight check as provided under Rule 12(3) of the Indian wireless Telegraphy Rules, 1954, to establish his competency as a Flight Radio Telephone Operator.
2. Validity — The licence shall be valid for a
period as specified in Rule 39C.
3.
Renewal— A licence shall be renewed
on production of satisfactory evidence of—
(a) having undergone a medical examination in
accordance with clause (c) of paragraph 1;
(b) having a current Radio Telephone Operator’s
(Restricted or General) Certificate (Aeromobile Service) issued or recognised
by the Central Government under the Indian Wireless Telegraphy Rules, 1954.
4.
Privileges— Subject to the
endorsements in the licence, the privileges of the holder of a Flight Radio
Telephone Operator’s Licence shall be to act as a Flight Radio Telephone
Operator on any aircraft equipped with radio apparatus in accordance with Rule
63 including radio apparatus which communicates by radio telephony, except that
the holder of a provisional licence shall, at all times, operate under the
supervision of a person holding a Flight Radio Telephone Operator’s Licence.