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(c) knowledge of the Radio Regulations annexed to the International Telecommunication Convention applying to radiotelephony communications and particularly of that part of those regulations relating to the safety of life, and of the special instructions and operating pro- cedures applying to radiotelephony communications in the radiocommunication service in air navigation, as contained in the handbook "Radiotelephony Procedure? (C.A.P. 46) published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office.

(3) First Class Flight Radiotelegraphy Operator (Tem- porary)-The applicant shall be required to satisfy the Director, by examination or otherwise, of his rechnical competency in the following matters→→→

() theoretical and practical knowledge of the general principles of electricity, of the theory of radio in relation to the sending and receiving of morse and spoken mes- sages and air navigation and of the adjustment of and practical working of the principal radio apparatus used in aircraft stations including apparatus for direction finding and the taking of direction finding bearings; (b) theoretical and practical knowledge of the accessory apparatus, such as motor-generators, accumulators, etc., used in the operation and adjustment of the apparatus specified in (a) of this paragraph;

(c) practical knowledge necessary to effect during flight with the means available on board, the repair of damage which may occur to the radio apparatus ;

(d) ability to send correctly and to receive correctly by ear, code groups (mixed lettters, figures and punctuation marks) at a speed of 20 groups per minute, and of a plain language passage in English at a speed of 25 words per minute. Each code group must comprise five characters, each figure or punctuation mark counting as two characters. The passage in plain language must average five characters to the word. The duration of each test of sending and receiving will as a rule be five minutes;

(e) ability to transmit correctly and to receive correctly tele-

phonic communications;

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( knowledge of the Radio Regulations annexed to the International Telecommunication Convention applying to radiocommunications and particularly of that part of those regulations relating to the safety of life; knowledge of the documents relating to charges for radiotelegraphy communications"; knowledge of the special instructions and operating procedures applying to the radio- communication service in air navigation, as contained in Chapters III, IV, IX, XI, XVI to XX inclusive and XXIII to XXVIII inclusive, of the "Civil Aviation Communications Handbook";

(g) knowledge of the general geography of the world, of the principal air navigation routes, and of the most important telecommunication routes.

(4) First Class Flight Radiotelegraphy Operator - The applicant must be the holder of a first class flight radiotelegraphy operator's licence (temporary).

(5) Certificate of Competency-A certificate of competency will be issued to an applicant who satisfies the Director as to his technical competency in the foregoing matters.

(6) Extension of Radio Apparatus Raling-An applicant may be examined in special radiocommunication or radio naviga- tion systems not covered by the basic examination and, if success- ful, an appropriate entry will be made in the certificate of competency. For the purpose of obtaining such an entry in respect of particular radio navigation systems an applicant may be required to satisfy the Director that he has an elementary knowledge of air navigation.

amination.

29. Syllabuses and particulars of the examination referred to Syllabuses in regulation 28 are published in the handbook entitled "Flight of ex- Radio Operators Licences" (C.A.P. go), as from time to time amended, obtainable from the Director.

ments.

30. (a) A person applying for the grant or renewal of a Medical first class flight radiotelegraphy operator's licence (temporary) require or a first class flight radiotelegraphy operator's licence shall be required to undergo a medical examination to ascertain whether

*This knowledge is required only in the case of operators handling public correspondence.