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Radio

apparatus rating.

Privileges

atlaching to licence.

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dominions or employed in the service of the Crown for five of the preceding eight years, or who has in some other way satisfactorily demonstrated his close connexion with the British Commonwealth;

(i) satisfy the requirements in respect of technical com-

petency specified in regulation 28;

(iii) in the case of an applicant for a first class flight radio- telegraphy operator's licence (temporary) or a fight radio- telegraphy operator's licence, pass a medical examination in accordance with regulations 30 to 35 1

(iv) in the case of an applicant for a first class flight radio- telegraphy operator's licence, produce evidence of radio experience in accordance with regulation 36; and

(v) give a written undertaking to preserve the secrecy of

correspondence.

26. The aircraft radio apparatus for the operation of which a flight radio operator's licence is valid shall be as specified in the certificate of competency.

27. (1) A flight radiotelephony operator's restricted licence entitles the holder to operate, in accordance with the terms of the licence, radiotelephony apparatus on board any aircraft :

Provided that-

(1) the power delivered to the aerial by the transmitter in the

absence of modulation does not exceed 50 watts; or

(ii) the power delivered to the aerial by the transmitter in the absence of modulation does not exceed 250 watts, and

(a) the operation of the transmitter requires only the use

of simple external switching devices;

(b) frequencies cannot be adjusted manually by the

operator; and

(c) the stability of the frequencies must be maintained

automatically by the transmitter.

(2) A general flight radiotelephony operator's licence entitles the holder to operate, in accordance with the terms of the licence, radiotelephony apparatus on board any aircraft,

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(3) A Girst class flight radiotelegraphy operator's licence (temporary) entitles the holder to operate, in accordance with the terms of the licence, radiotelegraphy or radiotelephony apparatus on board any aircraft but only under the supervision of a person who is the holder of a first class flight radiotelegraphy operator's licence.

(4) A first class fight radiotelegraphy operator's licence entitles the holder to operate, in accordance with the terms of the licence, radio apparatus on board any aircraft.

28. (1) General Flight Radiotelephony Operator · The Technical applicant shall be required to satisfy the Director, by examination petency, or otherwise, of his technical competency in the following

malters—

(e) knowledge of the elementary principles of radio-

telephony;

(b) detailed knowledge of the practical operation and

adjustment of radiotelephone apparatus;

(c) ability to send correctly and to receive correctly messages

by radiotelephony:

(d) 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.

(2) Restricted Flight Radiotelephony Operator - The applicant shall be required to satisfy the Director, by examination or otherwise, of his competency in the following matters-

(a) practical knowledge of radiotelephony operation and

procedure;

(b) ability to send correctly and to receive correctly messages

by radiotelephony; and