Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY REGULATIONS 1998 - REG 64.015

Person trained and assessed against Part   61 Manual of Standards

  (1)   A person is eligible for the grant of an aeronautical radio operator certificate if the person:

  (a)   is at least 17; and

  (b)   has received the training mentioned in subregulation   (2) from a person or body mentioned in subregulation   (3); and

  (c)   has been assessed by a person mentioned in subregulation   (4) as meeting the competency standards specified in the Part   61 Manual of Standards for the operation of an aeronautical radio; and

  (d)   has a current aviation English language proficiency assessment.

  (2)   For paragraph   (1)(b), the training is training in the operation of an aeronautical radio to the standards specified in the Part   61 Manual of Standards for the operation of an aeronautical radio.

  (3)   For paragraph   (1)(b), the persons and bodies are the following:

  (a)   a pilot instructor who holds a training endorsement that authorises the instructor to conduct flight training for a pilot licence or flight crew rating;

  (b)   a registered training organisation whose scope of registration covers the training mentioned in subregulation   (2);

  (c)   the holder of an approval under regulation   64.012 for this paragraph.

  (4)   For paragraph   (1)(c), the persons are the following:

  (a)   CASA;

  (b)   a flight examiner;

  (c)   a pilot instructor who holds a training endorsement that authorises the instructor to conduct flight training for a pilot licence or flight crew rating;

  (d)   the holder of an approval under regulation   64.012 for this paragraph.

Holder of equivalent foreign qualification

  (5)   A person is eligible for the grant of an aeronautical radio operator certificate if:

  (a)   the person is at least 17; and

  (b)   the person holds a foreign qualification that is equivalent to:

  (i)   a private pilot licence, commercial pilot licence, multi - crew pilot licence, air transport pilot licence or flight engineer licence; or

  (ii)   a recreational pilot licence with a flight radio endorsement; or

  (iii)   an aeronautical radio operator certificate; and

  (c)   either:

  (i)   the qualification includes a statement to the effect that the person meets an ICAO English language proficiency standard equivalent to the ICAO level 4, 5 or 6 aviation English language proficiency standard specified in the Part   61 Manual of Standards; or

  (ii)   the person has a current aviation English language proficiency assessment.