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104     Air Regulations, 1938

CONDITIONS OF ISSUE OF AIRPORT TRAFFIC CONTROL OFFICER'S CERTIFICATE 

1. The minimum age for applicants for this Certificate shall be 22 years. 

2. The applicant shall be able to read, write, and understand the English language, shall be able to speak the English language without accent or impediment of speech which would interfere with intelligible two-way radio conversation, and shall be a high school graduate or its equivalent. 

3. The applicant shall possess an appropriate valid radio licence issued by the Department of Transport. 

4. The applicant must have had at least three years' experience in aviation. 

5. The applicant must have completed a practical course in Airport Traffic Control, satisfactory to the Department of Transport, and of not less than six months' duration. 

6. Certificates will be issued only after satisfactory examinations and tests on the following subjects:-

 (a) Air Regulations. 
 (b) Airline Operation and Procedure. 
 (c) Aircraft Equipment. 
 (d) Airport Equipment. 
 (e) Radio Frequencies and Procedure. 
 (f) Aviation Meteorology and Weather Sequences. 
 (g) Signalling [[signaling]] by Radio, Lamp, etc. 
 (h) Traffic Rules. 
 (i) R.C.A.F Regulations and Procedures. 

7. Certificates to Airport Traffic Control Officers will only be issued after a satisfactory medical examination by a medical examiner authorized by the Department of Transport which places the applicant in category "A.2" or better. 

8. Certificates will be valid only for those airports at which the applicant has proved his efficiency. 

9. Certificates remain valid only if:- 

(a) The holder passes a satisfactory medical examination every twelve months and after any serious accident or illness.
 
(b) The holder has been employed as an Airport Traffic Control Officer at that airport within the last six months.