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This Subpart prescribes rules governing the issue of flight radiotelephone operator ratings and the privileges and limitations of those ratings.
To be eligible for a flight radiotelephone operator rating issued under this Part a person must—
(1) hold a current cadet flight engineer licence; and
(2) have passed a written examination, or its equivalent, that is acceptable to the Director, in aeronautical radiotelephone practices and procedures; and
(3) have demonstrated to the holder of a flight engineer instructor rating or flight instructor rating—
(i) correct manipulation and adjustment of the controls of an aeronautical radiotelephone transceiver; and
(ii) the ability to transmit and receive spoken messages competently and in accordance with the procedures listed in the AIPNZ.
(a) When the holder of a flight engineer instructor rating or flight instructor rating is satisfied that the requirements of rule 63.203 for a flight radiotelephone operator rating have been complied with, the instructor may issue the rating by entering in the flight engineer’s logbook the name, number of licence and rating, and signature of the instructor; and date of issue of the rating, under the following statement:
This is to certify that [name of flight engineer] has satisfied the requirements of Civil Aviation Rules Part 63 for a flight radiotelephone operator rating.
(b) Upon application to the Director and payment of the applicable fee, the holder of a flight radiotelephone operator rating may, in addition, have the rating endorsed on their cadet flight engineer licence or flight engineer licence.
A flight radiotelephone operator rating authorises the holder to operate, in accordance with the Radiocommunications (Radio) Regulations 1993, the radiotelephone of any aircraft, aeronautical station, or mobile surface station that operates on frequencies allocated to the aeronautical mobile service where the transmitter—
(1) requires only the use of simple external controls; and
(2) automatically maintains the stability of the radiated frequencies.
