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This Subpart prescribes rules governing—
(1) the issue of flight service operator licences; and
(2) the privileges and limitations of those licences.
(a) To be eligible for a flight service operator licence a person must—
(1) hold a current flight service trainee licence issued under this Part; and
(2) have at least 2 months experience exercising the privileges of the flight service trainee licence; and
(3) have at least 10 hours experience on the flight deck of an aircraft; and
(4) have passed examinations relevant to the duties of a flight service operator, in the following subject areas:
(i) Air traffic service general knowledge: Air traffic service provided within New Zealand; and
(ii) Operational procedures: Radiotelephone procedures; phraseology; telecommunication network; and
(iii) Air Law: Rules and regulations; and
(iv) Human factors: Human performance and limitations with emphasis on cognitive maps, the role of imagery in their work, fatigue, workload stressors in ATC operations, equipment and workspace design, and key issues in human communication; and
(v) Telecommunication equipment: Principles, use and limitations of telecommunications equipment in an aeronautical station; and
(5) have met the training and assessment requirements of at least one flight service operator rating issued under Subpart H; and
(6) have demonstrated to the holder of an air traffic service examiner rating the ability to perform competently the duties of a flight service operator, including—
(i) operating the telecommunication equipment in use at the unit for which the rating is sought; and
(ii) transmitting and receiving radiotelephony messages with efficiency and accuracy.
(b) The examinations required to be passed by paragraph (a)(4) must be conducted by—
(1) the holder of an air traffic service organisation certificate issued under Part 172, where the certificate authorises the holder to conduct those examinations; or
(2) the holder of an aviation training organisation certificate issued under Part 141, where the certificate authorises the holder to conduct those examinations.
(c) A person who holds a current aeronautical station operator licence issued under the Civil Aviation Regulations 1953 is deemed to meet the eligibility requirements of paragraph (a).
(a) Subject to paragraph (b), a flight service operator licence authorises the holder to exercise the privileges of—
(1) an aeronautical station operator licence issued under the Civil Aviation Regulations 1953; and
(2) a flight service trainee licence; and
(3) any current flight service operator ratings and validations held.
(b) Before exercising the privileges of the licence, the holder must be familiar with all relevant and current information regarding the types of equipment and operating procedures used at the aeronautical station for which the licence holder holds a validated rating.
