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Chapter 10: Eligibility for Grant of a Flight Service Licence
Section 10.1: General
10.1.1 Eligibility components
10.1.1.1 The cardinal requirements of eligibility for grant of a Flight Service Licence are that an individual must:
(a) hold a Class 3 medical certificate;
(b) pass both theory and practical (field) components of a training course;
(c) pass Rating and Endorsement examinations;
(d) meet Endorsement competency standards in a formal assessment;
(e) meet language proficiency requirements.
10.1.2 Medical Certificate
10.1.2.1 Where a condition is placed on or recorded against a Class 3 medical certificate in accordance with CASR Part 6, the holder’s Flight Service Licence is to be annotated to reflect that condition.
10.1.3 Training Course
10.1.3.1 The candidate must have completed and passed the agreed course of training. Specific learning outcomes for the training course, for both knowledge and skills, are to be defined by the service provider, subject to endorsement by CASA.
10.1.4 Rating Examinations
10.1.4.1 A candidate for a rating to be annotated in a Flight Service Licence shall pass a written examination initially, and thence annually, in the subjects appropriate to the rating. These examinations must be administered by CASA, a Certified ATS Training Organisation or an ATS Certificate holder as appropriate.
10.1.4.2 The overall pass standard must be 100 percent.
10.1.4.3 The minimum acceptable initial response for each group of questions must be 80 percent.
10.1.4.4 An average of 80 percent over the whole examination, including any questions failed, shall not in itself be an acceptable initial response.
10.1.4.5 Failure to obtain at least 80 percent for each group of questions shall necessitate supplementary written examination.
10.1.4.6 Where 80 percent or greater, but less than 100 percent is attained for any group of questions, the examinee must provide additional correct responses to oral examination to attain the required 100 percent.
10.1.4.7 An initial written rating examination must be conducted under supervision and without reference to any documents, maps, charts, or other material except where specified and required for individual questions — that is, it must be a ‘closed book’ examination. The minimum number of questions pertaining to each rating must be 20.
10.1.5 Endorsement Examinations
10.1.5.1 A candidate for an endorsement to be annotated under a rating in a Flight Service Licence shall pass a written examination initially, and subsequently, annually, in the subject matter specific to the particular endorsement. These examinations must be administered by CASA or the ATS Certificate holder.
10.1.5.2 The overall pass standard must be 100 percent.
10.1.5.3 The minimum acceptable initial response for each group of questions must be 80 percent.
10.1.5.4 An average of 80 percent over the whole examination, including any questions failed, shall not in itself be an acceptable initial response.
10.1.5.5 Failure to obtain at least 80 percent for each group of questions shall necessitate supplementary written examination.
10.1.5.6 Where 80 percent or greater, but less than 100 percent is attained for any group of questions, the examinee must provide additional correct responses to oral examination to attain the required 100 percent.
10.1.5.7 The initial written endorsement examination must be conducted under supervision and without reference to any documents, maps, charts, or other material except where specified and required for individual questions — i.e. it must be a ‘closed book’ examination. The minimum number of questions pertaining to each endorsement must be 20, except that where examinations for more than one endorsement are conducted concurrently, the minimum number of questions per endorsement must be 10. Where the number of endorsements being examined exceeds 5, the minimum number of questions must be 50 apportioned equally over each endorsement.
10.1.6 English Language Proficiency
10.1.6.1 A candidate for a flight service licence must have a current aviation English language proficiency (Part 65) assessment.
Note:
Note: See Chapter 13.
10.1.7 Flight Service Competencies
10.1.7.1 The candidate must have demonstrated the required practical skills against the flight service competencies determined by the ATS Certificate holder.