17Condition — qualifications

17 Condition – qualifications

(1) A person must not operate a limited coast assigned system station unless the person: (a) if the station is operated on a medium frequency or high frequency – either: (i) holds a certificate of proficiency specified in subsection (2), or (ii) operates the station under the supervision of such a person; (b) if the station is operated on a very high frequency or an ultra high frequency – either: (i) holds a certificate of proficiency specified in subsection (2) or (3), or (ii) operates the station under the supervision of such a person. (2) For the purposes of paragraphs (1)(a) and (b), the following certificates of proficiency are specified: (a) Restricted Radiotelephone Operator Certificate of Proficiency; (b) Marine Radio Operator Certificate of Proficiency; (c) Long Range Operator Certificate of Proficiency. (3) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(b), the following certificates of proficiency are specified: (a) Marine Radio Operator VHF Certificate of Proficiency; (b) Short Range Operator Certificate of Proficiency.

Note: For subsections (2) and (3), certificates of proficiency are issued under section 121 of the Act. Some of the certificates of proficiency mentioned in the subsections may no longer be issued. More information about certificates of proficiency is available, free of charge, from the ACMA’s website at www.acma.gov.au.

(4) In this section, a person operates a station under the supervision of another person only if the other person is at the location of the station when the station is operated.