Holders of the Radio Operator's Certificate of Competence may only exercise the privileges in the category approved on their ROCC certificate issued by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA).
The privileges contained on the ROCC certificate are not transferrable or interchangeable between ROCC categories. Each ROCC category is separate, and a specific ROCC certificate must be held for each ROCC category required.
ROCC certificates issued as a result of a successful completion of ROCC examinations are restricted to use in United Kingdom airspace and territorial waters, or elsewhere when operating from a United Kingdom registered merchant vessel or an offshore installation within the meaning of Article 17 and Article 202 of the Air Navigation Order 2016; if used outside these parameters, the certificate requires validating by the relevant regulatory authority.
ROCC holders are required to be in possession of their ROCC when exercising the privileges of the certificate and ROCC certificates must be available for appropriate CAA inspections upon request.
ROCC holders are reminder of their responsibility for ensuring that their certificate contact details remain correct and up to date any changes are required to be notified to the CAA on form SRG1411E: Application for the Notification of a Change to Personal Details to an ATCO or FISO licence or Radio Operator Certificate of Competence.
ROCC holders are reminder of their responsibility for ensuring that they remain up to date with all associated published documentation.
Applying for a revalidation prior to expiry remains the responsibility of the certificate holder. If this has expired, holders must not exercise the privileges until it has been renewed and re-issued.
ROCC Certificate validity
The ROCC is not valid unless:
- It has been signed by the holder in ink and
- The holder of an ROCC may not exercise the privileges of the certificate operating an aeronautical radio station unless the certificate has been signed by the Wireless Telegraphy Act (WTA) Aeronautical Licensee.
Wireless Telegraphy Act (WTA) Aeronautical licence holder is responsible for certifying that they are satisfied that the holder of the certificate is familiar with the terms and conditions of the wireless telegraphy licence issued under the Wireless Telegraphy Act (WTA) 2006 for the aeronautical radio station and has been informed of any relevant operational information concerning the types of equipment and operating procedures for the station.
Regulatory Requirements
Applicants must ensure that they have not been subject to any sanctions, including the suspension, limitation or revocation of any of their licences, ratings or certificates, for non-compliance with the Basic Regulation and its Implementing Rules during the last 3 years.
The CAA is under an obligation to be satisfied, on a continuing basis, of the fitness of character of individuals and post holders which it licenses or approves in accordance with applicable legislation. Legislation does not specify how an individual or post holder will be expected to satisfy the CAA. Therefore, the CAA has discretion in relation to how fitness of character is assessed.
The CAA must consider options for any regulatory intervention when available information indicates that a person may no longer have the fitness of character appropriate to the privileges of their licence, certificate or authorisation.
The powers to intervene in these sorts of cases are discretionary, and therefore the CAA cannot set out the specific action to be taken in every circumstance. Instead, each case will be judged on its own merits. As a public body, the CAA must act clearly and consistently as and when it reviews individual behaviours with the information available to us at the time. Accordingly, it is appropriate to have a policy framework and guidance in place to set out how the CAA will approach the assessment of such cases. Additional information can be found on the CAA website.
Review of requirements
The CAA has a duty to review those areas within its regulatory oversight remit periodically, this review captures all required updates in accordance with regulatory requirements, including the introduction of ELP and assessments of competence for certificate holders to align with the other certificate and licensing processes, this review remains ongoing.
Should the CAA consider it is appropriate to make any regulatory change, all such proposed changes would be consulted with industry prior to any changes in legislation, with sufficient time to allow for changes to be implemented.
All timescales indicated in CAP2192 are provided as a guidance only, further details of any proposed changes will be published in due course on the CAA website and notified via Skywise.