7.3 Roles and Responsibilities
7.3.1 Unit ATC Examiners
7.3.1.1 Unit ATC examiners shall be responsible for determining if controllers they are examining are competent or not competent to exercise the privileges of their ATC licences on particular sectors or operational positions at that unit.
Unit ATC examiners shall ensure that controllers whose competence they are examining towards the issue of a unit endorsement:
a) hold a current air traffic controller licence;
b) hold, or have held within the last four years, a valid rating and rating endorsement (if any) in the rating discipline appropriate to the air traffic control service in which the controller will be examined towards the grant of a unit endorsement;
c) hold a current medical certificate of the appropriate class.
7.3.1.2 Before a candidate undertakes a rating examination, the Unit ATC examiner must ensure that the candidate:
a) holds a valid air traffic controller licence; b) has successfully completed a UTP;
c) has successfully completed TRUCE training and, where appropriate, been assessed as competent to handle unusual circumstances and aircraft in emergency;
d) has been recommended by the OJTI or assessor as being at an appropriate level of competence to be successful at the examination;
e) holds a medical certificate of the appropriate class.
7.3.2 Providers of Air Traffic Services
Providers of air traffic services at units where they are responsible for the provision of air traffic control services must have processes, procedures and competent personnel to ensure that:
a) a candidate for a unit endorsement examination:
i) has exercised, within the last four years, the privileges of the rating and rating endorsement (if any) appropriate to the air traffic control service to be provided;
ii) holds a valid air traffic controller licence;
iii) has successfully completed the UTP and been recommended by an OJTI or assessor as being at an appropriate level of competence to be successful at the examination;
iv) has successfully completed TRUCE training and been assessed as competent to handle unusual circumstances and aircraft in emergency;
b) training records are complete and available for scrutiny by the examiner;
c) in the case where an Inspector of ATS conducts the examination, there is a suitably qualified OJTI available to supervise the candidate and take responsibility for the safety of the air traffic control service being provided during the examination;
d) where a unit ATC examiner is to conduct the examination, that authorisation is sought from the appropriate ATSD Regional Manager;
e) the appropriate ATSD Regional Manager is advised of the requirement for a unit endorsement examination, giving a minimum of 30 days notice and stating the planned number of hours for the candidate to complete the UTP.
NOTE: With reference to e) above the ATSD Regional Manager should be contacted if it is not possible to give the required 30 days’ notice.
7.4 Failing a Unit Endorsement Examination
A candidate failing a unit endorsement shall not be permitted to retake the
examination until a period of at least 30 days has elapsed.
The appropriate ATSD Regional Manager shall agree the minimum period of additional
training required, in consultation with the ATS provider.
A candidate who fails a unit endorsement may, at the discretion of the ATSD Regional
Manager, be required to:
a) take both the practical and the oral element at further attempts at the examination;
or b) only that element of the examination failed at the previous attempt. 中国航空网 www.aero.cn 航空翻译 www.aviation.cn 本文链接地址：CAP 744 Air Traffic Controllers – Licensing(29)
