Civil Aviation Regulations, 1996 (LI 1617).

Regulation 70 Licensing of Air Traffic Controllers.(1) The Authority shall grant a licence subject to such conditions as it thinks fit to any person to act as an air traffic controller upon its being satisfied that the applicant is a fit person to hold the licence and is qualified by reason of his knowledge, experience, competence, skill, physical and mental fitness to act, and for that purpose the applicant shall furnish such evidence and undergo such examinations and tests (including in particular medical examinations) as the Authority may require of him, except that the Authority shall not grant an air traffic controller's licence which includes a rating to a person under the age of 21 years. (2) Every licence to act as an air traffic controller shall include (a) ratings of one or more of the classes set out in Schedule II to these Regulations specifying the type of air traffic control service which holder of the licence is competent to provide; and (b) a list of the places at which, and the type of radar equipment, if any, with the aid of which he may provide the service. (3) If throughout any period of 90 days, the holder of the licence to control air traffic has not at any time provided at a particular place the type of air traffic control service specified in the rating, the rating shall, without prejudice to the Authority's powers under regulation 62 of these Regulations cease to be valid for that place at the end of that period, and upon the rating ceasing to be valid for a place the holder of the licence shall inform the Authority to that effect and shall forward the licence to the Authority to enable it to be endorsed accordingly. (4) Subject to regulation 65 of these Regulations a licence to act as an air traffic controller shall remain in force for the period indicated in the licence and may be renewed by the Authority from time to time upon its being satisfied that the applicant is a fit person and is still qualified to so act. (5) Every applicant for and holder of an air traffic controller's licence shall upon such occasions as the Authority may require (a) submit himself to medical examinations by a person approved by the Authority either generally or in a particular case and that person shall make a report to the Authority in such form as the Authority may require; and (b) submit himself to such examinations and tests and furnish such evidence as to his knowledge, experience, competence and skill, as the Authority may require and such examinations and tests conducted by the Authority or by a person approved by the Authority. (6) On the basis of the medical examination referred to in sub-regulation (5) of this regulation, the Authority or any person approved by it as competent to do so may issue a medical certificate subject to such conditions as it or he thinks fit to the effect that the holder of the licence has been assessed as fit to perform the functions to which the licence relates. The certificate shall, without prejudice to regulation 65 of these Regulations be valid for the period specified in it and shall form part of the licence. (7) The holder of an air traffic controller's licence shall not provide any type of air traffic control service at any such aerodrome or place referred to in regulation 71 of these Regulations unless his licence includes a medical certificate issued and in force under sub-regulation (5) of this regulation.

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