Commonwealth of Australia Gazette Notice, Minimum Age for the Issue of a Certificate of Proficiency
AUSTRALIAN COMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY
COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
Australian Communications Authority Act 1997
Radiocommunications Act 1992
NOTICE DECLARING THE MINIMUM AGE FOR THE ISSUE OF A CERTIFICATE OF PROFICIENCY
The Australian Communications Authority (ACA) under section 9 of the Australian Communications Authority Act 1997 and under subsection 122 (2) of the Radiocommunications Act 1992 (‘the Act’), revokes the notice titled ‘Notice Declaring Minimum Age’ gazetted on the 25 August 1999 and declares that the minimum age for the purposes of section 122 of the Act in relation to the class of certificate specified in an item in column 2 of the Schedule is the age specified in Column 3 of the item.
SCHEDULE
Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
Item No. | Certificate of Proficiency | Minimum age in years |
1 | Marine Radio Operator’s Certificate of Proficiency | 16 |
2 | Marine Radio Operator’s VHF Certificate of Proficiency | 16 |
3 | Marine Satellite Communications Certificate of Endorsement | 16 |
4 | Restricted Radiotelephone Operator’s Certificate of Proficiency | 16 |
5 | GMDSS General Operator’s Certificate of Proficiency | 18 |
6 | GMDSS First-Class Radio Electronic Certificate | 18 |
7 | GMDSS | 18 |
[NOTE: This Notice takes effect on 13 September 2000 the day that it was notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette.]
Dated 7 September 2000
A. J. SHAW
Chair
R. HORTON
Deputy Chair
Australian Communications Authority