(Part 1: 100 Marks)
Practical Test Regulations and Procedure |
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Practical test will be conducted over a synthetic R/T circuit. Candidates will be required to use phonetic alphabets and general procedure for radio telephony working. Candidates will be required to carry out communications associated with Mobile and/or Base stations. Typical examples of what the candidates are expected to carry out are : Preparation of messages for transmission, Exchange of traffic, Use of priorities requesting direction finding assistance, obtaining meteorological information's position reports, distress, urgency, safety and direction finding procedure. |
Part 2: 100 Marks
Oral Examination: |
| (a) |
Regulations and Procedure: |
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International Telecommunication Convention & Radio
Regulations. |
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General and Aeronautical "q" Code Signals and other
abbreviations as contained in Annex
10 (vol. I & II) of
International Civil Aviation Organization. |
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General radiotelephony communication procedures and
radiotelephony communication procedure for Distress, Urgency and
Direction Finding. |
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Procedures for Distress Communication in Maritime Mobile
Services. |
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Words and figures spellings used in radiotelephony. |
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Licensing requirements of installation and operation of radio
apparatus used in aircraft. |
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Minimum requirement of radio equipment to be carried on
aircraft as prescribed in Annex. 6 of the International Civil
Aviation Organization and Civil Aviation Authority in India. |
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Flight information regions in India and main radio
communication and navigation facilities available together
with principal frequencies to be used for communication and
navigation within India. |
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Meteorological codes, pre-flight briefing services and their
usages. |
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Knowledge of notices to airmen issued by the Civil Aviation
Authorities in India as applicable to the Aeronautical Mobile
and Traffic Control services. |
| (b) |
Radio Principles and
Practice |
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Electrical units such as volt, ampere, ohm and watt; |
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Wavelength, frequency and their relationship. |
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Elementary knowledge of radio frequency propagation, day and
night frequencies, skip distance, ground shadow and its effects on
communication, choice of frequencies to attain maximum efficiency
in handling air/ ground HF communications. |
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General knowledge of systems employed for air/ground
communications including SELCAL operation, intercommunication
and announcing systems of aircraft : elementary knowledge of
radio navigation aids, operation of microphones and
headphones, Squelch, AVC, Volume control, tuning of transmitter,
simplex and duplex operation; advantages and disadvantages of HF
Radio Telephone communication; limitations of range due to
frequency interference etc. |
| Note :- |
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The maximum marks in each Part-1 & Part-2 are 100 and minimum passing marks is 50 in each part. Candidates who do not qualify in part I will be considered failed in the R/T examination. |
| Air R. T. |
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The radio telephony operator's
restricted certificate is issued to the candidates who have given
proof of the knowledge & professional qualification enumerated
in the syllabus. |
| Job Opportunities |
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With the
astounding growth in civil air traffic around the globe, manpower
requirement of airlines is constantly on the increase. Radio
officers is a key-person in the operations department of an airline
and there is a growing need for trained professional in this field.
Total emoluments of pay and allowances for a qualified Radio officer
in the aviation field is very attractive. Candidates after getting
the license from the Ministry of Communication, Govt. of India can
seek employment in the various Indian and Foreign airlines as an
aircrew and also for ground duties. The director of our training
centre has excellent contacts with various air companies and their
recruiting agencies in the country. This is only a training
institute and does give placement assistance, however the job
opportunities are excellent. A list of all license holders is
maintained at our office and they will be intimated about the
vacancies as and when arises. There is an acute shortage of Radio
officers (aeronautical) in the country and abroad. The present
practice is that the international and airlines in India directly
recruit Radio officers immediately after passing the requisite
examinations. |
| Some of the organizations who provide
placement are appended below |
| (1) |
Jet Airways |
| (2) |
Indigo Airlines |
| (3) |
MDLR. Airlines |
| (4) |
Air Deccan |
| (5) |
Kingfisher Airlines |
| (6) |
Air India |
| (7) |
Spice Air |
| (8) |
British Airways |
| (9) |
Lufthansa Airlines |
| Many other foreign companies are also recruiting
qualified communication officer's (Aeronautical.) |
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