Article 98 Licensing of flight information service officers

Subject to sub-paragraph (b), the CAA shall grant a licence subject to such conditions as it thinks fit to any person to act as a flight information service officer 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 and physical and mental fitness so to act, and for that purpose the applicant shall furnish such evidence and undergo such examinations and tests and undertake such courses of training as the CAA may require of him.

The CAA shall not grant such a licence to any person under the age of 18 years.

Subject to article 81 of this Order, a licence to act as a flight information service officer shall remain in force for the period indicated in the licence and may be renewed by the CAA from time to time, upon being satisfied that the applicant is a fit person and is qualified as aforesaid.

If no period is indicated in the licence it shall remain in force, subject as aforesaid, for the lifetime of the holder.

The holder of a flight information service officer’s licence shall not be entitled to provide a flight information service at an aerodrome or area control centre unless that aerodrome or area control centre has been specified in the licence by a person authorised by the CAA for the purpose and the licence has been validated in respect of that aerodrome or area control centre by a person authorised for the purpose by the CAA.

If, throughout any period of 90 days the holder of the licence has not at any time provided such a service at a particular aerodrome or area control centre, the licence shall cease to be valid for that aerodrome or area control centre at the end of that period until the licence has been revalidated in respect of that aerodrome or area control centre by a person authorised by the CAA for the purpose.