Article 143 Prohibition of unlicensed air traffic controllers and student air traffic controllersI1
United Kingdom
A person must not act as an air traffic controller or offer, whether by use of a radio call sign or in any other way, to act as a person who may so act unless such person is the holder of, and complies with the privileges and conditions of—
a valid student air traffic controller’s licence granted under this Order and under supervision in accordance with article 144(5);
an appropriate valid air traffic controller’s licence granted under this Order; or
a valid air traffic controller’s licence so granted which is not appropriate but under supervision as though the person was the holder of a student air traffic controller’s licence.
Nothing in this article prohibits the holder of a valid air traffic controller’s licence from providing at any place, or for any sector for which the licence includes a valid certificate of competence, information to aircraft in flight in the interests of safety.
A licence is not required by any person who acts in the course of his or her duty as a member of any of Her Majesty’s naval, military or air forces or as a member of a visiting force F1or when providing an air traffic control service at a military aerodrome.
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Textual amendments
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Words in art. 143(3) inserted (22.7.2021) by The Air Navigation (Overseas Territories) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/755), arts. 1(1), 16(1)