Standard Licence Documentation
The Standard Licence Syllabus
The Amateur Licence (amateur standard station) [the Standard Amateur Licence] may be obtained by persons holding the Amateur Operator’s Certificate of Proficiency (Standard) (AOCP( S)). The Standard Amateur Licence is applicable for persons having an intermediate knowledge of radiocommunications at the hobby level. The syllabus and related examination for the AOCP( S) correspondingly reflects the level of knowledge, skills and experience required to safely assemble a Standard Amateur station and to operate it safely without interference to other users and services. This syllabus assumes that persons contesting the AOCP( S) examination are also familiar with the subject material in the syllabus applicable to the Amateur Operator’s Certificate of Proficiency (Foundation).
The Standard Licence Assessment Procedure
The Assessment is the formal process of gathering evidence and making a judgement
about a person's ability to perform activities to the specified standards.
The standards are defined, in the case of amateur radio, in the syllabus document;
therefore the standards become the basis of learning for amateur radio. This
proposed framework outlines an assessment system that has been developed to
effectively provide the following:
- Consistent and accurate information about a person’s competency in
relation to amateur radio
- Feedback, allowing both formal and informal courses and other learning approaches
to be evaluated and improved to ensure that they are appropriate
- A method of identifying competency for safety purposes
- The basis for learning needs analysis to ensure that appropriate learning
opportunities are offered
- A method for people to be given fair recognition for the skills and knowledge
that they possess information which will contribute to the improvement of
skills levels within amateur radio
- A link between a quality system and the acquisition of competencies.
The ACMA Licence Condition Determination
The Radiocommunications Licence Conditions (Amateur Licence) Determination
2008 contains licence conditions for Radio Amateurs. These conditions include
the type of communications permitted, with whom the operator is permitted to
communicate, callsign usage and relevant transmission parameters.
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