General Operator’s Certificate
7.  In order to qualify for a General Operator’s Certificate of Competency, a candidate shall give proof to the Authority by examination that he has the following knowledge and qualifications:
(a)detailed practical knowledge of the operation of all the sub-systems and equipment of the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System;
(b)an ability to send and receive correctly by radio-telephone and by direct-printing telegraphy;
(c)detailed knowledge of the Radio Regulations relating to radio-communications, knowledge of the documents relating to charges for radio-communications and of those provisions of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea which relate to radio-communications; and
(d)sufficient knowledge of the English language to be able to express himself satisfactorily both orally and in writing.