Radio Operator Certificate and Callsign Rules (PIB 46)

PIB 46 details the rules for the issue of radio operator certificates and callsigns for amateur and maritime services.

These Radio Operator Certificate and Callsign Rules (PIB 46) outline the requirements that approved radio examiners (ARX) must follow when issuing radio operator’s certificates of competency and radio callsigns. They include the regulatory aspects that ARX must consider when undertaking activities associated with issuing of operator certificates and callsigns.

These rules also provide useful guidance to persons requiring radio operator certificates of competency and radio callsigns.

PIB 46 may change from time to time and apply to new or modified certificates of competency issued in accordance with the Rules current at the time of issue.

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Radio Operator Certificate and Callsign Rules (PIB 46) – Issue 19 (August 2023) [PDF, 507 KB]