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demonstrated the required practical skills against the flight service competencies determined by the ATS Certificate holder.

Chapter 11:  Duration and Renewal of Flight Service Licence, Ratings, Endorsements and Qualifications

Section 11.1:  General

11.1.1                Introduction

11.1.1.1            This chapter contains standards for the re-instatement of lapsed Flight Service Licence and annotations.

11.1.2                Licence

11.1.2.1            An Air Traffic Controller Licence shall remain valid for the lifetime of the holder, provided the conditions specified in CASR Part 65 continue to be met, unless the licence is suspended or cancelled by CASA.

11.1.3                Ratings

11.1.3.1            Subject to CASRs and these Standards, a rating annotated on a Flight Service Licence remains in force for the period for which the licence remains in force, or a period of 12 months, whichever is the less.

11.1.4                Rating Examinations

11.1.4.1            For renewal of a rating annotated in a Flight Service Licence, the licence holder shall pass a written examination in the subjects appropriate to the rating. These examinations must be administered by CASA or an ATS Certificate holder.

11.1.4.2            The overall pass standard must be 100 percent.

11.1.4.3            The minimum acceptable initial response for each group of questions must be 80 percent.

11.1.4.4            An average of 80 percent over the whole examination, including any questions failed, shall not in itself be an acceptable initial response.

11.1.4.5            Failure to obtain at least 80 percent for each group of questions shall necessitate supplementary written examination.

11.1.4.6            Where 80 percent or greater, but less than 100 percent is attained for any group of questions, the examinee must provide additional correct responses to oral examination to attain the required 100 percent.

11.1.4.7            An examination for the renewal of a rating which has not lapsed, may be conducted without supervision and with reference to any documents, maps, charts, or other reference material — that is, it may be an 'open book' examination.

11.1.4.8            There must be no time limit on this examination. However, the examination must be completed within 12 months of the previous rating examination if the rating is not to lapse.

11.1.4.9            The minimum number of questions pertaining to each rating must be 20. A rating examination may be conducted concurrently with an endorsement examination provided the examination includes both the minimum number of questions (20) for each rating component and the minimum number of questions specific to each endorsement as required by this chapter, Chapter 11 (see Endorsements). Examination questions must be chosen randomly for each candidate from a pool of possible questions. The pool of questions shall to be maintained by the ATS Certificate holder, and must be updated at least every two years. The questions should also be updated whenever procedural or technological changes judged by the ATS Certificate