Certificate of Proficiency Examinations

CERTIFICATE OF PROFICIENCY EXAMINATIONS

LIST OF CONTENTS

Application Forms :

1)C.O.P.-1 (COP Application Form for Admission to Examination for a Certificate

of Proficiency in Radio Telephony Restricted (Aeronautical).

2)AF-1 (COP Application Form for permission to operate a Radio Telephone Station on-board India Aircraft against Foreign FRTOL).

3)C.O.P.-2 (COP Application Form for Admission to GMDSS Maritime Examination).

Application Form for Renewal of Certificate of Proficiency (COP) Licence :

C.O.P.23 (COP Renewal Form-For Radio Telegraphy/Telephony Aeronautical/Maritime Services).

Guidelines for Renewal of Maritime COP Licences.

Guidelines for Renewal of Aeronautical COP Licences.

Radio Telephony Restricted (Aeronautical) Examination :

Syllabus and List/Addresses of RTR(Aeronautical) Examination Centres.

Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) Maritime Examination :

Pattern of GMDSS Examination and List/Addresses of Approved/Recognised GMDSS Institutes to impart course/training etc.

Guidelines for approval of Training Institute for imparting Training for GMDSS General Operator’s Certificate

Course Intake, Staff requirements, Teaching facilities and equipments, manual & other publications, Application for an Experimental Licence and Import Licence

APPLICATION FORMS

IMPORTANT: APPLICATIONS NOT SUBMITTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN IN PAGE 7 WILL NOT BE ENTERTAINED * COP-1

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

FORM OF APPLICATION

For

ADMISSION TO EXAMINATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF PROFICIENCY IN RADIO-TELEPHONY RESTRICTED (AERONAUTICAL)

The form when completed should be sent to::For use by the Office

The Assistant Wireless Adviser to the

Govt. of India,

WPC Wing, COP Section, :Roll No.

Department of Telecom,

619, Sanchar Bhawan,:------

20, Ashoka Road

New Delhi-110001.Name & Postal address of applicant

(Contact Tel. no. & E-Mail address, if any)

(To be filled in by the applicant)

Centre*(e) Details of Bank Draft@

Class of Examination & Part(I) Name of State Bank of India Branch

RTR(Aero) Full or

RTR(Aero) Pt.I –Renewal by Test only(copy of

Indian Licence/ Foreign Licence and Indian

Permit to be submitted alongwith application)

(iii) Amount

(d) State, if appearing in any other class of Certificate of proficiency Examination

No/YesClass

______

*Name of the centre duly notified at which candidate desires to take the examination.
@The Bank Draft should be obtained from any branch of the STATE BANK OF INDIA and drawn in favour of PAY AND ACCOUNTS OFFICER (HQ), DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS, NEW DELHI payable at STATE BANK OF INDIA, NEW DELHI, Parliament Street, New Delhi. Service Branch (Code 7687). In case of payment from Delhi, Banker’s cheque from State Bank of India is also acceptable.

1. Name of Applicant (In Block Letters) NAMESURNAME

Name in Hindi, if possible.

Full postal address to which

Communication to be sent

Permanent Home Address

Contact No. and E-Mail address if any

Description of Applicant:

(a)HeightMetresCentimeters

(b)Colour of eyes

(c)Colour of hair

(d)Complexion

(e) Mark of Identification

Date of Birth: (*Please attach attested

copy of your School Leaving Certificate or

Matriculation Certificate) (Applicant should be of 18 years of age)

Place of birth (with District and State)

Name of State to which you belong

(a) Are you a citizen of India by birth and /or domicile

Note: A certificate to this effect in the form given at page 4 of the application may obtain from persons duly authorised from time to time by the Central Government.

(b) If not, to which country you belong?

Father’s name, address and nationality (if dead, state

Last address)

Particulars of Certificates of Competency/Proficiency

If any, already held by the applicant:

Class of Certificate / No. and date of issue / Authority by whom issued

Educational Qualification of the Candidate

(Please attach proof, a copy duly attested by a Gazetted officer of Central or State Govt.)

DECLARATION

1.I hereby solemnly declare that the foregoing facts are true and correct and nothing is false therein and nothing material has been concealed therefrom. I also agree that in case any information given by me herein before is found false at later date, the certificate and licence to operate, if granted will be cancelled.

2.I further solemnly give an undertaking that I will not either directly or indirectly divulge to any person, except when lawfully authorised or directed to do so, the purport or any message which I may transmit or receive by means of any wireless apparatus operated by me or which may come to my knowledge in connection with the operation of the said apparatus.

3.I have carefully read and understood the rules contained in the Indian Wireless Telegraphy (Commercial Radio Operators Certificates of Proficiency and licence to operate Wireless Telegraphy) Rules, 1954 and undertake to abide by them.

Signature of WitnessSignature of applicant

Name (in Capital Letters) Name (in Capital Letters)

Address :Date :

Place :

Date :

Place :

(To be witnessed by any responsible person)

I enclosed the following documents:

(i) Bank Draft for Rs.

(ii) Character and Nationality Certificate

(iii) Domicile Certificate

(iv) Proof of Age (Applicant should be above 18 years of age on the date of commencement of

the examination)

(v) Photographs stamps size 3x4 cms – Two copies (one copy should be fixed by pasting in

the space provided in the Attendance Sheet attached herewith. The second copy should be

enclosed in an envelope.

Signature of applicant

*CERTIFICATE OF CHARACTER AND NATIONALITY

Certified that I have known Shri………………………………………………………… Son of Shri…………………………………………………..for the last…………….……..years ………months. He bears a good moral character and is of …………………………….nationality. He is not related to me.

Place: Signature

Date: Name(in Capital Letters)

Designation & Address with Stamp

This certificate should be from any one of the following:

Gazetted Officer of Central or State Governments.
Member of Parliament or State Legislature
Sub-Divisional Magistrate/Officer or Tehsildar

(This page 5 will be posted to the candidate. Therefore it should be on a separate sheet of paper)

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (WPC WING)

NEW DELHI, the…………………………

ADMISSION CERTIFICATE

Shri…………………………………… is hereby admitted to the following examination:

ExaminationCentreRoll No.DateTime

RTR (A)

His admission to the examination is provisional subject to his following ticked documents etc.

2. (a) Character and Nationality Certificate as per the Proforma enclosed.

(b) Two copies of recent photograph duly signed with date on the front.

(d) Declaration as per the proforma attached.

Candidates must carefully study the following instructions for strict compliance:

i)No candidate will be admitted to the Examination Hall after half an hour from the commencement of examination

ii)Candidates should bring their own pen, ink, pencil, erasures and drawing instruments.

iii)Candidates shall not be allowed the help of any scribe to write answers for them.

iv)No candidate shall be permitted to leave the Examination Hall unless half an hour has

elapsed after the commencement of the paper.

THE CANDIDATES MUST ABIDE BY ANY OTHER INSTRUCTIONS WHICH MAY BE GIVEN TO THEM BY THE CHIEF EXAMINER OR THE INVIGILATING OFFICER.

If the candidate is found guilty of impersonation or using or attempting to use unfair means in the Examination Hall, he is liable to criminal prosecution and/or he may be debarred either permanently or for a specified period from appearing in the examination.

For Assistant wireless Adviser

to the Government of India

Candidate to write his postal address:

Shri……………………….

……………………………

(This page 6 will be sent to examination centre by this Ministry. Therefore it should be on separate sheet of paper)

Class of
Examination Roll No. / Attach recent Photograph 3X4 cm here. The photograph should be signed and dated on the front.

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(WIRELESS PLANNING & COORDINATION WING)

(EXAM. FOR RADIO OPERATOR’S CERTIFICATE OF PROFICIENCY & LICENCE)

ATTENDANCE SHEET

To be filled by the Candidate
Name of the Candidate………………………………………………………………………
Centre……………………………………………………………………………………….
Class…RTR (A)……………………………… Roll No . ……………………………………
Date / Subject / Signature of the Candidate
1 / 2 / 3

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(WIRELESS PLANNING & COORDINATION WING)

INSTRUCTIONS TO THE CANDIDATES FOR FILLING IN THE APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION TO EXAMINATIONS FOR CERTIFICATE OF PROFICIENCY IN

RADIO-TELEPHONE RESTRICTED (AERONAUTICAL)

Application duly completed should reach the Assistant Wireless Adviser to Govt. of India, WPC Wing, COP Section, Department of Telecom, 619, Sanchar Bhawan, 20, Ashoka Road, New Delhi-110001 by the prescribed date. No application received after the prescribed date will be entertained.

Every application form should be accompanied by:-

(i) Two identical copies of the recent photographs of the candidate. The photographs should

be of head and shoulders only (full face) and 3 X 4 cms size. They should be duly signed

and dated in ink on the front and one of them enclosed in a small open envelop. The other

should be pasted on the right hand top of the attendance sheet enclosed. The name and

complete address should be written on the back of the photographs enclosed in the open

envelope.

The nationality and character certificate from one of the officers listed below:-

Gazetted Officers of Central or State Governments.

Member of Parliament or MLA, MLC of State Government

Sub-Divisional Magistrate/Officer

Tehsildars of Naib/Deputy Tehsildars uthorised to exercise magisteral powers.

Domicil Certificate, if required (vide para 4).

Evidence of age (e.g. Attested copy of Matriculation Certificate or School leaving Certificate).

Bank Draft.

Candidate’s address, at which he desires to receive his admission Certificate, should be written in the space provided on the blank admission Certificate form attached.

The prescribed fee should be paid only by a crossed BANK DRAFT OF STATE BANK OF INDIA as per instructions given below:

( i ) The Bank Draft should be obtained from any branch of the STATE BANK OF INDIA, and

drawn in fovour of PAY AND ACCOUNTS OFFICER (HQ), DEPARTMENT OF

TELECOMMUNICATIONS, NEW DELHI payable at the STATE BANK OF INDIA,

NEW DELHI, Parliament Street, New Delhi, Service Branch (Code 7687). In case of

payment from Delhi, Banker’s cheque from State Bank of India is also acceptable.

(ii)In no case, Bank Draft drawn on any other banks/Cheques will be accepted. Defaced or mutilated Bank Drafts will also not be accepted.

(iii)Fees for the difference classes of Certificates of Proficiency Examination is Rs. 50/- only.

If a candidate is an Indian not by birth he should furnish along with the application form Certificate of proof of his domicile in India either in original or copies duly attested.

There is no minimum educational qualification to be prescribed for appearing at these examinations. It should however, be emphasized that the syllabus for these examinations is such as would require a sound educational qualification at least upto Matriculation standard with Mathematics and Physics as subject for a candidate efficiently study them. Particular attention of intending candidates is, therefore, drawn to the necessity for a good general education as a perquisite for attempting these examinations.

Failure to comply with the above instructions will render the applications to liable to be rejected. No representation on rejected applications will be entertained.

No claim for a refund of the examination fees will be entertained, nor can it be held in reserve for any subsequent Certificate of Proficiency Examination.

For detailed syllabus and form of Examination, candidates are advised to refer to the pamphlet, “Indian Wireless Telegraphy (Commercial Radio Operators, Certificate of proficiency and Licence to Operate wireless Telegraphy) Rules 1954” available at the prescribed cost from the Controller, Government of India Publication Branch, New Delhi-110001 or any of its branches or authorised agents.

Certificate of Proficiency Examination are qualifying examinations only. These are not meant for filling up any vacancy or imparting training.

Examination conducted at various Centres during one particular session will be considered as one and the same examination. Application for the COP examination shall be considered for one centre only during a particular session.

No. O. I. G. S.

BOOK POST STAMP

Shri……………………………………………………………...

(Candidate should write his own address here)

………………………………………………………………….

From:

The Asstt. Wireless Adviser to the Government of India

Ministry of Communications & Information Technology

Department of Telecommunications

WPC Wing, COP Cell

619, Sanchar Bhavan,

20, Ashoka Road,

New Delhi - 110001.

Form AF-1

APPLICATION FORM FOR PERMISSION TO OPERATE A RADIO TELEPHONE STATION ON BOARD INDIAN AIRCRAFT AGAINST -- FOREIGN FRTOL

Note: Before filing in the application, please see the instructions given overleaf.

1. FRTO Licence No. & date of issue:

2. FRTOL issuing authority:

3. Name (as recorded in the foreign FRTO):

4. Name (as recorded in the passport):

5. Are the names as given at Sl. 3 & 4:

Identical? (YES/NO)

6. Name in Hindi:

7. Nationality:

8. Does the validity period of the relevant:

VISA cover the date(s) on which the

Examination for foreign FRTO was

Undertaken? (YES/NO)

9. Indian passport Number:

10. VISA Number:

11.Contact Tel. No. and E-Mail Address, if any :

12. Are all the required papers enclosed

with the application ? (YES/NO):

Declaration:

I hereby solemnly declare that the aforementioned facts as well as the papers enclosed herewith are true and correct and nothing is false therein, and that nothing material has been concealed therefrom. I also agree that in case any information given by me herein before is found false at a later date, the permission granted to me to operate a Radio Telephone Station on Board Indian Aircraft will be cancelled, and that I will be subject to punishment/penalty as specified under the Indian Telegraph Act in force.

Name, Contact Address, Tel.No. & email address, if any(Signature of the Applicant)

……………………………………. Name :

…………………………………… Date :

…………………………………… Place :

……………………………………

Instructions for filling in the application form:

(Ref Sl.1,2,3,4,10&11 of the application form)

The applicant should provide the information as required.

(Ref Sl. 5 of the application form)

The name recorded against Sl. 3 & 4 should be identical, except as noted below, and hence the response against Sl. 5 should be YES.

Exception: The name recorded against Sl. 3 (Sl. 4) may begin with the surname first, followed by remaining part(s) of the name, whereas the name recorded against Sl. 4 (Sl. 3) may have surname at the end. For example, if the Name is ABC LMN XYZ, where XYZ is surname, the following combination is permissible.

Name (as recorded in FRTO) : XYZ, ABC, LMN or XYZ ABC LMN

And

Name (as recorded in the Passport:ABC LMN XYZ

Name (as recorded in the FRTO):ABC LMN XYZ

And

Name (as recorded in the Passport:XYZ, ABC LMN or XYZ ABC LMN

Except for the above difference in the name, no other difference is acceptable to the Ministry. In the case of there being any difference, it is the responsibility of the applicant to get his/her name corrected by the foreign FRTO issuing authority. (No other approach in this regard is acceptable).

(Ref Sl.6 and Declaration of the application form)

The applicant should put his signature exactly the same way against Sl. 6 and at the bottom of the Declaration as made in the foreign FRTO.

(Ref Sl. 7 of the application form)

The applicant should record his/her name in Hindi, preferably as recorded in the Certificate/Degree awarded by the School Examination Board/University. In case the applicant does not record his/her name in Hindi, the Ministry will make the necessary translation of the name in Hindi, and any subsequent request to rectify the error, if any arising out of inappropriate/inaccurate translation of the name, may not be entertained by the Ministry.

(Ref Sl. 8 of the application form)

The response to Sl.8 should be YES. If the response is not YES, the application will be treated as incorrect/incomplete, and hence will not be acted upon by the Ministry.

(Ref Sl. 9 of the application)

(A)The applicant is required to submit the duly attested xerox copies of the following documents/papers: (I) Foreign FRTO (all the pages); (ii) Passport (only those pages

supporting the personal particulars recorded in the foreign FRTO, and the VISA for the country where from the FRTO was issued); (iii) A Bank draft of Rs. 50/- obtained from any branch of the STATE BANK OF INDIA, and drawn in favour of "PAY AND ACCOUNTS OFFICER (HQ), DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS, NEW DELHI” PAYABLE AT THE STATE BANK OF INDIA, New Delhi Main Branch, Parliament Street, New Delhi (code 691) or Service Branch (code 7687) (in case of payment from New Delhi, Banker’s cheque from STATE BANK OF INDIA is also acceptable).

(B)Every xeroxed page, as mentioned in (A) above, should be attested by either (I) a gazetted officer of the Central or State Government, or (ii) a Member of Parliament of State Legislature (The applicant should ensure that the person attesting the paper(s) should record his/her name as well as complete postal address. Attestation by any person other than mentioned here is not acceptable)

(C)All the xeroxed pages should be legible in particular the passport number should be easily readable on the xerox copies of the passport FRTO licence number should be recorded on every xerox page of the FRTO by the person attesting the FRTO.

General instruction/information:

(A)The application should be duly typed and the envelope containing the application should be superscribed in bold letters with “PERMIT AGAINST FRTO”

(B)The incomplete/incorrect application may not be responded to by the Ministry.

(C)Processing of correct application may take about 8 weeks.

(D)Application duly completed should reach the Assistant Wireless Adviser to Govt. of India, WPC Wing, COP Section, Department of Telecom, 619, Sanchar Bhawan,

20, Ashoka Road, New Delhi-110001.

Note: The application form can be typed and distributed freely as long as the format and content

is strictly followed.

C.O.P. - 2

Government of India

Ministry of Communications & Information Technology

Wireless Planning & Coordination Wing

FORM OF APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION TO EXAMINATION FOR AWARD OF Global Maritime Distress & Safety System (GMDSS) GENERAL OPERATOR’S(GOC) CERTIFICATE

1. Name of Applicant (in Block letters):

2. Father’s Name:

Full Postal Address for communication:

4. Marks of Identification:

5. Date of Birth (Attach an attested copy of :

School Leaving Certificate or Matriculation Certificate)

6. a. Are you a citizen of India by Birth and /or Domicile :

b. If not, to which country you belong (attach attested copy of Passport) :

7. Whether copy of requisite Qualification Cerificate attached: