Air to Ground Radio Operator's Course

About the Course

This course, held at Popham Airfield is hosted by Chris Thompson, an experienced AGCS person, CAA examiner, and LAA member. It will provide both the theoretical and practical training required to sit the examinations for the CAA Radio Operator's Certificate of Competence (ROCC) qualification required by operators of ground-based radio equipment at flying sites and events where an air-to-ground radio service is provided.

The course is in two parts. Day One is made up of the core training and radio procedures practice on simulated ground-to-air communications. Day Two will consist of the CAA written and practical examinations which will allow candidates to directly apply for the CAA ROCC Certificate.

Why two days? This course spends a good deal of time giving background to your practical usage of the ROCC Certificate.  The Practical exam is highly developed to give a representation of what it is like to operate an Air/Ground service when you commence any future employment.

All delegates SHOULD have some basic knowledge of GA airfield circuit procedures and a level 6 English language proficiency or you may find this course difficult.

AGCS RADIO OPERATOR'S CERTIFICATE OF COMPETANCE - IMPORTANT NOTES:

Note 1 - This Course is to enable a person to operate a Ground Radio Station running AGCS (Air-Ground-Communication-Service) and not be confused with an aircraft FRTOL (the Flight Radio Telephony Operator Licence, which is required to operate the radio in an aircraft).

Note 2 - All ROCC Certificates currently in existence are valid until 31st December 2028.  The CAA CAP2192 (July 2021) stating an end date of 31st December 2025 is no longer valid and has been superseded.

Note 3 - All new ROCC issued will be valid until 31st December 2028. The revalidation process is under review by the CAA and will be notified here when available.

Note 4 - The only pre-requisites that the CAA state for an ROCC “Air Ground” Course are that the applicant should be over the age of 18 and pass the exams. The CAA are no longer using the “paper” application process and are now only using the CAA online Portal.  You must have a CAA Portal Username and Verified ID to submit your ROCC application. This can be done by visiting the CAA Portal (search Google for https://portal.caa.co.uk.) website and supplying them with the required documentation.  The instructions for this are on the CAA website and not part of the LAA course process. 

Note 5 -You will be asked to bring your verified Portal Username to the course. Without this, any exam results will not be able to be processed by your Examiner and the CAA.

Note 6 - The course also assumes that you speak English to level 6 (CEFR/C2) and that you will have a basic understanding of airfield and light aircraft circuit procedures, hence a "pilot" background is best.

Note 7 - This AGCS ROCC "Air/Ground" course should not be confused with other ROCC types, OCS, PARA,CDO, FDD, and OPC as these are not part of the LAA mandate.

Note 8 - There will be an additional fee of £50.00 to the CAA for the issue of the ROCC certificate.