Originally Posted by
CaptainMidnight
I recall that a few years back a reminder went out via RAPAC that UNICOMs (and AFRU, AAIS etc.) needed to be licensed with the ACMA (in addition to the CASA authorisation to transmit), and that a check had been done between the ACMA's frequency assignment and license register vs ERSA FAC listings for aerodromes with UNICOMs listed, and some discrepancies had been picked up i.e. UNICOMs listed but not licensed.
Back when I became a UNICOM operator there was no rule that they had to be licensed. I started doing it on the first day it became legal, & as far as I know I was the first one in Australia to do so. Somewhere in my files I think I still have the UNICOM operator's handbook that I was issued with - I will have to see if I can find it. I know it was very specific about what information could be given & what couldn't - e.g. you could give the wind direction but weren't allowed to tell someone what runway they should use.
DF.