Originally Posted by
Talkdownman
Not even that in the UK. An A/G service is not even an air traffic service. CAP452 says so. An A/G operator is not authorised to provide Basic Service. Usually an AGCS Radio Licence itself specifies that the equipment is not to be used to provide an ATS.
AGCS 'Radio Licence' doesn't exist; it's a 'Certificate of Competence' and unlike ATS licenses such as ATC or FISO, does not require periodic checks of the competence of the holder by a CAA Authorised Examiner.(Yet?)