Flight Radiotelephony Operator's Licence
 

Is it possible to be issued a UK CAA RT license if a person already holds a RT license issued by another ICAO state?

For example, if a person held a Canadian "Certificate of Proficiency in Radio" (effectively an RT license), would the UK CAA recognise this in any way?

Also, I understand a person would need a RT license to operate in the UK. But is it necessary to hold an RT license for a UK CAA flight crew license to be issued?

Is holding a RT license a requirement to be eligible to sit a commercial flight test?

Thank you.

You can get a exemption , if you submit your canadian licence showing you hold a icao version.

You will have passed the VFR COMMS exam anyway during your conversion

Email CAA direct at Gatwick, with a copy of your Canadian licence show your radio proficiency Cert

You can pass your test without holding a RT license, but you can not exercise the privilege of that licence.

The FRTOL is required to operate a radio in an aircraft, it is not a pre-requisite for the issue of any pilot licence. However, since the exercise of professional pilot licence privileges usually also requires operation of a radio, it has become the accepted norm in the UK for an FRTOL to be held before issue of a CPL. Neither the FRTOL nor a Language Proficiency Endorsement (LPE) is a pre-requisite for the issue of a PPL or LAPL provided that there is no requirement to to use the RT while exercising the privileges of the licence.

Thank you for the replies.

Would it be correct to say the relevant information is contained in:
CAP 804 Part 1 - Section 6 Part A
(Page3, Section: 3.4)

"shall ensure the applicant either holds a valid UK FRTOL or has qualified for the issue of a UK FRTOL prior to attempting the ATPL, MPL, CPL or IR Skill Tests."

In the FAA system, you don't need one, but the FCC will provide you with one for a nominal fee to satisfy regulators in other countries who do. It's all rather byzantine.