Sec.  13.201   Qualifying for a commercial operator license or endorsement.

   (a)  To be qualified to hold any commercial radio operator license, an
   applicant must have a satisfactory knowledge of FCC rules and must have the
   ability to send correctly and receive correctly spoken messages in the
   English language.

   (b)  An  applicant  must pass an examination for the issuance of a new
   commercial radio operator license, other than the Restricted Radiotelephone
   Operator Permit and the Restricted Radiotelephone Operator Permit-Limited
   Use,  and for each change in operator class. An applicant must pass an
   examination  for  the  issuance  of a new Ship Radar Endorsement. Each
   application for the class of license or endorsement specified below must
   pass,  or  otherwise receive credit for, the corresponding examination
   elements:

   (1) First Class Radiotelegraph Operator's Certificate.

   (i) Telegraphy Elements 3 and 4;

   (ii) Written Elements 1, 5, and 6;

   (iii) Applicant must be at least 21 years old;

   (iv) Applicant must have one year of experience in sending and receiving
   public correspondence by radiotelegraph at a public coast station, a ship
   station, or both.

   (2) Second Class Radiotelegraph Operator's Certificate.

   (i) Telegraphy Elements 1 and 2;

   (ii) Written Elements 1, 5, and 6.

   (3) Third Class Radiotelegraph Operator's Certificate.

   (i) Telegraphy Elements 1 and 2;

   (ii) Written Elements 1 and 5.

   (4) General Radiotelephone Operator License: Written Elements 1 and 3.

   (5) Marine Radio Operator Permit: Written Element 1.

   (6) GMDSS Radio Operator's License: Written Elements 1 and 7, or a Proof of
   Passing Certificate (PPC) issued by the United States Coast Guard or its
   designee  representing  a  certificate  of  competency  from  a  Coast
   Guard-approved training course for a GMDSS endorsement.

   (7) Restricted GMDSS Radio Operator License: Written Elements 1 and 7R, or a
   Proof of Passing Certificate (PPC) issued by the United States Coast Guard
   or  its designee representing a certificate of competency from a Coast
   Guard-approved training course for a GMDSS endorsement.

   (8) GMDSS Radio Maintainer's License: Written Elements 1, 3, and 9.

   (9) Ship Radar Endorsement: Written Element 8.

   [ 58 FR 9124 , Feb. 19, 1993, as amended at  59 FR 3795 , Jan. 27, 1994;  68 FR 46959 , Aug. 7, 2003]