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FCC 13.201
Revised as of October 1, 2011
Goto Year:2010 |
2012
§ 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]
Goto Section: 13.19 | 13.203
Goto Year: 2010 |
2012
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