[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 47, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 47CFR13.201]

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                       TITLE 47--TELECOMMUNICATION
 
              CHAPTER I--FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
 
PART 13--COMMERCIAL RADIO OPERATORS--Table of Contents
 
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.
    (7) GMDSS Radio Maintainer's License: Written Elements 1, 3, and 9.
    (8) Ship Radar Endorsement: Written Element 8.

[58 FR 9124, Feb. 19, 1993, as amended at 59 FR 3795, Jan. 27, 1994]

    Effective Date Note: At 68 FR 46959, Aug. 7, 2003, Sec. 13.201 was 
amended by revising paragraph (b)(6), redesignating paragraphs (b)(7) 
and (b)(8) as paragraphs (b)(8) and (b)(9), and adding a new paragraph 
(b)(7), effective Oct. 6, 2003. For the convenience of the reader, the 
revised and added text is set forth as follows:

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

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    (b) * * *
    (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.

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