[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 47, Volume 5]

[Revised as of October 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 47CFR87.89]



[Page 190-191]

 

                       TITLE 47--TELECOMMUNICATION

 

        CHAPTER I--FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (CONTINUED)

 

PART 87_AVIATION SERVICES--Table of Contents

 

             Subpart C_Operating Requirements and Procedures

 

Sec.  87.89  Minimum operator requirements.



    (a) A station operator must hold a commercial radio operator license 

or permit, except as listed in paragraph (d).

    (b) The minimum operator license or permit required for operation of 

each specific classification is:



                   Minimum Operator License or Permit



                       Land stations, all classes



--All frequencies except VHF telephony transmitters providing domestic 

service...............................................................RP



                     Aircraft stations, all classes



--Frequencies below 30 MHz allocated exclusively to aeronautical mobile 

services..............................................................RP

--Frequencies below 30 MHz not allocated exclusively to aeronautical 

mobile services.............................................MP or higher



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--Frequencies above 30 MHz not allocated exclusively to aeronautical 

mobile services and assigned for international use..........MP or higher

--Frequencies above 30 MHz not assigned for international use.......none

--Frequencies not used solely for telephone or exceeding 250 watts 

carrier power or 1000 watts peak envelope power..............G or higher



    (c) The operator of a telephony station must directly supervise and 

be responsible for any other person who transmits from the station, and 

must ensure that such communications are in accordance with the station 

license.

    (d) No operator license is required to:

    (1) Operate an aircraft radar set, radio altimeter, transponder or 

other aircraft automatic radionavigation transmitter by flight 

personnel;

    (2) Test an emergency locator transmitter or a survival craft 

station used solely for survival purposes;

    (3) Operate an aeronautical enroute station which automatically 

transmits digital communications to aircraft stations;

    (4) Operate a VHF telephony transmitter providing domestic service 

or used on domestic flights.