Examinations
The FCC currently issues 3 licenses, 2 permits, 3 certificates, and 2 endorsements. Each of these is named below:
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| Radiotelegraph
Operator's Certificate
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| General Radiotelephone
Operator License
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| Marine Radio Operator Permit |
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| GMDSS Radio Operator's License |
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| Restricted GMDSS Radio Operator's License |
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| GMDSS Radio Maintainer's License |
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| Ship Radar Endorsement |
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Discontinued Licenses and Endorsements
The following types of license and endorsements are no longer issued:
- First Class Radiotelephone Operator License
- Second Class Radiotelephone Operator License
- Third Class Radiotelephone Operator Permit
- Broadcast Endorsement
- Aircraft Radiotelegraph Endorsement (This endorsement will be dropped from any renewed radiotelegraph certificate.)
Effective in 1984. the Federal Communications Commission discontinued the First Class and Second Class Radiotelephone Operator Licenses and replaced them with a special lifetime General Radiotelephone Operator License (PG). This license is required by international law for certain radio services - especially in the Aviation (Part 87) and the Maritime Services (Part 80.)
The FCC also established a new Marine Radio Operator Permit (MP) that is required to operate two-way radio aboard certain vessels, aviation radiotelephone stations and maritime coast stations.
*LIFETIME An FCC rule making effective March 25, 2008 established lifetime license terms for MROP, GMDSS, and Restricted GMDSS licenses. All MROP, GMDSS and RGMDSS licenses that were to be renewed on or after that date will be automatically converted to a lifetime license and mailed new grants reflecting the change.
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