Additional Licensee Information
Operating While Application is Pending
Provided that a person's commercial radio operator license was not revoked, or suspended, and is not the subject of an ongoing suspension proceeding, a person whose application for a commercial radio operator license has been received by the FCC but which has not yet been acted upon and who holds a Proof of Passing Certificate(s)
indicating that he or she passed the necessary examination(s) within the previous 365 days, is authorized to exercise the rights and privileges of the operator license for which the application was received. This authority is valid for a period of 90 days from the date the application was received.
Renewal Procedures
If you need to renew a Marine Radio Operator Permit, a radiotelegraph operator's certificate, a GMDSS operator license, or a GMDSS maintainer license submit completed FCC Forms 159 (Fee Processing Form) and 605.
If you file an application to renew your license before it expires, you may continue to operate under the authority of your license while the FCC processes you renewal application. However, if you fail to renew your license before it expires, you cannot operate equipment that requires that license until it is renewed. You may file to renew your expired license any time during the five year grace period after your license expires. If you fail to renew your license within the grace period, you must apply for a new license and re-take the required examination(s).
NOTE: The expiration date is on your license or permit.
As the General Radiotelephone Operator License and Restricted Radiotelephone
Operator Permit are lifetime without expiration, they need not be renewed.
Lost, Stolen, Mutilated, or Destroyed Licenses
You may apply for a duplicate license by submitting FCC Forms 159 (Fee Processing Form) and 605 according to the instructions printed on the 605 application.
A fee is required. Current information on the fee amount and filing location
can be found in the Wireless Telecommunications
Bureau Fee Filing Guide, FCC
Form 1070Y, or by calling the FCC's Consumer Center toll free at 1-888-CALL-FCC
(225-5322). The WTB Fee Filing Guide and FCC Form 1070Y are also available
from the fax-on-demand system by dialing (202) 418-0177 from the handset
of a fax machine.
Name Changes
If you change your name, apply for a replacement license in your new legal name. Be sure to indicate the reason for your application and give both your former and new legal names.
Posting of License or Permit
If you are employed at a station where your operator license must be posted, you may post either your proof of passing certificate or a signed copy of your renewal application instead of your license while your application for license or renewal is being processed.
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