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Search: Help - Advanced Commercial Operator Home Who Needs a License Obtaining a License Examinations Exam Question Pools COLE Managers Licensing Terms Additional Licensee Information Types of Licenses Restricted Radiotelephone Marine Radio General Radiotelephone GMDSS Radio Operator Restricted GMDSS Radio Operator's License GMDSS Radio Maintainer 3rd Class Radiotelegraph 2nd Class Radiotelegraph 1st Class Radiotelegraph Ship Radar Endorsement Six Month Service Endorsement   Related Sites Rules Commercial Operators Rules & Regulations U L S Universal Licensing System WTB Wireless Telecommunications Bureau

Types of Licenses, Permits, and Endorsements The FCC currently issues the following types of radio operator licenses and endorsements: Restricted Radiotelephone Operator's Permit Marine Radio Operator's Permit General Radiotelephone Operator's License GMDSS Radio Operator's License Restricted GMDSS Operator's License GMDSS Radio Maintainer's License Third Class Radiotelegraph Operator's Certificate Second Class Radiotelegraph Operator's Certificate First Class Radiotelegraph Operator's Certificate Ship Radar Endorsement Six Month Service Endorsement 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.) Return to Top

Last Reviewed/Updated on 12/5/2005

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