47 CFR § 13.3 - Definitions.
---
identifier: "/us/cfr/t47/s13.3"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "47 CFR § 13.3 - Definitions."
title_number: 47
title_name: "Telecommunication"
section_number: "13.3"
section_name: "Definitions."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL"
part_number: "13"
part_name: "COMMERCIAL RADIO OPERATORS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "47 U.S.C. 154, 303."
regulatory_source: "58 FR 9124, Feb. 19, 1993, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "13"
---
# 13.3 Definitions.
The definitions of terms used in part 13 are:
(a) *COLEM.* Commercial operator license examination manager.
(b) *Commercial radio operator.* A person holding a license or licenses specified in § 13.7(b).
(c) *GMDSS.* Global Maritime Distress and Safety System.
(d) *FCC.* Federal Communications Commission.
(e) *International Morse Code.* A dot-dash code as defined in International Telegraph and Telephone Consultative Committee (CCITT) Recommendation F.1 (1984), Division B, I. Morse code.
(f) *ITU.* International Telecommunication Union.
(g) *PPC.* Proof-of-Passing Certificate.
(h) *Question pool.* All current examination questions for a designated written examination element.
(i) *Question set.* A series of examination questions on a given examination selected from the current question pool.
(j) *Radio Regulations.* The latest ITU *Radio Regulations* to which the United States is a party.