47 CFR § 13.8 - Authority conveyed.

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title: "47 CFR § 13.8 - Authority conveyed."
title_number: 47
title_name: "Telecommunication"
section_number: "13.8"
section_name: "Authority conveyed."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL"
part_number: "13"
part_name: "COMMERCIAL RADIO OPERATORS"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "47 U.S.C. 154, 303."
regulatory_source: "58 FR 9124, Feb. 19, 1993, unless otherwise noted."
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# 13.8 Authority conveyed.

Licenses, certificates and permits issued under this part convey authority for the operating privileges of other licenses, certificates, and permits issued under this part as specified below:

(a) [Reserved]

(b) A Radiotelegraph Operator License conveys all of the operating authority of the Restricted Radiotelephone Operator Permit and the Marine Radio Operator Permit.

(c) [Reserved]

(d) A General Radiotelephone Operator License conveys all of the operating authority of the Marine Radio Operator Permit and the Restricted Radiotelephone Operator Permit.

(e) A GMDSS Radio Operator's License conveys all of the operating authority of the Marine Radio Operator Permit and the Restricted Radiotelephone Operator Permit.

(f) A GMDSS Radio Maintainer's License conveys all of the operating authority of the General Radiotelephone Operator License, the Marine Radio Operator Permit, and the Restricted Radiotelephone Operator Permit.

(g) A Marine Radio Operator Permit conveys all of the authority of the Restricted Radiotelephone Operator Permit.

[64 FR 53240, Oct. 1, 1999, as amended at 78 FR 23152, Apr. 18, 2013; 90 FR 57704, Dec. 12, 2025]