Instructions for Filling Out the Form-Continued
ITEM 7. Enter ship name, if it has one. If it does not, it is suggested that you
name your ship for identification purposes and your own safety. .
ITEM 8. Give ONL Y the official documentatiOn number as it appears on the
U.S. Coast Guard Certificate of Documentation (e.g., 25OO12) or the boat registration number as it appears on the State. Certificate of Vessel Registration (e.g., FL201IGG). If the ship has a U.S. home port, but is not required to be documented or numbered, explain on a separate sheet of paper, or in additional answer space.
ITEM 9. Give the call sign previously assigned to this ship, if any. Do not give a call sign you may have held for a ship other than the one indicated in Item(s} 7 and or 8 of this application.
ITEM 10A. Enter the two letter symbol from the following list that describes
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ITEM 12. If 12A and 12B are answered yes, and you are applying for a regular type license, Item lOA and IO.Bmust be completed.
ITEM 14. Check the appropriate box or boxes. Ship radio requirement categories are classified as follows:
(A)RADIOTELEGRAPH STATION, TITLE Ill, PART 11OF THE
COMMUNICATIONS ACT is required on: | " |
I. Cargo vessels over 16oo gross tons; |
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2.Vessels carrying more than 12passengers,
(B)RADIOTELEPHONE STATION, TITLE Ill, PART 1.1OF THE COMMUNICATIONS ACT is required on cargo vessels 3oo to 1600 gross tons; not equipped with a radiotelegraph in accordance with Title Ill, Part 11.
NOTE: Vessels listed category (A) and (B) are also subject to the Safety Convention when navigated on international voyages. (Except on the Great Lakes.)
(C) RADIOTELEPHONE STATION, TITLE Ill, PART III OF THE
COMMUNICATIONS ACT applies to any vessel transporting MORE
THAN SIX PASSENGERS FOR HIRE, to be navigated in the open sea or any tidewater adjacent or contiguous to the open sea. (This does not apply to vessels on the Great Lakes, or to vessels subject to Title Ill, Part It)
(D) RADIOTELEPHONE STATION REQUIRED BY GREAT LAKES:
I.Every vessel 65 feet or over;
2.Towing vessels 26 feet or over; and
3.Any vessel carrying more than six passengers.
(E)VESSEL BRIDGE-
I.Every power driven vessel 3oo gross tons and upwards;
2.Eve'ry vessel lOOgross tons and upwards carrying one or more passengers;
3, Every towing vessel 26 feet or ove~;
4.Dredges or floating plants engaged in operations near a channel or fairway.
NOTE: The above are. the general classifications of radio requirements. For more detailed information concerning requirements or applicability. contact any FCC Field Office.
ITEM 15. Enter the gross tonnage of the ship. If the ship is not documented or if the gross tonnage is not known. enter the ship's length in feet.
ITEM 16. Transmitters must be type accepted for shipboard operations in accordance with Part 80 of the FCC Rules. Check the categories of transmitters which you intend to use. When modifying an existing license, include the transmitters already authorized and which will continue to be used after modification. Do not include receivers or
transmitters which are licensed and used exclusively in other
services, such as, Common Carrier Industrial. Police. Amateur. etc.
Categ6ry A, B, and C, show number of transmitters.
Category L, show number of transmitters and manufacturer and type number; (Use additional answer space.)
Categor~ S, do not check.this item if you have a receiver only.
Check "OTHER" when transmitters other than those of the indicated categories are to be used. Indicate on the form the transmitter manufacturer and type number, frequencies, emission, power. and purpose ofthetransmitter.
(Use additional answer sp!ice.)
ITEM 17. Show ship manual
ITEM 18. Enter the numerical ship station identification for the system(s) aboard the ship, as follows:
(A)Selective call number (5 digits) - used for narrowband
and radioprinter operations.
(B)INMARSAT number (7 digits} - used by some ships equipped with
INMARSA T ship earth stations.
SIGNATURE: Applic:tion must be signed.
READ CERTIFICATION CAREFULLY PRIOR TO SIGNATURE:
FCC 506 Instructions; Page 2
February 1991