46 U.S.C. § 7103 — Licenses for radio officers
U.S.C. Title 46 - SHIPPING 46 U.S.C. United States Code, 2023 Edition Title 46 - SHIPPING Subtitle II - Vessels and Seamen Part E - Merchant Seamen Licenses, Certificates, and Documents CHAPTER 71 - LICENSES AND CERTIFICATES OF REGISTRY Sec. 7103 - Licenses for radio officers From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov
§7103. Licenses for radio officers
(a) A license as radio officer may be issued only to an applicant who has a first-class or second-class radiotelegraph operator license issued by the Federal Communications Commission. (b) Except as provided in section 7318 of this title, this part does not affect the status of radiotelegraph operators serving on board vessels operating only on the Great Lakes.
(Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 540.)
Historical and Revision Notes Revised sectionSource section (U.S. Code)
7103 46:229a46:229b46:229g
Section 7103 requires an applicant for a license as a radio officer to have, as a prerequisite, a first-class or second-class radiotelegraph operator license issued by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). It also excepts radiotelegraph operators that are engaged on Great Lakes vessels from the requirement of having to obtain a radio officer's license.