Operation Manual

7-2 Appendix
OTHER REMINDERS:
• You can obtain a station license and call sign by completing FCC Form
605 and mailing it with the required fee to the FCC, Marine Ship Service,
1270 Fairfield Road, Gettysburg, PA 17325-7245.
• You need a radio operator license to operate a VHF Marine Radio only if
you plan to dock in a foreign port or leave a foreign port to dock in a U.S.
port.
• Your radio license is not transferable. If you sell your boat, request the
FCC to cancel your station license.
• If you replace your radio, you do not need to change your license unless
the new radio operates on another frequency band. If you install
equipment to operate on another frequency band, apply for modification
of your license.
• If you carry more than six passengers for hire, your vessel must be certified
as a passenger-carrying vessel by the FCC and the Coast Guard.
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