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§7318 Radiotelegraph operators on Great Lakes
Title 46 › Subtitle Subtitle II— - Vessels and Seamen › Part Part E— - Merchant Seamen Licenses, Certificates, and Documents › Chapter CHAPTER 73— - MERCHANT MARINERS’ DOCUMENTS › § 7318
Summary
Radiotelegraph operators serving only on the Great Lakes must have a first-class or second-class radiotelegraph operator’s license issued by the Federal Communications Commission, and their Great Lakes endorsement ends if they stop holding that license.
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Title 46, §7318
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(a)A radiotelegraph operator on the Great Lakes only shall have a first-class or second-class radiotelegraph operator’s license issued by the Federal Communications Commission.
(b)An endorsement as radiotelegraph operator on the Great Lakes only ends if the holder ceases to hold the license issued by the Commission.
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Revised sectionSource section (U.S. Code) 731846:229c46:229g46:643(a) section 7318 specifies that radiotelegraph operators on the Great Lakes shall have a first-class or second-class radiotelegraph operator’s license issued by the FCC and need not be licensed as a radio operator by the Coast Guard. However, an endorsement as radio telegraph operator has to be noted on his merchant mariners’ document. If the holder ceases to have a valid FCC license, then the endorsement is terminated automatically without recourse to suspension and revocation proceedings.
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46 U.S.C. § 7318
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Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73