§ 11.61 47 CFR Ch. I (10–1–20 Edition) (B) Analog cable systems and digital the Commission’s Public Safety and cable systems with 5,000 or more sub- Homeland Security Bureau, subject to scribers per headend and wireless cable the following requirements. systems with 5,000 or more subscribers (A) EAS Participants shall provide must conduct tests of the EAS Header the identifying information required by and EOM Codes at least once a week at the ETRS initially no later than sixty random days and times on all pro- days after the publication in the FED- grammed channels. ERAL REGISTER of a notice announcing (C) Analog cable systems and digital the approval by the Office of Manage- cable systems serving fewer than 5,000 ment and Budget of the modified infor- subscribers per headend and wireless mation collection requirements under cable systems with fewer than 5,000 the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 subscribers must conduct tests of the and an effective date of the rule EAS Header and EOM Codes at least amendment, or within sixty days of the once a week at random days and times launch of the ETRS, whichever is later, on at least one programmed channel. and shall renew this identifying infor- (ii) DBS providers, SDARS providers, mation on a yearly basis or as required analog and digital class D non-com- by any revision of the EAS Partici- mercial educational FM stations, ana- pant’s State EAS Plan filed pursuant log and digital LPFM stations, and to § 11.21. analog and digital LPTV stations are (B) ‘‘Day of test’’ data shall be filed not required to transmit this test but in the ETRS within 24 hours of any na- must log receipt, as specified in tionwide test or as otherwise required § 11.35(a) and 11.54(a)(3). by the Public Safety and Homeland Se- (iii) The EAS weekly test is not re- curity Bureau. quired during the week that a monthly (C) Detailed post-test data shall be test is conducted. filed in the ETRS within forty five (45) (iv) EAS Participants are not re- days following any nationwide test. quired to transmit a video message (4) EAS activations and special tests. when transmitting the required weekly The EAS may be activated for emer- test. gencies or special tests at the State or (3) National tests. (i) All EAS Partici- Local Area level by an EAS Partici- pants shall participate in national pant instead of the monthly or weekly tests as scheduled by the Commission tests required by this section. To sub- in consultation with the Federal Emer- stitute for a monthly test, activation gency Management Agency (FEMA). must include transmission of the EAS Such tests will consist of the delivery header codes, Attention Signal, emer- by FEMA to PEP/NP stations of a gency message and EOM code and com- coded EAS message, including EAS ply with the visual message require- header codes, Attention Signal, Test ments in § 11.51. To substitute for the Script, and EOM code. All other EAS weekly test of the EAS header codes Participants will then be required to and EOM codes in paragraph (a)(2)(i) of relay that EAS message. The coded this section, activation must include message shall utilize EAS test codes as transmission of the EAS header and designated by the Commission’s rules. EOM codes. Analog and digital tele- (ii) A national test shall replace the vision broadcast stations, analog cable required weekly and monthly tests for systems, digital cable systems, wireless all EAS Participants, as set forth in cable systems, and DBS providers shall paragraphs (a)(1) and (a)(2) of this sec- comply with the aural and visual mes- tion, in the week and month in which sage requirements in § 11.51. Special it occurs. EAS tests at the State and Local Area (iii) Notice shall be provided to EAS levels may be conducted on daily basis Participants by the Commission at following procedures in State and least two months prior to the conduct Local Area EAS plans. of any such national test. (5) Live Code Tests. EAS Participants (iv) Test results as required by the may participate in no more than two Commission shall be logged by all EAS (2) ‘‘Live Code’’ EAS Tests per calendar Participants into the EAS Test Report- year that are conducted to exercise the ing System (ETRS) as determined by EAS and raise public awareness for it, 858 VerDate Sep<11>2014 10:43 Jun 03, 2021 Jkt 250214 PO 00000 Frm 00868 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\250214.XXX 250214 spaschal on DSKJM0X7X2PROD with CFR Federal Communications Commission § 13.5 provided that the entity conducting 13.213 COLEM qualifications. the test: 13.215 Question pools. (i) Notifies the public before the test 13.217 Records. that live event codes will be used, but AUTHORITY: 47 U.S.C. 154, 303. that no emergency is, in fact, occur- ring; SOURCE: 58 FR 9124, Feb. 19, 1993, unless (ii) To the extent technically fea- otherwise noted. sible, states in the test message that GENERAL the event is only a test; (iii) Coordinates the test among EAS § 13.1 Basis and purpose. Participants and with state and local emergency authorities, the relevant (a) Basis. The basis for the rules con- SECC (or SECCs, if the test could af- tained in this part is the Communica- fect multiple states), and first re- tions Act of 1934, as amended, and ap- sponder organizations, such as PSAPs, plicable treaties and agreements to police, and fire agencies); and, which the United States is a party. (iv) Consistent with § 11.51, provides (b) Purpose. The purpose of the rules in widely accessible formats the notifi- in this part is to prescribe the manner cation to the public required by this and conditions under which commer- subsection that the test is only a test, cial radio operators are licensed by the and is not a warning about an actual Commission. emergency. (b) Entries shall be made in EAS Par- § 13.3 Definitions. ticipant records, as specified in The definitions of terms used in part § 11.35(a) and 11.54(a)(3). 13 are: [70 FR 71038, Nov. 25, 2005, as amended at 76 (a) COLEM. Commercial operator li- FR 12604, Mar. 8, 2011; 77 FR 16707, Mar. 22, cense examination manager. 2012; 80 FR 37177, June 30, 2015; 83 FR 39621, (b) Commercial radio operator. A per- Aug. 10, 2018; 85 FR 30634, May 20, 2020] son holding a license or licenses speci- fied in § 13.7(b). PART 13—COMMERCIAL RADIO (c) GMDSS. Global Maritime Distress OPERATORS and Safety System. (d) FCC. Federal Communications GENERAL Commission. Sec. (e) International Morse Code. A dot- 13.1 Basis and purpose. dash code as defined in International 13.3 Definitions. Telegraph and Telephone Consultative 13.5 Licensed commercial radio operator re- Committee (CCITT) Recommendation quired. F.1 (1984), Division B, I. Morse code. 13.7 Classification of operator licenses and (f) ITU. International Telecommuni- endorsements. 13.8 Authority conveyed. cation Union. 13.9 Eligibility and application for new li- (g) PPC. Proof-of-Passing Certificate. cense or endorsement. (h) Question pool. All current exam- 13.10 Licensee address. ination questions for a designated writ- 13.11 Holding more than one commercial ten examination element. radio operator license. (i) Question set. A series of examina- 13.13 Application for a renewed or modified license. tion questions on a given examination 13.15 License term. selected from the current question 13.17 Replacement license. pool. 13.19 Operator’s responsibility. (j) Radio Regulations. The latest ITU Radio Regulations to which the United EXAMINATION SYSTEM States is a party. 13.201 Qualifying for a commercial operator license or endorsement. § 13.5 Licensed commercial radio oper- 13.203 Examination elements. ator required. 13.207 Preparing an examination. 13.209 Examination procedures. Rules that require FCC station li- 13.211 Commercial radio operator license censees to have certain transmitter op- examination. eration, maintenance, and repair duties 859 VerDate Sep<11>2014 10:43 Jun 03, 2021 Jkt 250214 PO 00000 Frm 00869 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\250214.XXX 250214 spaschal on DSKJM0X7X2PROD with CFR § 13.7 47 CFR Ch. I (10–1–20 Edition) performed by a commercial radio oper- (c) There are three license endorse- ator are contained in parts 80 and 87 of ments affixed by the FCC to provide this chapter. special authorizations or restrictions. Endorsements may be affixed to the li- [78 FR 23152, Apr. 18, 2013] cense(s) indicated in parentheses. § 13.7 Classification of operator li- (1) Ship Radar Endorsement (First censes and endorsements. and Second Class Radiotelegraph Oper- ator’s Certificates, Radiotelegraph Op- (a) Commercial radio operator li- erator License, General Radio- censes issued by the FCC are classified telephone Operator License, GMDSS in accordance with the Radio Regula- Radio Maintainer’s License). tions of the ITU. (2) Six Months Service Endorsement (b) There are twelve types of com- (First and Second Class Radiotelegraph mercial radio operator licenses, certifi- Operator’s Certificates, Radiotelegraph cates and permits (licenses). The li- Operator License) cense’s ITU classification, if different (3) Restrictive endorsements relating from its name, is given in parentheses. to physical disability, English lan- (1) First Class Radiotelegraph Opera- guage or literacy waivers, or other tor’s Certificate. Beginning May 20, matters (all licenses). 2013, no applications for new First (d) A Restricted Radiotelephone Op- Class Radiotelegraph Operator’s Cer- erator Permit-Limited Use issued by tificates will be accepted for filing. the FCC to an aircraft pilot who is not (2) Second Class Radiotelegraph Op- legally eligible for employment in the erator’s Certificate.