Sec. 13.17  Replacement license.

    (a) Each licensee or permittee whose original document is lost, 
mutilated, or destroyed must request a replacement. The application must 
be accompanied by the required fee and submitted to the address 
specified in part 1 of the rules.
    (b) Each application for a replacement General Radiotelephone 
Operator License, Marine Radio Operator Permit, First Class 
Radiotelegraph Operator's Certificate, Second Class Radiotelegraph 
Operator's Certificate, Third Class Radiotelegraph Operator's 
Certificate, GMDSS Radio Operator's License, GMDSS Radio Maintainer's 
License, must be made on FCC Form 756 and must include a written 
explanation as to the circumstances involved in the loss, mutilation, or 
destruction of the original document.
    (c) Each application for a replacement Restricted Radiotelephone 
Operator Permit must be on FCC Form 753.
    (d) Each application for a replacement Restricted Radiotelephone 
Operator Permit-Limited Use must be on FCC Form 755.
    (e) A licensee who has made application for a replacement license 
may exhibit a copy of the application submitted to the FCC or a 
photocopy of the license in lieu of the original document.