§  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, Restricted GMDSS Radio Operator License,
   GMDSS Radio Maintainer's License, or GMDSS Radio Operator/Maintainer
   license must be made on FCC Form 605 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 605.

   (d) Each application for a replacement Restricted Radiotelephone
   Operator Permit-Limited Use must be on FCC Form 605.

   (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.

   [ 58 FR 9124 , Feb. 19, 1993, as amended at  63 FR 68942 , Dec. 14, 1998;
    68 FR 46959 , Aug. 7, 2003]