§  13.17   Replacement license.

   (a) Each licensee or permittee whose original document is lost,
   mutilated, or destroyed may 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,
   Radiotelegraph Operator Certificate, GMDSS Radio Operator's License,
   Restricted GMDSS Radio Operator's 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 or Restricted Radiotelephone Operator Permit-Limited
   Use must be on FCC Form 605.

   (d) 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;  78 FR 23154 , Apr. 18, 2013]