Code of Federal Regulations Title 47. Telecommunication § 47.87.89 Minimum operator requirements

(a) A station operator must hold a commercial radio operator license or permit, except as listed in paragraph (d).

(b) The minimum operator license or permit required for operation of each specific classification is:

Minimum Operator License or Permit

Land stations, all classes

—All frequencies except VHF telephony transmitters providing domestic service.....RP

Aircraft stations, all classes

—Frequencies below 30 MHz allocated exclusively to aeronautical mobile services.....RP

—Frequencies below 30 MHz not allocated exclusively to aeronautical mobile services.....MP or higher

—Frequencies above 30 MHz not allocated exclusively to aeronautical mobile services and assigned for international use.....MP or higher

—Frequencies above 30 MHz not assigned for international use.....none

—Frequencies not used solely for telephone or exceeding 250 watts carrier power or 1000 watts peak envelope power.....G or higher

(c) The operator of a telephony station must directly supervise and be responsible for any other person who transmits from the station, and must ensure that such communications are in accordance with the station license.

(d) No operator license is required to: