{"data":{"id":"us/47-cfr-13.3","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"47 CFR 13.3","heading":"Definitions.","body":"The definitions of terms used in part 13 are:\n(a) COLEM. Commercial operator license examination manager.\n(b) Commercial radio operator. A person holding a license or licenses specified in § 13.7(b).\n(c) GMDSS. Global Maritime Distress and Safety System.\n(d) FCC. Federal Communications Commission.\n(e) International Morse Code. A dot-dash code as defined in International Telegraph and Telephone Consultative Committee (CCITT) Recommendation F.1 (1984), Division B, I. Morse code.\n(f) ITU. International Telecommunication Union.\n(g) PPC. Proof-of-Passing Certificate.\n(h) Question pool. All current examination questions for a designated written examination element.\n(i) Question set. A series of examination questions on a given examination selected from the current question pool.\n(j) Radio Regulations. The latest ITU Radio Regulations to which the United States is a party.","path":["Title 47—Telecommunication","CHAPTER I—FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION","SUBCHAPTER A—GENERAL","PART 13—COMMERCIAL RADIO OPERATORS"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-47.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:28Z","sha256":"1d09c77329568308e87b0dda3aa7efe48a501deaf6258b3ba713517be77bd677","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/47-cfr-13.1","next":"us/47-cfr-13.5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}