§13.3. Definitions.

COLEM. Commercial operator license examination manager.

Commercial radio operator. A person holding a license or licenses specified in § 13.7(b).

GMDSS. Global Maritime Distress and Safety System.

FCC. Federal Communications Commission.

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.

ITU. International Telecommunication Union.

PPC. Proof-of-Passing Certificate.

Question pool. All current examination questions for a designated written examination element.

Question set. A series of examination questions on a given examination selected from the current question pool.

Radio Regulations. The latest ITU Radio Regulations to which the United States is a party.