Get Ship Radio Licence Transfer Form

The FCC Restricted Radiotelephone Operator Permit is required for boaters having an HF radiotelephone, for boaters having a VHF transceiver and traveling in foreign waters, or where fitting of a marine radio is required by law (e.g. on boats 20m long or larger).

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Please have the previous owner login here or contact us at 800-563-1536 to cancel the MMSI account and make the number available to you. Once the account has been cancelled we will have authorization to transfer the registration over to a new owner and set up account access in the new owners name.

Unlike a phone number that stays with you when you move across town, a boat's MMSI always stays with the boat, so any subsequent owner must update the MMSI number with his or her new contact information.

If your vessel requires licensing by the FCC, you will obtain an MMSI number during the application/licensing process when you file online with the FCC. In order to obtain a new MMSI number, please indicate that you wish to be assigned a new number in Question 11 of FCC Form 605, Schedule B.

File FCC Forms 159 and 605 electronically in the Universal Licensing System (ULS) with the FCC. You do not need to take a test to obtain this permit. The FCC will send the permit to you via Electronic Authorizations and it will be valid for your lifetime.

It is important that you obtain an MMSI number because the U.S. Coast Guard uses this information to help speed search and rescue operations.” So most cruisers will need a Ships License, including their MMSI number. The FCC currently charges $160 (1.2014) for a 10 year Ships License.