Apply by Mail:

1. To Obtain Vessel Bridge-to-Bridge Radiotelephony Certificate, the applicant has to approach the U.S Federal Communication Commission link
2. An application form will be provided to the applicant by the concerned officer. or it can be downloaded from the following link
3. The applicant has to fill in all the necessary details in the application form. (Incomplete applications are not accepted)
4. Make sure that the applicant has attached all the necessary documents that are mentioned in the “Required Documents” section of this page.
5. The applicant has to attach the photocopies of the required documents along with the application form while submitting.
6. Submit all the documents with the completed form to the concerned office mailing address.
7. The mailing address is mentioned in the “Office Locations & Contacts” section of this page.
8. The applicant has to pay the prescribed fee as requested by the authority.
9. After receiving the application, the concerned authority will check the submitted application and document set. If all are in place, the application will be accepted.
10. Then the application will be processed further. All the updates on the application status will be sent via SMS to the applicant’s mobile number.
11. Once the process gets completed, the applicant gets a call from the office regarding the application.
12. The officer will come for site inspection to complete the verify process.
13. For further details, follow the instruction given by the officer.
14. This entire process can be completed within 5 weeks or as per the timeline advised by the respective department authority.

• Application form link
• Vessel license
• Export license
• Trade license
• Proof ID

Federal Communication Commission
Office of Managing director,
AMD – PERM
45 L Street NE
Washington, DC 20554
Phone: 1-888-225-5322
ASL Video Call: 1-844-432-2275
Fax: 1-866-418-0232
Contact link

• Any shipping person who intends to Obtain Vessel Bridge-to-Bridge Radiotelephony Certificate is eligible to make this application.

• The applicant has to pay the prescribed fee as per the authority’s request.

Explain the time until which the certificate/document is valid.
e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

• Application form link

Please attach sample completed documents that would help other people.

• This entire process can be completed within 5 weeks or as per the timeline advised by the respective department authority.

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications.
Attach videos using the following tag <&video type='website'>video ID|width|height<&/video&> from external websites.
Please remove the '&' inside the tags during implementation.
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver,
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.
e.gIn the following url 'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M' Video ID is 'Y0US7oR_t3M'.

• Applicants must complete the application form before submitting it. Incomplete applications will not be accepted.
• Applicants must provide genuine information while applying for this procedure.

• Name of Vessel
• Official Number
• Radio Call Sign
• Port of Registry
• Gross Tonnage
• Vessel Type

• If vessel is larger than 100 gross tons or is more than 65 feet (20 meters) in length, it must also meet the requirements of the Bridge-to-Bridge Act. (Sections 80.1101 through 80.1023). The VHF radiotelephone must have operating capability on Channels 13 (156.650 MHz) and 22A (157.100 MHz).

• Vessels carrying a bridge-to-bridge radio installation should have that installation inspected concurrently with the inspection of the other compulsory equipment.
• If deficiencies are discovered in the bridge-to-bridge installation and cannot be corrected immediately, the FCC inspector should note pertinent facts in the radio log.
• Since the bridge-to-bridge radio is also a Coast Guard requirement, the inspector should bring noted deficiencies to the attention of his local Coast Guard Sector Office.

Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

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