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List of the radio operator qualification

Field Name of Qualification Outline of the targeted radio equipment for operation
General First-Class Radio Operator Radio equipment for the general radio communication work, but especially that for the vessel station for the merchant ship mainly engaged in the international navigation or the coast station established to communicate with the vessel, etc.
Second-Class Radio Operator Radio equipment for the vessel station for the merchant ship navigating in the greater coasting area, the vessel station for relatively large-sized ships, and the coast station for the fishing industries, etc.
Third-Class Radio Operator Radio equipment for the vessel station operating in the deep water or the coast station for the fishing industries.
Maritime Maritime First-Class Radio Operator Radio equipment for the vessel station that is compatible with the shipboard-maintenance-enabled GMDSS and the large-scaled coast station that is compatible with GMDSS, etc.
Maritime Second-Class Radio Operator Radio equipment for the vessel station that is compatible with the shipboard-maintenance-enabled GMDSS for the limited area and the medium-sized coast station that is compatible with GMDSS, etc.
Maritime Third-Class Radio Operator Radio equipment for the vessel station that is compatible with GMDSS without shipboard maintenance and the small-sized coast radio station that is compatible with GMDSS.
Maritime Forth-Class Radio Operator Radio equipment for the vessel station using the cordless telephone and the coast station for the fishing industries, etc.
Maritime I-Category Special Radio Operator Radio equipment for the vessel station that is compatible with GMDSS without shipboard maintenance and the international VHF cordless telephone equipped in the merchant ship, etc.
Maritime II-Category Special Radio Operator Radio equipment for the vessel station for the fishing boat and the domestic vessel navigating in the coastal waters, and the small-sized coast station powered by VHF, etc.
Maritime III-Category Special Radio Operator Radio equipment for the cordless telephone of the vessel station for the small-sized fishing boat navigating in the coastal waters and the pleasure boat.
Maritime Radar-Category Special Radio Operator Radio equipment for the large-sized radar equipped in the merchant and other type of ships, the vessel equipped only with the radar, the radar for coastal surveillance, etc.
Aeronautical Aeronautical Radio Operator Radio equipment for the aeronautical station established for the aircraft for the air transportation service and the aeronautical station that communicates with such an aircraft, etc.
Aeronautical Service Special Radio Operator Radio equipment for the aeronautical station established for the aircraft for the other purposes than the air transportation service and the aeronautical station that communicates with such an aircraft, etc.
Land First-Class Technical Radio Operator for On-Ground Services Radio equipment for the broadcasting station (TV, radio), the fixed station, the radio beacon station, etc.
Second-Class Technical Radio Operator for On-Ground Services Radio equipment for the small-sized and medium-sized broadcasting stations, the radio navigation station for the aircraft, etc.
On-Ground I-Category Special Radio Operator Radio equipment for the fixed station using the multiplex radio equipment, etc.
On-Ground II-Category Special Radio Operator Radio equipment for the radio station for the land mobile system, VSAT (the hub station), etc.
On-Ground III-Category Special Radio Operator Radio equipment for the base station for the taxi radio communication.
On-Ground Domestic Telegraph-Category Special Radio Operator Communication operation by the radio telegraph of the radio equipment in the fixed station that deals with the domestic communication, etc.
Amateur Amateur First-Class Radio Operator Radio equipment for the amateur radio station.
Amateur Second-Class Radio Operator Radio equipment that is powered by the antenna power under 200W for the amateur radio station
Amateur Third-Class Radio Operator Radio equipment that is powered by the antenna power under 50W and that uses the radio wave of the frequency above 18MHz and under 8MHz for the amateur radio station.
Amateur Fourth-Class Radio Operator The following radio equipment for the amateur radio station (except for the communication operation by the Morse code.)
  • i. Radio equipment that is powered by the antenna power under 10W and that uses the radio wave of the frequency between 21MHz and 30MHz or under 8MHz.
  • ii. Radio equipment that is powered by the antenna power under 20W and that uses the radio wave of the frequency above 30MHz.
Division in Charge:Radio Policy Division