T&T: MMSI

[Mel Kowal]

The following is from the NATIONAL GMDSS IMPLEMENTATION TASK 
FORCE  Newsletter and Summary Record of October 19, 2007 Meeting

FCC Response to Task Force Petition and Recommendations on MMSI Policy. On 
11 October, the FCC issued Public Notice DA 07-4212 under WT Docket No. 
07-230 inviting public comments on the Task Force Petition. Responses are 
to be received by 13 November 2007. Task Force members are urged to respond 
since numbers count. The full petition is on the Task Force website and 
essentially asks the FCC to modify their Universal Licensing System to 
permit boaters to keep an MMSI assigned by a registration agent such as 
BOATUS or Sea Tow when they apply for a Station License to go 
international; the petition also seeks to allow the boater to keep an FCC 
issued MMSI if they plan to drop the FCC Station License. Changing MMSI 
numbers can be expensive to the boater and often leads to duplication. For 
ease in commenting by email see below:

Log onto FCC website www.fcc.gov
Click the "ECFS" box on lower left margin
Click "ECFS Home" on upper left margin
Click "Submit a Filing" under ECF Main Links on top right
Fill out the Cover sheet. Use Proceeding "07-230" not WT 07-230 or DA 07-4212
Type in comment or attach comment in pre-formatted file
You should get an immediate response that the filing is accepted