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Access to the examination room is only granted upon presentation of your ID card.

• The VHF examination consists of 20 multiple choice questions about the subject matter covered by the preparation manual for the examination to obtain the radiotelephone operator’s restricted certificate. To pass the exam one has to score 60%. No exemptions are granted on the subject matter.
  If you wish a printed version of the VHF manual, please transfer €5 on the account IBAN BE68 6791 7078 16 34 (BIC: PCHQBEBB) with the communication “VHF Manual” and send a copy of the proof of payment per e-mail to maritime@ibpt.be.
• The SRC examination consists of 33 multiple choice questions (23 SRC and 10 VHF) about the subject matters covered by the examination programme. To pass the exam one has to score 60% for each subject matter. No exemptions are granted on subject matters.

Firstly this 

You can decide to have your number ported immediately or to have it done on a date you agree upon with the new operator.  

Setting a date can be important if you are still bound by a contract or if there are instalments left on a device. Without an agreement on the porting date you risk having to pay a termination fee to your old operator. 

One working day  

Following a visit to your new operator’s store or website or before the porting date set, the new operator checks with the old operator whether everything is technically ready to port the number.  

After the technical validation the number porting takes one working day at the most.  

What if there is a delay?  

If the porting exceeds one working day compared to the date set, you are entitled to a compensation of 3 euros per day of delay. Sometimes the amount is set to 5 euros per day of delay. 

Always ask your new operator for this compensation. Even though you know or suspect that the problem lies with the old operator.  

Do this within 6 months following the number porting. 

In the case of prepaid cards a compensation can be given in the form of extra call credit.  

Yes, this system is subject to an authorisation issued by BIPT and must therefore be added to your application for a station authorisation.

No, a PLB is related to a person not to a vessel.

However, you have to register your PLB on the website https://www.406registration.com/

Fixed-term or permanent? 

Check whether you have a permanent contract or not: this is also specified on your invoice.

An operator is not allowed to charge anything for the termination of a contract

• If you have a permanent contract;
• If your fixed-term contract started at least six months ago.

You have acquired a device by way of a conditional sale?

Good to know: If you have acquired a free or bargain price device (e.g. a mobile phone or a tablet) from your operator, he can demand an extra compensation. Even if you have signed a permanent contract. Or if you do not cancel the contract before six months have passed.  

hat extra compensation must not exceed the value stated in a repayment table annexed to the contract. 

If you look in that table at the month you are in you can see what extra compensation is due.

After 24 months an operator is not allowed to charge any compensation for the device anymore. 

Use of Easy Switch

Please use the Easy Switch procedure if you want to switch bundles completely.

The new operator will handle the entire transfer for you!

Yes, and it must be registered on 406registration.com.

BIPT advises you to buy an EPIRB that is MEOSAR compatible.

Congratulations! You were given a form at the end of your exam. Your first operator’s certificate is included in the price of the exam.

Now, you will have to choose a call sign.

If you have your own equipment, you will also need a station authorisation for it.

Attention: you must first have your operator’s certificate and/or authorisation before being allowed to emit and/or possess radio equipment.

Congratulations! You will receive your certificate via ordinary mail.

You must send us your station authorisation back so that we can deactivate it and so that your vessel can be deleted from international databases.

Please send it to:

Whoever unexpectedly acquires a station, without being personally authorised to possess or use it, has, from the moment he/she comes into possession of the station, a maximum period of sixty days to apply for a holder’s and operator’s authorisation for that radio station, or only one possession authorisation.